Tuesday Giveaway: I'm a bumGenius Baby!

Do you have a bumGenius baby? To celebrate bumGenius and the fantastic Buy 5, Get 1 FREE sale (hurry, offer ends August 31, 2011), we're giving away some of our favorite bumGenius items today!



We love hearing stories about how you share your love of bumGenius when out in public and people notice your baby sporting something other than a standard disposable diaper. Each prize pack for today's giveaway will include a bumGenius Threads short sleeve t-shirt, a coordinating bumGenius 4.0 cloth diaper and a pair of bumGenius Baby Legs to complete the ensemble!

To enter today's blog giveaway for your chance to win one of our prize packs, leave a comment on this blog post and tell us about a time you shared your love of cloth diapers with a friend, family member or even a stranger! Three winners will be selected at random from all eligible comments to receive a prize pack from Cotton Babies.

This contest is now closed. Randomly selected winners are Brooke G. of IN, Jenna G. of IL and Catherine of VA.

Eligible entries must be posted no later than midnight Central time, Wednesday, August 24, 2011. U.S. Residents only. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win. Winners will be drawn at random on Thursday, August 25, 2011 and notified via e-mail. (Please make sure Cotton Babies staff can see your e-mail in your comment or through your Blogger profile page.)

Tuesday Giveaway: bumGenius BabyLegs!

Here at Cotton Babies, we love a practical item. Add a bit of beauty to it and we are SOLD! We just love our bumGenius BabyLegs that coordinate with some of your favorite bumGenius and Flip colors.

We agree with Kelsie, a Cotton Babies customer who said:

These are so cute and can be worn all year. They help keep socks on, and protect baby from carpet burn and sunburn. I would definitely recommend these.

We also love to give them away, so today's prize packs will include your choice of a bumGenius 4.0 cloth diaper and one pair of bumGenius BabyLegs. To enter, share with us in the comments below the best thing that has happened to you this week. Did your little one learn a new trick? Did you feel the first kick of your unborn child? Did your 2 year old say something really funny? We want to hear it!

Eligible entries must be posted by Wednesday, July 13, 2011. U.S. Residents only. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win. Winners will be drawn at random on Thursday, July 14, 2011 and notified via e-mail. (Please make sure Cotton Babies staff can see your e-mail in your comment or through your Blogger profile page.)

This Just In: Lifefactory Sippy Lids and Newborn BabyLegs

We have two new great products this week from companies you already know and love.

We're really excited about the great new sippy caps from Lifefactory. These lids are great to take your favorite Lifefactory 4 oz or 9 oz bottles through the next stage with your little one.

Great for toddlers, the Lifefactory Sippy Caps are leak resistant and have steady flow control. Lifefactory Sippy Caps come in a 2 pack for only $8.99! Each 2 pack includes one each of raspberry and royal purple colors. Bottle not included.

Like the original, this smaller version of BabyLegs leg warmers is sure to be loved by all! Newborn BabyLegs make frequent diaper changes a breeze and provide a cozy layer of warmth both in the hospital and after returning home.

Newborn BabyLegs are 7cm wide by 21cm long; compared to the regular BabyLegs 8cm wide by 33cm. Newborn BabyLegs are made with a very soft blend of 85% organic cotton, 13% nylon, 2% latex free spandex.

Newborn BabyLegs are available in popular Rainbow, Orange / Aqua stripe and Baby Blue color options for only $10 per pair!

Be sure to keep an eye on our What's New section for great new items each week at Cotton Babies!

April Showers Deals & Giveaway!

April shower bring May flowers, but here at Cotton Babies we are showering you with two great deals!

If you need to stock up on cloth diapers or have a few colors you need to add to complete your collection, now is the time to buy with the bumGenius 4.0 Buy 5, Get 1 Free sale. This is one of our most popular sales. This is the first time ever that we have offered the mix and match solid color 4.0s with bumGenius 4.0 Artist Series.

* Get it while you can, sale runs through May 31, 2011 or while supplies last.

If cloth diapers aren't your thing, we're offering a free pair of bumGenius Baby Legs for purchases over $100. BabyLegs are a must have in every baby shower gift I give now. Whether you cloth diaper or not, these are a must have item for any new mom, they make those frequent diaper changes so much easier. They are also great for diaper bag emergencies, they take up a lot less space than an entire outfit, but will keep baby warm in a pinch.

To get your free Baby Legs with qualifying $100 purchase, you must add your choice of the bumGenius BabyLegs to your cart and input the code FREEBABYLEGS in the coupon code line at checkout.

To celebrate these two great specials, today's blog giveaway package will include your choice of bumGenius 4.0 cloth diaper (solid color or Artist Series) and your choice of bumGenius BabyLegs. To enter, just leave a comment below sharing your favorite rainy day activity.

