
Last year, we introduced “I'm So Glad You Were Born” as a special mother's day promotion. We were overwhelmed with the responses and really moved by your amazing stories. We loved the results so much, we just had to host this contest again. But this time, we're just going to make sure we have a big box of tissues ready for the judging session.
For those who are new to Cotton Babies or may have missed last year's contest, here the original blog post and inspiration for the contest:
Have you ever told your kids how happy you are that they were born? I was looking at my children wrestling on the couch the other day and had a melty mommy moment. Andrew has such a gentle heart. Oscar loves to laugh. Elsie is fourteen months old now and turning into a little dancing (and couch wrestling!) diva. She was such a pleasant surprise. I didn't know how much I could love another little person. Now I know. I tell my kids almost every night that God put them in my belly and that He decided that I was supposed to be their mommy. I am so glad they were born.How to Enter:
It's Mother's Day this weekend. As I was pondering how to have a Mother's Day promotion at Cotton Babies, I realized that I feel most rewarded as a mother when I'm talking to my kids about how much I love them. Flowers are great. Lunch is great. New clothes are great. A hug is fun... but truthfully, my heart gets the biggest thrill from that knowing nod my four-year-old has when he hears that I'm glad he was born... now that's a Mother's Day present. So, in honor of Mother's Day, I want you to write a comment on this blog post about someone little in your life (biological, adopted, foster, god-child, in-utero, in-mind or even some other status I didn't think of) and why you are glad they were born - or are going to be born. One person is going to win $100 Gift Certificate to Cotton Babies!
Write one comment on this post about a child in your life using the theme "I'm So Glad You Were Born". One comment (one entry) per person. Comments should be limited to 250 words. Contest entries only please. Inappropriate or irrelevant comments will be deleted. If you have a comment about an entry, want to support a particular entry or have something else to say, feel free to leave a post on the Cotton Babies Facebook page.
Entries must be received by Sunday, May 15th (note: contest extended due to Blogger outage). A winner will be announced by Friday, May 20st. It may be sooner, but we're anticipating quite a few entries to sort through. We want enough time available to give each entry a fair review. Please be sure your e-mail address is visible to our Cotton Babies staff, winners will be notified via e-mail only.
Judging:
First, second and third place winners will be selected based on content. We are looking first at the content and quality of what you wrote. Please check your spelling and your grammar. If we have trouble deciding between two entries, we will also consider how many of the optional things (see "Extra Credit Opportunities") you did to promote the contest and your favorite baby retailer, Cotton Babies. Additional runners up will be drawn at random. For every 100 entries, 3 random winners will be drawn (i.e. 200 entries = 6 random winners; 500 entries = 15 random winners).
Extra Credit Opportunities:
- Tweet about the contest by using the #cottonbabies hashtag and linking to this post.
- Subscribe to this blog.
- Blog and encourage others to enter this contest and to shop at Cotton Babies.
- "Like" this post (below) to share it with your Facebook friends.
- Join our mailing list to receive notifications about coupons, sales and second quality merchandise exclusively available through the Cotton Babies "In The Loop" newsletter:
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or use this link to subscribe to the newsletter: http://bit.ly/bfl7VT - Add a link recommending Cotton Babies to your blog using this text and image:
Please provide relevant links to your tweet, blog, social media page and forum post in your comment if you chose to complete these steps. Remember, this isn't required... and please don't harrass your friends on Facebook or Twitter to get "extra" entries. Once is good enough!
Winnings:
- 1 grand prize winner ($100 gift certificate to Cotton Babies)
- 1 second place winner ($50 gift certificate to Cotton Babies)
- 1 third place winner ($25 gift certificate to Cotton Babies)
- 3 additional runners up per 100 contest entries ($10 gift certificate to Cotton Babies)
Final Thoughts:
Please keep what you write and share it with your child when they are old enough to understand it. I'd love to know how you decided to do this when the time comes!
By the way, thank you for shopping with Cotton Babies and for using our brands (bumGenius, Flip, Econobum & Hemp Babies). Have a great weekend everyone!
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