Valentine’s Day For Him With JORD Watches

This post is sponsored by JORD Wood Watches and is 100% my personal opinion in exchange for the watch.

I have to admit, I’m a bit of a sucker for Valentine’s Day. It’s fun planning something romantic in the middle of our super long Canadian winters-and all the pink, red, and white decorations and decadent treats make it just that much better. Plus, I’m a bit of a closet romantic.

But I struggle when it comes to buying a Valentine gift for the hubby. Everything is usually so girly and sparkly-not exactly guy friendly. And I have a guy who’s into cars, dirt bikes and tools-not exactly Valentine type stuff.

But then a light bulb went off when JORD Wood Watches approached me and asked if I’d like to take part in their winter men’s campaign. What a beautiful early Valentine gift for my love!

The watch arrived in an exquisite wooden box engraved with JORD’s logo. We opened it up to find the beautiful navy faced, zebra wood watch wrapped around a burlap cushion, and we were immediately impressed. The watch was not only light and comfortable to wear, but also durable and splash resistant, which, for my husband, who works with his hands for a living, is a great feature to have. The wooden box had a built in drawer on the bottom to store valuables or extra things in, and was padded on the inside for extra protection, heaven forbid it was dropped. Needless to say, we loved it and were beyond happy with it.

Now its your chance to get a JORD Wood Watch.

JORD is very generously giving away a $100 gift code to put towards your own JORD wood watch!

Click here to enter to win a $100 gift code. Contest ends 2/12/2017 (February 12, 2017) at 11:59 pm.

Click here to visit my homepage with JORD to find out more about their amazing products.

Click here to find out more about the specific watch I chose for my husband and how to order your own.

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Some of My Favourite Newborn Essentials

With our new little man arriving in May-there’s not much I need since we got everything with baby number one. Besides a few newborn sized summer clothes (our first was a winter baby), there were a few things that I absolutely adored using when Little was brand new-and wanted to get special for this little guy.

Honest Newborn Diapers and Wipes-$16.99 for 34 diapers (available at Chapters/Indigo, and Bed, Bath and Beyond) or $166.99 for Well.ca’s newborn bundle of 306 diapers and 4 packs of wipes. $7.99 for individual packs of wipes. 

Babies in general, but especially newborns have sensitive, delicate skin that’s still adjusting to being outside the womb. Even with Little, at now 3 years old, I’m still very particular about what we put onto his skin, and try my best to only use all natural products. We had bad luck with both Huggies and Kirkland diapers in regards to rashes, and the synthetic fragrance and colouring of some types of Pampers never sat right with me. Honest diapers held up for us, never having issues with leaks or rashes, and their wipes are so thick and durable, you generally only need one for even the messiest poop explosions.

 

Carter’s Onsies-$18.00 for 5 pack short sleeve or 4 pack of long sleeve.

Inexpensive and durable, these onesies always fit my long, and slim Little the best, and after seeing our ultrasound pictures of our up and coming gentleman, we’re pretty sure he’s going to be built similar to his brother, so we’re going to stick with what worked best for us. These onesies come in a variety or prints, plain colours, or good old classic white, and hold up wash, after wash, after wash.

 

MAM newborn size pacifiers-$7.99 for a two pack (available at Babies R Us or WalMart) 

We’re a pacifier family. Little took one from birth, up until recently with no ill effects, and we intend on trying the use of one with our second. Not everyone is a fan, and that’s understandable-but for our family they worked great for soothing a fussy babe, reducing the risk of SIDS at night time and keeping babe calm during long car trips. With Little we had bought the Avent soothers, but they always looked so gigantic on his tiny little face. MAM specifically designs them to be properly shaped for the inside of baby’s mouth, but also so that the plastic outer piece doesn’t overwhelm their sweet little faces.

 

Lulujo  Bamboo Muslin Swaddle from their Modern Collection-$18.99 for one (available at Babies R Us)

We very unsuccessfully attempted to swaddle Little, until finally, when he was about two weeks old, we gave up-and to be honest, for him, he slept much better not swaddled. With this little guy, we definitely intend on trying to swaddle again and see how it goes. We love Aden and Anais bamboo swaddles as well, and have purchased a black and white set of theirs for the new baby-but Lulujo, at a better price point, and in my opinion, cuter range of prints, is a really great option too. Muslin swaddles also make great breastfeeding covers, tummy time blankets, stroller covers, or just a good, snuggle cuddle buddy.

What are some of your favourite items for newborn babe?