*PRODUCT REVIEW* Under the Sea Baby Teether Collection ♥ Bebe by Me

♥ Under the Sea Baby Teether Collection ♥

Teething..Teething..Teething.. it pretty much sucks. Our poor babes suffer through so much pain and stress when their little teefers are about to pop through their gums. They need to chew on something all the time. For Daniella I never encountered any of the teething  symptoms it was actually shocking when one day boom she had teeth. Now with Addison its so different oh so different *cue in the sad depressing and horrifying music* she cries and she fusses and she cries and can't be without trying to shove something whatever it may be in her mouth to try an gnaw at it. We tried everything from Sofie la Girafe and the cooling freezing teethers and nothing worked. Then out of the blue I was asked to review this product and I thought ok, they look cute why not.

Thank God I got these bad boys! I truly don't regret my decision at all. First of all they are extremely ADORABLE. I mean just look at them how can you say no to those cute little eyes?

Now to get to the specs of it.

  ♥ Made from the safest and 100% FFA approved organic food grade silicone 

♥ The happy expressions of the incredibly cute octopus and seahorse 

♥ Machine washable and completely BPA, PVC, Phthalate free

♥ Soft enough for baby but also sturdy enough that you know it will last.

 ♥ Vibrant colors

 ♥ Soothes baby's pain when teething and lessens drooling

♥ UNISEX! I can't tell you how amazing this is for this frugal mama (hand-me-downs!)

♥

Here is Miss Adds sporting the new the chic the wonderful octopus!

Looks so innocent and harmless right? hahaha She truly has a short attention span with toys. Sofie la Girafe which set us back close to $30 lasted about a few days before she chucked it off the side of the stroller when we were shopping and hasn't been seen since that day. Mr. Octo here has been in her hands, in her mouth any change she has gotten.  It keeps her entertained and thankfully happy away from mommy's hands. This trio set can be purchased on AMAZON HERE for a fraction of Sofie's price and for much more cuteness plus really who wants to follow the crowd? Be unique and get this set for your babes

  

 Just look at the way she goes at Mr.Octo!

I truly couldn't decide which picture to post so here's another one of my Addy girl with Mr. Octo just because they're both equally Adorbs.

Although I was offered this product at a discounted rate in exchange for my honest and unbiased review it in no way aided in my opinions.

Lactation Cookies

OK so what is the first thing that most new moms  struggle with? Supply issues. Whether you are and experienced mom or its your first baby. You worry on and on about your supply and although I don't have much proof from this recipe other than my own experience with it I thought that I would share it with the world. It makes like a gazillion cookies so prepare to freeze the rest for those days you just want to tell hubby to make them for you. Frankly I love them frozen because you can just slice them into discs and just pop them in the oven. 

I make about a batch every 5 to 6 weeks and boy do they last. 

Not only have these cookies helped me with my supply issue and with what I like to call mosquito bites (size of my breastesssses lol) but they are soooo delicious it's unbelievable.  Any who,  once I started eating these my milk supply changed from 1.5-3 ounces to about 5-8 ounces depending on my hydration for that day.

Below you will find the recipe and also a link. To download the recipe for easier access. All I ask is that you subscribe to my blog for more recipes, updates on the girls, amazon reviews and giveaways!

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Silpancho! yummmm

Silpancho

Ok you guys.
This is called Silpancho (syl-pahn-chow) its a very typical Bolivian dish. It is sooo good, very filling and so extra easy to make. Its ridiculous how easy it is to make.


Ingredients:

(Makes 2 servings)

1 Tomato

1 White Onion

1 Potato

1 Cup of brown or white rice

2 Fillets of steak (one that doesn't have too a                                 much fat or nerves.)

1 Cup of Italian Bread crumbs

1 Cup of oil

1 Tbs of vinegar

2 eggs

Recipe:

1. Make the Rice 2 cups of water boiled then pour the cup of rice lower the heat and wait until the rice has absorbed all the water 
2. Peel the potato and slice in discs put on top of paper towel so that all the moisture is absorbed.
3. Take the fillets of steaks and butterfly them as to have a thin and butterfly steak.
4. Pound it out with a cleaver.
5. Place the bread crumbs in a ziplock bag and then place one fillet at a time.
6. Shake it up so that the steak is covered with bread crumbs. Repeat for second steak.
7. Heat oil in a non-stick pan and then put the potato discs in until they are fried to a golden color
8. Take potatoes out and place on a paper towel to absorb all of the oil
9. Fry the steak in the same oil until it is cooked fully and also place on a paper towel to absorb all of the oil.
10. In a separate pan fry the eggs sunny over easy one by one. 
11. Cut the onion and the tomato into little cubes and pour 1 Tbs of vinegar on top add a pinch of salt for taste.
12. Set up place as pictured. First rice then steak on top then one egg on top and tomato/onion salad on top finally place a few discs of potato to the side and Voíla! 

Amazon Prime

I stumbled upon Amazon a few years ago. I would purchase once in a while but I somehow always preferred Ebay because it had free shipping on 90% of the items meanwhile with amazon you always had to have at least $35 worth of items to get the free shipping.

I remembered seeing the "PRIME" next to most prices but didn't pay attention until the day that I signed up for my first semester at York College that they gave me a flyer explaining prime.

Prime is basically the Elite or VIP of Amazon. If you are a student and you have an @ edu email address you start off with a 6 month free trial and then once it finishes you are charged $49 a year for your prime membership. Now if you aren't a student or you don't have an @ .edu email address then you get a 30 day free trial and are charged $99 per year. It is so worth it guys. You not only get free TWO day shipping which is ridiculous since even if you order at 11:59 pm on a tuesday night you will still get your item on thursday! How crazy is that?! You also get a boat load of other member only benefits which are listed on the amazon website, below I'll post links.

PRIME sign up $49 for student $99 for non-students