Eligible entries must be posted today, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. U.S. Residents only. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win. All winners will be drawn Wednesday, April 20, 2011 and notified via e-mail.

Spoils for Spring

Happy first day of March! I don't know about you, but I am definitely ready for spring this year. On Sunday, we had mild weather and my family had a lovely afternoon. We played outdoors, basked in the sunshine and let our creative juices flow all over the sidewalk in chalk.

To celebrate the first day of March, today we'll be helping you prepare for the warmer weather when you get to put your love of cloth diapers on display for everyone to see. Before we know it, the weather will be warm enough for most of us to let our little ones out and about in our favorite cloth diaper and favorite BabyLegs.

To enter today's blog giveaway, please leave a comment with your favorite springtime activity. What are you most looking forward to this spring?

Five random blog commenters will be selected as winners. Each will receive a prize pack with a bumGenius Artist Series Tiny Socialite Collection cloth diaper and a coordinating pair of BabyLegs from the newest additions to our bumGenius BabyLegs collection.

Eligible entries must be posted today, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. U.S. Residents only. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win. Winners will be notified via e-mail.

bumGenius BabyLeg Bonanza - Take 2

A few weeks ago we shared with you about our new bumGenius BabyLegs colors, now available in Bubble, Sweet and Noodle.

Today, we are giving you a chance to win a pair of these fabulous new bumGenius BabyLegs! Bubble is a light lavender color; Sweet is a pale mint green and Noodle is a cream color.

All you have to do is leave a comment below with your favorite Cotton Babies cloth diaper product and bumGenius BabyLeg combination (i.e. Flip Moonbeam with snaps and William BabyLegs or Econobum with Ribbit trim and Rory BabyLegs). Feel free to share a photo if you have one!

Random winners will be selected throughout the day today, Tuesday, and final winners will be selected Wednesday morning. Each winner will receive a free pair of bumGenius BabyLegs.

Eligible entries must be posted today, Tuesday, February 8, 2011. U.S. Residents only. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win. Winners will be notified via e-mail.

This Just In: NEW bumGenius Baby Legs

We know you love our bumGenius Baby Legs that coordinate with your favorite bumGenius cloth diaper products.

You've asked for them and now we are pleased to announce new additions to our bumGenius Baby Legs line: Bubble, Sweet and Noodle.

Each of the new colors of BabyLegs are a solid color with a slight ribbing pattern. Bubble is a light lavender color that coordinates with all our Bubble bumGenius and Flip products as well as the Retail Therapy cloth diaper from the bumGenius Artist Series Tiny Socialite Collection.

Sweet is a pale mint green color that coordinates with Sweet bumGenius and Flip products as well as the Concrete Jungle cloth diaper from the bumGenius Artist Series Tiny Socialite Collection.

Noodle is a pale cream color that coordinates with Noodle diapers and the bumGenius Artist Series Tiny Socialite Collection Free Spirit color combination.

Don't forget, you can get a free pair of bumGenius brand BabyLegs with any purchase of $100 or more right now at CottonBabies.com. Details on the bumGenius BabyLegs page.

This Just In: Zutano Clothes Coordinate with bumGenius Brights!

We're really excited this week about the return of the "brights" to the bumGenius product line. The colors you know and love are back! Clementine, Moonbeam, Ribbit and Zinnia have arrived in bumGenius 4.0 cloth diapers. Flip covers, including never before offered Clementine, will be arriving and available for purchase soon.

It's a bit chilly for your wee one to run around only wearing a diaper this time of year, so how about some equally bright and coordinating clothes from Zutano?

We love how the Tweet print coordinates with the Clementine and Zinnia cloth diapers. Tweet is available in baby gowns, dresses, and shirts:

For toddler girls, we like the Heartly Wrap Dress:

These Jazzy Chimps are as busy as your toddler boy. The Navy Multi Stripe is also a bold choice for little boys. Both are available in shirts and pants:

For little ones, we like the Itzy Bitzy line from Zutano. Some of our favorite prints are the Owls and Lions, both are available in a long sleeve onesie and a one-piece footie. Itzy Bitzy are only available in newborn and 0-3 months sizes.

Don't forget to check out the Zutano tights or our wide selection of BabyLegs to finish off your outfit. Don't forget, our bumGenius 4.0 Buy 5, Get 1 Free sale is still running and it now includes the brights. Sale ends December 31, 2010!

To celebrate even more, we will be giving away some bumGenius 4.0 in the bright colors or the new Cotton Babies cold cup to randomly selected commenters on this post.

Eligible entries must be posted today, Friday, December 17, 2010. U.S. Residents only. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win. All winners will be notified via e-mail.

Baby Legs Bonanza!

