{My Pregnancy Journey} A Company I Love!

I have been wanting to write this post for sometime now to tell you all about a company a friend shared with me. I'm absolutely in love with there Company, Products and Mission.

Its called The Honest Company

*This Post Contains Affiliate links!

My Friend and her husband had been using Honest Company Bath & Body Products and 

Honest Company Cleaning Products for 2 years now and love it, She was always telling me how much she likes it. Well they just had their first baby and was telling me how they are going to be using Honest Baby Products. Well me expecting my first little one I wanted to Check it out more.

Now being over at her house I have use some of the Products before such as..

Organic Healing Balm
I love how creamy it is!

Honest Dish Soap


Honest Multi-Surface Cleaner
Love the the smell of this stuff.

After using these items at my friend's house I have have been wanting to get some but never got around to it. But now that Little man is on his way I really want to use better products around my home and once she told me they have baby Products I knew I have to look into them more.

Here is what I found:

The Company was Founded By Jessica Alba & Christopher Gavigan, They both wanted an Ideal Not only effective, but unquestionably safe, Eco-friendly, beautiful, convenient, and affordable - everyone should have products. And providing us with the best family essentials delivered right to your doorsteps.

There Products are made with safer ingredients for your entire family.

To read more about them visit Honest.com

When I visited the site I seen that they offer Free Trial* so I jumped on that and ordered.

  Honest Diaper Trial
 


Honest Essentials Trial

I'm have received my product and I'm so happy with them I will be writing a review soon on each product that I use.

I can't wait until Little man gets here so I can use my baby items but once I use them I will write a review on them.

I know that for sure I will be keeping my Essentials Bundle Coming as I do really love the products. as for the Diaper Bundle I love the Feel and look of the diapers but because my Little man will not be here until March I can't really say yet because I haven't used them. But once I do you will hear all about it.

Disclosure: Yes this post has Affiliate links in it, But what I write is my true honest to goodness feeling The Honest Company is not telling me what to say. I would Not write about a product if I Didn't agree with it and I would not be a Affiliates of a product that I don't 100% love.

Please Comment below!

Have You Used The Honest Company?

What do you think of them and there products?

What you should read next:

-Essentials Bundle Review (Coming Soon)

-Review on The Honest Company (Coming Soon)

-The Honest Company Home Delivery Vs Target (coming soon)

-Diaper Bundle Review (Coming Soon)

{My Pregnancy Journey} Nurses Gift Bag!

As I prepare for my little guys arrival I have been reading many books & Blogs, And looking on Pinterest for many Ideas.

 I have been having so much fun planning and preparing for my little guy, and I can't wait for him to be here.

As I have been looking around I seen that people have been doing Gifts for the Nurses. Little bags with Chapstick, Hand Sanitizer, pen, notepad etc... or as a gift a little box of chocolate, Gift Card or some people have done a shared gift for the hole nursing staff a Box of donuts, Muffins or a gift basket full of stuff that the nurses can just take what they want.

Yes This is not a Must Do!

You do not need to do this, they will still take care of you and your little one even if you don't give them a little gift, and they don't expect it at all. I have seen on many Blogs comments like "It's their Job why do I need to give them a Gift for doing their Job!" or "Really I have way to much to do to even worry about gifts and that's expensive, there is no way I'm doing that." Yes I agree some with these comments but here is how I think.

1. Yes Its there job. But what about a Teacher? at the end of the year many of us give them thank you gifts at the end of the year for helping our kids. Why not the Nurse that helped Bring Them Into the world.
2. You already have so much to do! Yes we have many things to do, worried and think about when we are expecting. But really it only takes a 5 min to do this and you can do it after you get everything else done. so don't stress or worry about this just do it if you have time.
3. Its to expensive! NO, we are not talking about going and getting a $20 Starbucks card for each nurse, or a Spa Package. We are taking small little thank you gifts. SEE BELOW FOR IDEAS.

So after talking it over with my husband we felt that this is something we really want to do.

we started searching for ideas and I like a lot of them but they were not me i wanted something different so I came up with my own Idea. I didn't want something that would Cost a lot of money and I want a Gift for each Nurse not a Group gifts.

First I needed to know how many I needed!

After looking online and asking the question to readers, The average Is 4-5. Majority say that they had 2-3 Nurses In Labor and Delivery and 1-2 after baby was born. So Total being 4-5 Gifts.

Now I called the Labor and Delivery at the Kaiser Here in my Town and they told me the average for Labor & Delivery is 2-3 Nurses and 1-2 after baby is born, However at Kaiser if you are having a Normal Healthy Pregnancy it Will be a Midwife who will deliver the baby Not a  Doctor so You might want a Gift for them as well because you see a lot more of the Midwife and they spend a lot more time with you so This would make your Total 5-6 Gifts.

