Product Review & OUR AUGUST GIVEAWAY!! Baby Bonkie Swaddles!

When Sierra was a teeny tiny baby all those (2) years ago she would ONLY sleep if she was swaddled. Needless to say, I got pretty damn good at swaddling her using little soft blankets. At that time I was unaware of 'swaddlers' which are pre-made wraps with velcro that are specifically designed to swaddle your baby and cut out all the messy origami techniques normally required to learn when trying to wrap your baby up nice and cozy. Although my toddler is much too big for swaddling now I am still interested in these products and often 'ooooooh' and 'aaaahhh' at my friends who have them. My favorite brand of this product is the Baby Bonkie Swaddler! Not only does it have the coolest name ever but the product is unparallelled in quality and style. If you are looking for the softest, most well made, durable and comfortable swaddler for your infant - look no further, these are the best I assure you.

The adorable BabyBonkie logo tag on the swaddler.

Here is how the swaddler looks pre-baby insertion :)

Lucky for us here at The Hipster Dad we got a few of these bad boys int he mail! Even luckier for a few of our friends they have infants! So since our children are a bit too big to be swaddled we decided to share the wealth with our pal Sarah in return for letting us 'borrow' her little 4 month old for a photo shoot! Everyone, meet Max.

Sarah wrapping her little boy Max up nice and snug!

Here is Max happy as a clam in his new cozy swaddler!

Now comes the fun part! Our pal Max got a super sweet & soft Baby Bonkie for free and now it's your turn!!! ITS OUR AUGUST GIVEAWAY! This unisex Swaddler is a beautiful cream and chocolate brown mix with a really gorgeous pattern of plants, trees, swings and little animals! It's gorgeous and would normally run you about $64 but thanks to BabyBonkie and us of course you can now win one for free :). Here is the one we have to give away:

GIVEAWAY DETAILS + HOW TO WIN:

• Winner will be picked at random in two weeks: August 19th, 2011
• You must be a follower of The Hipster Dad to enter (Follow button is to your right)
• You can enter 3 ways:
• Leave a comment on this entry with your name & why you want the swaddle!
• Tweet: "Win a free Baby Bonkie Swaddle from @TheHipsterDad! Enter here: http://goo.gl/Z3M9U"
• Like The Hipster Dad on Facebook and leave a comment with your name & why you want to win!

LINKS AND FACTS ABOUT BABY BONKIE:

• The BabyBonkie Website
• Find a Retailer in your home state

What happened to my baby?

Children grow up so fast is the famous cliché that you hear time and time again as a new parent. Whenever someone told me this (which was a lot) I laughed and rolled my eyes. Sierra will be turning two in August and I find myself saying things like "Where did the time go?" and "What happened to my BABY?!". To everyone I rolled my eyes at, I am sorry - you were right.

Sierra, 2 Weeks Old @ Gillette Stadium taking a nap on the field (We're big soccer fans)

Over the past few weeks I've realized I have a full blown toddler and almost any trace of baby has disappeared entirely. She can talk, walk and run. She is looking more and more like a little girl and less and less like a baby. Last night we started shopping for a toddler bed. It was fun thinking about redoing and reorganizing her room but it was a bitter sweet moment for me. I will miss my little baby with her wobbly legs and two naps a day (I REALLY miss two naps a day!). I will miss my little infant who just wanted to sleep on my chest all day. Although I will miss my baby, my toddler is perfect and I love her more and more each day. I get excited when she says a new word and can do something new and exciting, she's getting pretty damn good at blowing bubbles and wielding a fork! I love watching her grow, learn and discover the world in her own special way. I am excited to see her personality shining through in new ways from taste in music and food to the colors she likes to use when we draw or paint together. When i sat down to write this post I had planned to write about toddler beds and ask opinions on which one to buy but somehow I turned into a mushy ball of sap, sorry about that. Anyway, here is the bed we're thinking of buying this week, what do you think? 

The IKEA Minnen Toddler Bed, $149.00

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