It's downright cold here in St. Louis and this morning, so I pulled out Baby Legs for my 4 year old daughter to wear with her favorite leggings. She was so excited to wear them and show them off to her siblings and friends. I used to think Baby Legs were just for babies, but after trying them out, I'm really impressed with the quality and longevity of this product. On my taller than average 4 year old, they covered her heels to above her knees with no stretching.

Another Cotton Babies staff member has a 10 year old that wears Baby Legs as legwarmers, they reach from just below the knee to the ankle with a little stretch. This 10 year old loves them so much that she's requested more for her Christmas gifts this year, she even wears them on her arms instead of long, fingerless gloves.

For those of you who have to see it to believe it, I have great news. Today we'll be giving away more sets of bumGenius Baby Legs and Cotton Babies 2011 calendars (and maybe a few other random prizes).

Random winners will be selected from comments on this blog post, tweets on Twitter using the #cottonbabies hashtag, or comments on our Facebook page. Eligible entries must be posted today, December 7, 2010. U.S. Residents only. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to win. Winners will be notified via e-mail and announced throughout the day on our Facebook page and through our Twitter account @CottonBabies.

Free Cloth Diaper Week: BumGenius Baby Legs Winner

Congratulations to our final winner of the day, Jamie Pendergast Brock. She won a bumGenius 4.0 cloth diaper and all five of our bumGenius Baby Legs. Her favorite baby shower gift is:

"I found a lady on etsy who makes the most beautiful personalized blankies! Sooo soft and cuddly"

That's our final question for today. Be sure to check our Facebook page, Twitter and here on the blog tomorrow for more Free Cloth Diaper Week fun.

NEW bumGenius BabyLegs

Elsie's Fashion Show Birthday Party was a smashing success! Stayed tuned for a link to pictures (we are aiming for the end of the week).

In the mean time, the NEW designs of bumGenius BabyLegs have arrived! These are 5 brand new designs from BabyLegs that have been custom designed to coordinate with bumGenius and Flip cloth diapers! BabyLegs keep little legs warm in the winter and make for easier diaper changes... and come in bright, fun prints. Now is the time to stock up!

Cotton Babies Grand Opening Celebration

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION
PARTY ON THE COUCHES

Join us this Saturday, May 31st
10am - 6pm

Our retail store has opened in a new location

across the street from St. Anthony’s Hospital

with tons of great new product lines.

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SALES, DRAWINGS AND DOOR PRIZES ALL DAY LONG!!!

The first 50 paying customers get a free pair of BabyLegs.

Thousands of dollars worth of giveaways all day long.

Doors open at 10am, the first drawing is at 10:30am!

We'll continue giving product away every 30 minutes until 6pm!

Where are we?

The store is located at 9916 Kennerly Road, St. Louis, MO 63128.

The store phone number is 314-849-6400.

http://www.cottonbabies.com/index.php?cPath=99

Directions:
Take 270 South to Tesson Ferry Road.
Turn West onto Tesson Ferry Road.
Look for Walgreens - turn left at Kennerly Road.
You'll see Cotton Babies almost immediately. Turn right into the shopping center.

Google Map Link

The Spring Weather Clothing Puzzle

I realize that in many places Spring weather hasn't yet hit. But here in my neck of the woods it is creeping up fast.

One of the difficult things about Spring is that I never know what to wear. In one day the temps can go from cold to hot and back again and while that is only a minor annoyance for a grown-up, it is a little trickier for babies. Cold babies are crabby babies, hot babies are crabby babies, but babies who are just right are happy. And since happy babies make happy parents, we want to dress our babies for comfort.

Little babies are easy. You put a blanket on them when they are cold and take it off when they are too warm. But once babies are sitting and moving a little, they don't want you restricting them with a blanket. They would rather be cold than held still thankyouverymuch.

Now is the time for more flexible clothing. Here is an example from just the other day around here. Saturday was a busy day, we had an afternoon of shopping and it was warm, Lily wore just a diaper, onesie, socks and Robeez (because otherwise she takes her socks off). Then later on we were inside for a while, so I put her Babylegs on and tucked her in the sling. But even later we had dinner outside, so I put a hat on her head and a fleece sleeper over all of it. (Minus the Robeez.) The best part was that with the babylegs on her, diaper changing was still a breeze even when dealing with layers. I hate having to take their pants all the way off, then unsnap the onesie, then change the diaper, then put the pants back on. But I am just lazy that way, I suppose. The Babylegs just stay where they are and the diaper changing is fast. (And they are so SOFT! Even with chunky thighs, I have yet to see any red marks from where the Babylegs are.)

We will be out and about a lot in the coming weeks and you can be sure that a pair of babylegs will now be a staple in my diaper bag. Onesie, check. Baby sweater, check. Baby hat, check. Babylegs, double check. We'll be ready for anything.