Wipe Out...

...for CVS that is! As you all have probably figured out by now, I love a good deal! I especially love good deals on baby items! Let's face it - babies are expensive!

I heard through the couponing grapevine that CVS had a hidden deal on Huggies 184 count baby wipes. Normally they retail for $7.99. Right now CVS has the Huggies 72 count tubs of wipes on sale for 2 for $5. Apparently, someone at CVS (assuming CVS corporate) made a boo boo and the 184 count refill bags are ringing up 2 for $5 as well! Woohoo! I drove to 3 stores before I finally found a store that had any left in stock, and they only had 2 left. So I bought those two. Then I drove to another CVS and bought 4 more.

You may think I'm crazy for driving to 5 CVS stores to get 6 packs of wipes, but lets compare: for $2.50 I could have bought 72 wipes, but got 184 instead. I can also justify my driving time and gas because I have a few friends having babies soon, so a nice bag of wipes will be perfect to throw in with their gift!

Now here's the even crazier part. There was a lady that reported buying 24 packs of the 184 count wipes. She had manufacturer coupons and CVS store coupons for Huggies wipes, ECBs (which are like CVS money), some other CVS coupons and a CVS gift card. She spent $0.30 out of pocket for 24 packs of wipes. That's basically getting $191.76 (retail value) worth of wipes for 30 cents! She must really need some wipes!

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Big Chopper and Boogie Cakes

I completely forgot to mention this in Ryne's 7-month update. He is cutting his first tooth and we call it Big Chopper! He started cutting it a few weeks ago, and Big Chopper has wasted no time. Ryne likes to bite my finger whenever I brush his teeth, and Big Chopper is sharp! I've been trying to get a picture of Big Chopper for weeks with no such luck. If I can get Ryne to open his mouth, he usually sticks his tongue out! I managed to get one picture with no tongue in it, but there was a terrible glare - probably from all the drool!

Also, Ryne frequently has what we call boogie cakes! I thought Adam came up with the name but apparently I did! Anyway, since Ryne is eating solid food now, he tends to get it all over his face, especially around his mouth and nose. I always wipe his face with a wet cloth or baby wipe, but it never fails that I miss a few spots around his nose. When oatmeal, applesauce, peas, or whatever he eats dries around his nose, it looks like...well, a boogie cake!

Stay tuned for a picture of the elusive Big Chopper!

Wrestling an Alligator!

Ryne will be 7 months old on Sunday! It's hard to believe! He has recently reached a few more milestones. He is sitting up on his own - even though he does fall over some. He is not crawling yet, but he is mobile. He gets up on all fours and rocks, so we know crawling is right around the corner. However, right now he pushes himself backwards. It's amazing how he can get anywhere he wants to go!

Ryne's favorite place to hang out is next to the TV, Wii and Play Station! Adam and I decided we needed to baby-proof the TV area, with the rest of the house soon to follow. Our TV sits on the floor with the speakers on the bottom, and the Wii and PS3 have always been on either side of the TV on the floor as well. I suggested buying some kind of media console to store the Wii and PS3, but Adam decided to buy a new TV, and we are still searching for a console! Boys and their toys!

Anywho, with Ryne's new-found mobility, he has become more difficult to control while changing diapers! He can flip over in record time, so that makes it difficult to put a diaper on when he is doing a Downward Facing Dog yoga move! As soon as I put a new clean diaper under him, he rolls over. If I roll him back onto his back, he rolls over again, just as I reach to pull the diaper up! It's like trying to wrestle an alligator!