{GIVEAWAY} POO POURRI ~ Because Everybody Does It

If you remember from our "Hospital Bag Essentials" giveaways, one of the most important items on our Hospital Bag Checklist {in our humble nursing opinion} was a toilet spray called Poo-Pourri. Yep...a toilet spray! Hey, we ARE nurses... so, we can talk about #2 and we definitely can tell you about something we wish everyone knew about, if you know what we mean.

If you have not heard of Poo-Pouri...get ready for a life changing product. These environmentally friendly toilet sprays are not only perfect to pack on your way to the hospital {you don't want to be the start of a CODE BROWN rumor}...but, especially great to carry in your purse for a unexpected trip to the bathroom at work or a friends home. All you have to do is "spritz the bowl before-you-go and no one else will ever know!"

Poo-Pourri carries a variety of sprays, but here a few to make you smile,

• Loo-Pourri ~ A Preemptive Bathroom Scent With a Touch of Elegance
• No. 2 ~ Spray the Loo Before No.2 and No One Will Ever Have a Clue!
• De'ja' Poo ~ You've Been Here Before, but Now with A Scent you Adore!
• Royal Flush ~ Great Washroom Scents for all Distinguished Gents!
• Heaven Scent ~ Celestial Freshness That's Fit for Kings - With Every Flush an Angel Get's It's Wings!

We are giving away the following Poo-Pourri items:

Two Poo Pourri Gift Sets which include a roll of toilet paper and 2oz bottle of bathroom spray. We will also including another 4oz bottle of bathroom spray to each set for a total value approx $30 each. The set looks like the picture below:

We will also be giving away 3 separate bottles of spray to some lucky winners. 

There will be 5 winners for this giveaway, plus, if you "LIKE" the post on our Facebook page we will randomly draw 3 more winners for a travel size spray that you can carry in your purse!!

Good Luck and here is your easy entry!!! 

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Our friends at Poo-Pourri have generously sponsored this giveaway, but all opinions in this post our ours and we love love their products. If you would like to purchase your own Poo-Pourri please shop their website HERE.

Prayers Needed as Britney Receives Life Saving Stem Cell Transplant Tomorrow!!

Once again we are asking for everyone to send some good thoughts, prayers, and love to Britney (pictured below). She will be undergoing a stem cell transplant tomorrow morning to hopefully save her life! All hopes are that this transplant will provide a re-birth for Britney and we would love it if you would all leave messages of strength and encouragement on our Facebook post and/or on this blog post to help get her through this difficult journey!

Britney is 32 years old and has a rare condition called, Systemic Sclerosis or Diffuse Scleroderma. She has a very aggressive form of this disease which has caused her a lot of pain and suffering along with stealing over 50% of her lung function. In Britney's case, this disease is basically turning her skin and internal organs into stone. Diffuse Scleroderma is a progressive auto-immune disease which can sometimes have a prognosis of only 5-7 years from diagnosis. Britney has taken medications to fight off many symptoms and to help slow down the disease, but now she is in need of this stem-cell transplant to save her life.

We found out about Britney because some of Britney's great friends purchased the Annie gown to brighten her long hospital stay.  They picked the perfect gown for Britney! As the card that comes with this gown states, our great-grandmother, Annie, lived to be 98 years old, and was spunky, selfless, and fun…..qualities it seems that Britney shares.  We wish for you a long life, like that of our great-grandma Annie :-)

PLEASE watch this beautiful video of Britney explaining her diagnosis and her journey towards transplant. You will see what an amazingly strong person Britney is and why she needs the help of family, friends, and strangers to lift her up and encourage her through this difficult journey. 

Britney….you have a lot of loving people behind you and we know you are going to win this battle. Tomorrow, think of all of us singing "Happy Birthday To You" as you receive those cells that will restore you to better health!!. STAY STRONG AND FIGHT HARD BRITNEY!!

The Guide to Baby Sleep Positions from HowToBeADad {Giveaway}

In keeping with the dad theme and Father's Day being just around the corner, our next giveaway is from our favorite blogging dads……HowToBeADad! We've followed these fun, crazy, and silly dads for quite some time and they never fail to make us smile and laugh on a daily basis.

As nurses, we can't help but LOVE this diagram...

These dads are amazingly talented at putting people into a happy, silly mood with their creative writing, fun adventures, interesting diagrams, and their most recent accomplishment of writing a book!! So…our next giveaway is their new book, "The Guide To Baby Sleep Positions".

Anybody who has had a baby has most likely had the experience of having their baby/child sneak into bed during the middle of the night and making the sleeping experience, well, let's just say, interesting! HowToBeADad captures all the fun of "snuggling" with your kids in bed in this new book.  Here is one example which they call "The Roundhouse Kick". Can anyone relate??

We are giving away TWO of these books!! They would make a great Father's Day gift and the book is guaranteed to make everyone laugh.  Good luck!

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To purchase a book, click HERE.

Daddy Scrubs : The Perfect Gift for Dad GIVEAWAY ~ Just in Time for Father's Day!!

Father's Day is just around the corner so we thought it would only be fitting for our next giveaway to be something for all the great dads out there! We have partnered with DaddyScrubs and are really excited about this giveaway because Annie & Isabel Hospital Gowns + DaddyScrubs = the PERFECT delivery room combo!

Among the many great products they offer, DaddyScrubs sells scrubs for dads so how could we, as nurses, not love them??!! Annie & Isabel makes moms feel special and DaddyScrubs provides special daddy gifts to make all the dads feel special.

Check out their latest DaddyScrubs product...these ties! Wouldn't they make a great Father's Day present? The word search tie in the middle has words like "Superman", "#1Fan", and "Ouchiefixer"...SO adorable! 