I decided that I will Make 6 that way I have plenty and don't have to worry about not having one for each nurse. If I don't end up giving each one out no big deal because they will have things that I can use in them.

Here Is My Nurses Gift:

• Body Buffing Pad
• 1 oz Body Oil
• Candy
• 1 Candle
• 2 oz Stress Relief Bath Soak (Not Pictured)

I Liked the idea of giving them something to relax and recoup from their day. This Gift cost me $5 each to make I put the Items in a Clear Party Favor bag and Tied the top with a Twisty and a little card I made that said "Thank You For Helping Bring Our Baby Into the World"

Yes you don't have to make this gift you can go more simple if you would like but i spent a Total $30. for 6 Gifts and This Me and Hubby thought was worth it. Now there are many more Ideas Out there that are cheaper so don't just Write It off yet.

Other Post You Should Read!

• {My Pregnancy Journey} Nurses Gift Ideas!
• {My Pregnancy Journey} Do's & Don'ts Nurses Gifts!

Please Comment Below!

Will you be doing Gifts?

What was/is Your Gift?

How much did you spend?

What do you think of giving Gifts to Nurses? 

{My Pregnancy Journey} 26 Weeks - 30 Weeks!

26-30 Week's 

Week's: 26-30 week's

Weight Gain/Loss: 8

Stretch Mark Care: None Yet

Tiredness: I'm pretty tired by the end of the day so I try and go to bed earlier these days. some days I just need a nap because I'm so tired.

Cravings: I can't get enough Fruit and veggies and I love love pineapple juice right now. I also Crave Beer so Badly. 

Things I miss: Beer, a Mexican Beer with Lime and salt, Yum

Movement: He moves like crazy

Pain Or Discomfort: A little lower back pain but my Belly Band has been helping a lot. Also so pelvic pain but the Belly Band Helps that a lot.

Labor Signs: No

Swelling: Yes

Wedding Band On or Off: Off

Belly Button In or Out: IN but getting more shallow

Feelings: Excited and ready for him to be in my arms

Can't Wait for: The Baby shower. There will be many Family and Friends there that I haven't seen since we found out.

I would Love to hear about your Pregnancy!

Please comment Below!

New Shop!

I'm Happy to Announce that I have finally Opened the Becoming the Ultimate Housewife's Shop!

After Looking long and hard I have decided to open my shop up using Esty.

I have been working on many projects to add to the Shop,

Here are some of the things you will find on there or coming soon...

Planners: Family, Financial, Wedding, Pregnancy & Home 

Checklist: Weekly House Cleaning, Monthly House Cleaning, Quarterly House Cleaning, Annually House Cleaning

List: Shopping, To Do's, and more

Kid's: Money Saving Charts, Potty Training Charts, Routine Charts

Home Decor

You can visit the shop By going to the Menu on the right side of the blog under menu you will see (Our Shop!) Or

on Etsy as UltimateHWShop

For my readers I'm offering a 75% Off Coupon for our shop just use code: NewShop

Rush on over to use the code wall it's available it will not be around forever!

Please Comment Below!

{My Pregnancy Journey} Problem with this weeks Challenge Post! Week 3

I'm Very Sorry I just Now Noticed that Monday's Post for the Challenge (Challenge Week 3) Never Uploaded! I'm so sorry for the inconvenience to everyone who is following the challenge!

Do that now its so late in the week and if I post it now everyone would have a lot to do in a week I Decided that I will post it Friday for next week!

So for this week There will be no Challenge Post!

So Just take some time to putter on your home and give it a good straightening up.

and I look forward to seeing your Progress and how you're doing with the challenge! 

Feel free to comment or send me a email contactus@ultimatehousewife.com with what you have got done and if you would like to send photos I would love to see!

{My Pregnancy Journey} Challenge Week 2!

Don't Know About The Challenge Yet Visit The Post "New Challenge Part 1" Click Here to go check it out!

Challenge Week 1

Here Is what I Accomplished This week!

Monday: Today I was Not Feeling So up To Power!

Cleaning Task: Laundry

• Washed My Daily Laundry Load
• Folded Laundry
• Put away Laundry

De clutter Task:Magazines

Go through You stack of Magazines and clean them out.

Tuesday:

Cleaning Task: Fridge

Clean Out Your Kitchen Fridge!

• Take Everything Out
• Clean shelves and drawers.
• Wipe Down items that you took out
• Once all done give the outside of your fridge a good wipe down and shine.

