I’m always on the lookout for the best quality baby products at reasonable prices. I had the privilege of trying the exclusive Huggies® Snug & Dry Plus Diapers and Huggies Natural Care® Plus Wipes. When I opened up the diaper package, I was impressed. The first thing I noticed was that these were not as stiff as other diapers that I’ve tried. They really had a flexibility to them and fit very comfortably on my toddler. The SnugFit* waistband and unique Grip Tabs kept the diaper in place, which is saying a lot because he is a very spirited boy! He was up and at ’em after I put them on! After he tired himself out, I was able to nurse him and he took a long 2 hour nap. He was extremely comfortable! When it finally was time to change him, I noticed how the diaper absorbed most of the moisture, unlike other diapers I’ve tried. I usually apply a bit of baby powder to keep him dry, but this time, I didn’t need to, because he was already dry! Huggies® Snug & Dry Plus Diapers come with the trusted Leak Lock® system, which I can honestly say from experience, works like a dream.

When using the Huggies Natural Care® Plus Wipes, the first thing I noticed was the absence of a smell. It alwways bothers me when baby wipes have too much of a scent. When they smell like chemicals or alcohol, or too strongly of perfume, it’s not something I feel great about using on my son’s skin. Because Huggies Natural Care® Plus Wipes uses their simplest formula ever, I feel good about using them on my son.

Using the Huggies Natural Care® Plus Wipes was like using pieces of wet thick, yet soft cloth. But of course, I don’t have to do laundry after these! The thickness of the wipes made it easy to clean up the mess. My son will be three in a few months, so dirty diapers can be an undertaking. These baby wipes clean efficiently without tearing. Huggies Natural Care® Plus Wipes come with 2 different kinds of refillable dispensers, plus 1160 refill wipes to ensure that you won’t run out at home or on the go. One of the refillable dispensers is the NEW Huggies® Clutch ‘n’ Clean* pouch, which makes it stylish to carry baby wipes wherever you are. The fun strap makes it accessible anywhere!

Because diapering can be pretty expensive, we moms often go for cheaper brands. But these Exclusive Huggies® products can be found at Costco to help you Plus Up your baby care! No need to settle for a brand that doesn’t make the cut. Costco has the best diapers and wipes that will give the utmost comfort to your baby as well as make diaper changing easier and cleaner for you at an economically friendly price! Huggies® Snug & Dry Plus Diapers and Huggies Natural Care® Plus Wipes are only available at Costco. You can’t even find them anywhere else.

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I’ve decided that I’m going to dedicate Fridays to at least one food post. This is not to limit any other food posts throughout the rest of the week but to keep part of my focus on food, since it’s a major part of my life. Today I’m going to post about San Marzano canned tomatoes. These are tomatoes from the San Marzano region in Italy and they are canned with basil so it gives it a really multidimensional and sweeter taste. We’ve been making our own marinara sauce for a while now, but we switched to this variety of canned tomato because, quite frankly, it tastes better! It’s also quicker and is less expensive. While it still takes liger than just popping open a jar of Ragu, the result is infinitely better! Only takes about an hour with sautéed onions and garlic and any other herbs or other veggies you’d like to add-cook them all down, salt and pepper, some smoked paprika, and BAM! Delicious marinara!

Tonight our daughter made dinner-the marinara using these delicious Dan Marzano tomatoes! Needless to say, not too many leftovers. 🙂

My littlest one was sick this week. The picture is when he started to feel a bit better, sitting in the cozy and warm “throne” I made him. I’m always busy here at home, often working, which is very difficult when this little guy is in mommy mode. As all you parents know, when a child is not feeling well, he just wants his mommy! Well earlier in the week I was frustrated with this dynamic. I felt bad for him but I was also trying hard I keep up with my schedule. Begrudgingly, I stopped working to nurse him and get him to sleep. I didn’t get any sleep that night, as he kept waking up congested and coughing and crying for milk. I only fell into a deep sleep as the sun was coming up. I must have slept for less than an hour, but the nightmare I had felt longer.
I dreamed that somehow when I had Rocky, drugged up during the C section, I had actually had twins, and that my second baby was taken away without me knowing. I was reunited with him in my dream-now a toddler, looking just like Rocky. I’m pretty sure this “twin” thing was just to protect my heart from the heartbreak that was coming. In my dream I was holding him for a bit but had this pulling feeling if needing to get to an audition. (I’m not an actor, but I guess in my dream I was auditioning for something. But the feeling that I had other things I needed to do was the same as in my real life.) As I was pulling away, he pulled my far toward him. I told him, “I love you!” Like I often tell Rocky. I had sill been waiting for him to repeat it. Then this twin clearly said, “I love you, Mama!” I was so happy and I held him. As I held him and was looking at his face, something went wrong. The life left his face. He died in my arms. I started crying so hard, I felt I couldn’t breathe. I cried so hard that I woke up. And in my bed, I’m holding onto Rocky crying and crying. My older two came in and comforted me when I told them a very short version of what I had just experienced, still not fully realizing that it wasn’t my reality. Even as I type this, there are tears flowing from my eyes.
After that dream, I spent a lot of time with my sick little guy, lots if hugs and kisses, no frustration wen he wanted to nurse, I spent extra attention to keeping him well fed and baked gluten free brownies and made him some more orange juice. Doting on him, wiping his nose and continuously applying kids Cherry Vapo Rub. I still got work done, but I was reminded that I work from home for my kids, that he’s not in the way of work. Sometimes even the best parents need a reminder of what’s important. By the end of the day, he was feeling tons better, and more than just physically better, I could tell that he was happier and felt more loved. I slept much better that night.