For this giveaway, DaddyScrubs is generously giving away "The Big Daddy Gift Set" shown below:

"The Big Daddy Gift Set" is the perfect gift for Father's Day, or any day for that matter! It will encourage Dad to bond with his children whether they're exploring the great outdoors or snuggled up on the couch reading "What Daddy Duck Love" together! This set is valued at $195 and retails for $155.95 on the DaddyScrubs website.  It includes the following items:

• Vintage Blue Hat
• DaddyBear Gift Set
• DaddyDuck Gift Set
• I'm the Daddy Bottle Sleeve
• I'm the Daddy Water Bottle
• Big Daddy Hook
• I'm the Daddy Sunglasses
• Bug Spray from Daddy's Naturals line
• Sun Block from Daddy's Naturals line
• Daddy Back pack to put everything in!!

GET YOUR FATHER'S DAY SHOPPING DONE and WIN this contest! Enter below and check out DaddyScrubs website for great gift ideas at www.daddyscrubs.com

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{GIVEAWAY} FROM PEA TO PUMPKIN :: A PREGNANCY JOURNAL

In case you missed it, we made a very special announcement here at Annie & Isabel yesterday! So, we thought it would be very appropriate to kick off our giveaways with the adorable Pea to Pumpkin Pregnancy Journal!

Pea to Pumpkin is a journal that helps you document your pregnancy in a simple, yet SO very special way. This is my third pregnancy...and sadly, I have to admit...I started a journal with my first pregnancy that lasted about 12 weeks. With my second pregnancy, I was so busy with my toddler that I never even started a journal! When my sister gave me a Pea to Pumpkin journal this time around, I thought...I can do this! It is an adorable and easy way to track progress weekly and I know I will cherish it forever. It will be nice to reflect back on this time years from now and maybe even share it with my little "18 week avacado" {as of today} when he grows up. Here is a little preview of the journal...

I LOVE LOVE my journal. I want to remember every single day of this pregnancy. This is a pregnancy that I thought I would never have. We've waited 3 plus long years for this little guy and I want to remember this time of joy and gratitude for many years to come. Pea to Pumpkin has allowed me to keep track of every week, even with my busy life!

We will be giving away one Pea to Pumpkin pregnancy journal to one of our lucky fans! See contest details below.. entry is easy!

To learn more about Pea to Pumpkin please visit their website HERE. 

Good luck to all! 

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{GIVEAWAYS} Annie & Isabel Has Exciting News!!!

It's Annie & Isabel giveaway time!!!

Over the past several months, Annie & Isabel has been working with many of our favorite companies, many local and some worldwide, to put together a bunch of amazing giveaways for you!

We had every intention to get these giveaways rolling back in March, but got sidetracked with some big news of our own here at Annie & Isabel headquarters......

Annie & Isabel is expecting!!! 

Co-owner Selena Srabian, after many years of hoping, praying, and far too many visits to the doctor,  found out she will be welcoming another sweet baby boy to her family this October. 

We thought she might break the line of boys between the two sisters and owners of the company, Anna has 4 sons and Selena has 2 sons, but she is joyfully expecting a miracle baby BOY to add to the bunch! 

The amazingly talented Brenda Bisharat Photography helped break the news...how sweet is this?!

 To celebrate, we will be revealing our first of many giveaways tomorrow morning! Stay tuned....  

New Mother Fighting Hard After Heartbreaking Diagnosis

Two weeks ago we shared with you the story of Emily, whose mother passed away before she received her Annie & Isabel designer hospital gowns. Emily chose to donate the gowns to other well deserving women who were going through some life challenges. The first gown was donated to Jaime, who is battling cervical cancer.  You can read about Emily and Jaime here : "Passing Along The Love".

Yesterday we learned of a beautiful new mother who was diagnosed with brain cancer just two days after giving birth to her baby boy. Tammy was 5 months pregnant when doctors discovered she had a small tumor in her brain. They planned on waiting until after her baby was born to surgically remove the tumor, however, a few months later, Tammy started having more severe headaches. Another MRI was performed which showed that her tumor had grown by over 50% from the previous MRI. It was determined that Tammy needed to have surgery sooner rather than later. Tammy delivered a healthy baby boy on March 20th via c-section and two days later went in for surgery to remove her brain tumor. Unfortunately, doctors were unable to completely remove her tumor and the pathology came back that the tumor was an aggressive form of cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor. She was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer due to the fact that it had already spread within the brain and to her spine.

Tammy after surgery to remove part of her brain tumor

Tammy has been in the hospital since the birth of her baby, receiving chemotherapy and radiation. She has been unable to walk during this time but she has maintained a positive attitude and a will to fight as you can see from the beautiful smile in all these pictures.

Tammy showing off her sweet baby after a radiation treatment

Tammy is twenty-eight years old and needs as many thoughts and prayers sent her way to help her continue to fight through her treatments and kick cancer!

Tammy with her husband and newborn baby boy

When we heard about Tammy, we knew she would be the perfect person to receive the second hospital gown that Emily donated. Due to Emily's generosity, we will be able to help brighten Tammy's hospital stays a little more with our "Anita" hospital gown. Tammy picked out the Anita hospital gown herself and we think it is just perfect for her.  

The card that comes with our Anita gown says "May home always be your comfort". Our wish for Tammy is that she may become cancer free and soon enjoy the comforts of her own home!

Tammy, we are sending thoughts and prayers your way. Hold on tight to your sweet baby boy, your loving husband and family, and fight hard. Hopefully you can find strength from the many people that are already sending prayers your way.