De clutter Task: Fridge

Do You Have Food Items that you never use? (Sauce that you found on sale but nobody in the house likes it? Etc...) Throw them out they are just making clutter.

Organizing Task: Fridge

Organize the Inside of your Fridge. Putting with like items together.

Baby Task: Do something good for you and your baby.

Do something good for you and Baby, do 30 minutes of a pregnancy workout, walking or prenatal yoga. My personal favorite is yoga.

Routine: Cleaning out your Fridge.

Set a time each week that you do a quick clean and wipe down of your fridge, Preferably the day you make you meal plan or the day before you go shopping.

Also Set a Time each month that you give your fridge and deep clean.

Wednesday: 
Most homes have some Kind of Paper Clutter. Today we are going to get all our paper stuff in order by sorting and filing.

Cleaning Task: Paper

• Go around your home and gather all Paper, Mail, Junk Mail, Recipes, Online Printouts, Manuals, Tax papers, Piles of paper work, That pile of mixed papers that you have know clue what's in it. Gather it all and put it in one place.
• Now Get a Box & a Trash bag

De clutter Task: Paper

• Sort Through The Pile Making piles that need to be filed or need a home. throwing trash into the trash bag and things that can be recycled into the box.
• Take out the trash & Recycle Box

Organizing Task: Paper

• File all Paper Piles. If you don't have a File make one.
• Start a sorting system that will work for you. so these piles don't happen all over the house. 
• A bin for mail
• A Bin for things that need to be filed
• A bin of papers your Hubby needs to look at etc...

Click Here to read how I Organize my files

Routine: Sort Your Mail & Files

Find a time each week that works for you to sit down a sort your mail, sort your files and file them.

Baby Task: Start a Baby Binder

Get a binder where you can put all your baby info in.

10 Minute Only Task: Clean Off one Shelf in your home

Thursday:

Cleaning Task: Office

• De Clutter Office Desk
• Empty Trash
• Dust all surfaces
• Give Computer a good clean. Read How 
• Clean Window
• Pick up items off of floor
• Pick up item off of the floor so you can vacuum (Trash can, chair etc...)
• Clean Baseboards
• Vacuum Floor
• Place items Back on floor.

Organizing Task: Office Desk

• Organize your top of your desk in a way that works for you.
• Organize each drawer of you desk

De clutter Task: Top of Your Office Desk

De clutter Your Office desk! Do you have to many things on it? deco, supplies, pens, paper, junk. De clutter your desk find new homes for things that don't need to be on top of your desk. Put the stapler in the drawer. clean out some of the pens etc...

Routine: Desk

make it a Routine that before you leave your desk that you put everything away. never say you will come back to something! even if you're not completely done with something put it away or it might never get put away.

10 minute only task: Email

Unsubscribe from emails you don't want to get anymore

Friday:
Cleaning Task: Ceiling Fans

Clean all ceiling fans in your home
Read How Here 

Organizing Task: Calendar

Go throught the year and put all important Dates in your calendar, Anniversaries, Parties, appointments etc...

De Clutter Task: Junk Drawer

All homes have some kind of Drawer where it's kinda a throw all. In some homes this drawer can have order and be neat in other homes it can be the i can't ever find anything in here drawer. Today De clutter your junk drawer.

• Clean drawer out
• Give it a good Wipe down
• Place items you want to keep in there back in. Do so in a organized way.

Baby Task: Calendar

Add any baby stuff to your calendar. and look and see what dates will not work for the baby shower and be sure to give them to the host so they know not to plan on those dates.

Well That's It For This week! 
It May seen like a lot or it may seem like a little to you, Whatever the case work at your own speed. And never over work yourself remember you're pregnant and need rest, and you and the baby come before anything else so if you're getting tired take a break, drink or eat something!

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What Do you think Of this Week?

{My Pregnancy Journey} Week 9

Week's: 9 Week's

Weight Gain/Loss: 

Stretch Mark Care:Burt's Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter, Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil With Vitamin-E, 

How Many Stretch Marks: None from the pregnancy But I do have then From when I was a Teen Growing.

Tiredness:Still Very Sleepy

Sleep: I Got My self The Leachco Back N' Belly Contoured Body Pillow and Now I'm Sleeping Amazing. Only Thing is i have to get up like 5 times to use the restroom.

Memory of the Week: 

People We have Told: Everyone!

Cravings: Steak, Seafood and kikwe 

What's Making you Sick: The Smell of coffee, and laying on my tummy if i do I get very sick

Things I miss: Sushi

Showing: I'm showing a little.

Movement:NONE

Gender prediction: no Clue

Pain Or Discomfort: Tummy Hurts To lay on it. And Boobies Hurt. Little bit of back pain But the always normal for me.

Labor Signs: No

Swelling: None

Wedding Band On or Off: On

Worries: none

Belly Button In or Out: IN

Feelings: Excited!!!! 

Mood Swing Events: None

Can't Wait for: To know if its a girl or boy

Are You pregnant?

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I would love to see your answers!

{My Pregnancy Journey} Week 8

Week's: 8 Week's

Weight Gain/Loss: 0

Stretch Mark Care:Burt's Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter, Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil With Vitamin-E, 

How Many Stretch Marks: None from the pregnancy But I do have then From when I was a Teen Growing.

Tiredness:Still Very Sleepy

Sleep: I Got My self The Leachco Back N' Belly Contoured Body Pillow and Now I'm Sleeping Amazing. Only Thing is i have to get up like 5 times to use the restroom.

Memory of the Week: Hearing the Heartbeat It was Amazing!!

People We have Told: Everyone!

Cravings: Steak, Seafood and kikwe 

What's Making you Sick: The Smell of coffee

Things I miss: 

Showing: I'm showing But to others it just looks like i need to do some sit ups.

Movement:NONE

Gender prediction: I really don't know at times I thing Boy then Im Like maybe a girl.

Pain Or Discomfort: Tummy Hurts To lay on it. And Boobies Hurt. Little bit of back pain But the always normal for me.

Labor Signs: No

Swelling: None

Wedding Band On or Off: On

Worries: none

Belly Button In or Out: IN

Feelings: Excited!!!! 

Mood Swing Events: None

Can't Wait for: To know if its a girl or boy

Are You pregnant?

Copy and Paste These Questions into the comment box below and Give your Answers!

I would love to see your answers!

{My Pregnancy Journey} Challenge Week 1

Don't Know About The Challenge Yet Visit The Post "New Challenge Part 1" Click Here to go check it out!

My Kitchen

Challenge Week 1

Here Is what I Accomplished This week!

Monday:

Cleaning Task: The Kitchen

• Load Dishwasher
• Wash all Dirty Dishes
• Give Sink a Good Scrub
• Picked Up Counter
• Clean Microwave 
• Wiped Down Counter
• Cleaned Window 
• Wipe down the the outside of cabinets
• sweep floor.

De clutter Task:

• Picked up clutter on counter
• Paper clutter
• Food Clutter
• Appliances and Knick Knacks

Organizing Task: Under your Kitchen Sink

Take everything out and give the shelves a good Clean. Put everything back neatly and in a organized way. Toss anything that you never use or that is trash!

Routine: Dishes

Do your Dishes Right after dinner. If you are finding that after dinner you are too tired to do so then maybe think about serving dinner a little earlier so you're not as tired. 

also think about running your dishwasher at night and then emptying it in the morning.

10 Minute Only Task: Dining Room Table

Clean off your Dining Room Table and give it a good wipe down.

Tuesday:

Cleaning Task: Laundry Room

• Sort Your Laundry
• Clean Vacuum out your Dust Trap of your Dryer
• Wipe Down Your Laundry room Walls (They can get very Dusty)
• Wipe down the outside of your washer and dryer
• Clean your Countertops'
• Wipe Down the outside of your cabinets
• Take out any Trash
• Refill and Laundry soap dispensers
• Do a Load of laundry

De clutter Task: Countertops & Top of Washer & Dryer

If you have a lot of stuff on your counter or on the top of your Washer & Dryer like socks, Loose change Figure out a System that looks less cluttered Like a Jar for Loose Change or a Basket That lost socks can go in. But try to put a stop to this clutter.

Organizing Task: Dirty Laundry

It may sound funny but I organize my Laundry I have 4 Brackets 3 are Under my washer and Dryer and one Between my washer and dryer. I sort my laundry by loads so on the day that its time to do that load i don't have to wasted time sorting i can just throw it in the wash. I also makes it easy for when one basket is getting a little to full i know i need to run an extra load that day. here is how i have mine sorted.

1. Normal Load: Work Clothes, Jeans, Socks and underwear
2. Delicate: All of my tops and Hubby's Shirts
3. Towels
4. Hand Wash: Things that need to be hand washed or washed by themselves.

I sort my laundry different from other's because this is what works for me. some people do Darks, Lights etc... but I Never have a full load of Lights normally 1-2 items a week so i just throw them in with my delicacies.

Most of my tops i wash on Delicate but it don't make a full load that's why I add my hubby's Shirts in with his load. 

Baby Task: Laundry Basket

Now That There will be a baby there will be more laundry and because I'm going to be washing the baby's items in different laundry soap it's going to be a whole nother load. So today add a basket to your laundry room or your sorting system for baby items.

I added another small basket between my Washer & Dryer for the babies items.

Routine: Laundry Schedule

Have a Laundry Schedule so maybe that you do one load a day or 2 or 3 a day Make a Schedule that works for you and your family and make a chart put it in your laundry room and try to stick with it.

Don't forget to add baby Items to the schedule and then just for now you can ignore that part of the schedule.

Here is my new schedule i made:

Monday: Delicacies & Hand Wash Items

Tuesday: Towels

Wednesday: Normal Load

Thursday: Baby Items

Friday: Sheets

Saturday & Sunday I have the day off

10 Minutes Only Task: Windows

Clean All the windows in the main areas of the home!

Wednesday:

Cleaning Task: Master Bedroom

• Remove all bedding
• Wash all bedding
• Place decorative Pillows On the line in the sun to help remove germs
• Vacuum Mattress
• Pick up and put away all clothing
• Pick Up and put or throw away all paper clutter
• Pick up and put or throw away all other clutter
• Dust all Surfaces,dressing table, mirrors, night stands, picture frames, decor
• Clean ceiling fan
• Vacuum the floor and under the bed.
• Make the bed with fresh clean bedding.

De clutter Task: Master Bedroom

Look around your room do you have to much stuff around? (I know I did) To Many Cute knickknacks? These things can be cute but too many of them can make a room look cluttered and messy and can make your Job at cleaning a lot harder. So take a look and see what you can move to another room, sell or Donate!

Organizing Task: Nightstands

My top nightstand Drawer

Take everything out of your nightstand drawer give the drawer a good wipe down. Go through the items that were in there Throwing away any trash, clutter, and things that you want to keep but will not be keeping in your nightstand put it into a Keep Box. Read about My Organizing Boxes Here!

Then Put everything you want to keep in your nightstand back into it in a clean and organized way. move on to the next drawer. and if your hubby don't mind do his nightstand as well.

Routine: Make Your Bed & Open Blinds

Every Morning before you leave your room make your bed, if you say you will come back to it it will never get done. When the bed is made the room looks cleaner. 

Open your window blinds The sunlight will help with any bad odors in the room. and it makes it look nice in there.

Or make a last one up rule! A Friend of mine her and her husband have a rule that on the weekends who ever is the last one out of bed has to make it! This really works for them. (I tried it and my bed never got made on the weekend or when my hubby would do it, it always looked messy to me lol But this might work for you)

Baby Task: Personal Items

You may want to rethink where you keep your and your hubby's Bedroom Personal Items! With a new baby that last thing you would want was for you little one to find that Special little box under your bed. 

(I have a friend who kept hers under her bed in a cute little hat box, one day when she have family and friends over her toddler came running out of her room with something in hand, Very embarrassing.)

So lesson learned hide it were in will be safe or has a key or something. Just something to think about.

10 Minute Only Task: Keep Box

Clean Out Your Keep Box

Thursday:

Cleaning Task: Living Room

• Wash any Throw Blankets
• Hang Decorative Pillows on the line in the sun
• Pick up any Trash
• Pick up any clutter
• Clean ceiling fan
• Dust Pictures, tables, shelves any decor in the room
• Clean window
• Vacuum sofa
• Spot clean sofa
• Vacuum floor
• Put pillows and Throw Blankets Back

Organizing Task: DVDs & Video Games

My DVD Binder I keep This in a Cabinet.

Rethink how you store your DVDs and Games. Do you have them all on a shelf in your living room? This could be making the room look more cluttered and it gives you more things to dust think about putting them in a cabinet or store them like i do in a binder.

De clutter Task: DVDs &  Video Games

Do you have movies or games that you just don't really like but you own them, or movies you know you will never watch? video games you will never play? Then consider Selling or donating them.

Baby Task: Reading

Do Some reading! Start Reading the Book "What to expect when Expecting" or any other baby info book you have been wanting to read.

10 minute only task:

Don't let your Kitchen Get away Give it a straiten. 

Friday:
Cleaning Task: Floors

 Vacuum & Mop all floors.

• Pick everything you can up of the floor
• Vacuum all Floors in your home
• Mop all Hard Floors in your Home (Wood, Tile Etc...)
• Once Dry Place everything Back

Wall floors are drying Give yourself a little break maybe take a nap. You know with being pregnant you got to be tired!

Well That's It For This week! It May seen like a lot or it may seem like a little to you, Whatever the case work at your own speed. And never over work yourself remember you're pregnant and need rest, and you and the baby come before anything else so if you're getting tired take a break, drink or eat something!

Challenge Week 2>>

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What Do you think Of this Week?