Fun Friday Giveaway!

by Shellie on March 4, 2011
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THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED

Winner #1: Karen
Comment: Sounds like a great book to have to give me daughter or daughter-in-law one day.

Winner #2: Krista
Comment: One thing I don’t like about this second pregnancy is that because I had back labor with my first, I feel lower back pain every single day. I’m physically unable to do as much as I’d like to do. It is very frustrating.

I’ll be honest. I did not enjoy my pregnancy. It was horrible and I thought it would never, ever end. When I saw Erin MacPherson’s new book, The Christian Mama’s Guide to Having a Baby, I wasn’t so sure it was for me. And then I read the back…

You’re pregnant. You thought you’d be glowing. Instead you’re glistening with sweat, reeling from nausea and, worst of all, you can’t even get your favorite jeans buttoned. You’re irritable, nervous, bloated and, to be perfectly honest, a bit annoyed that it takes nine whole months to grow a baby. Couldn’t God have sped up the process a bit – say , in only two or threes weeks?

That was me! To a T. So I picked up the book and gave it a chance. I came away laughing and wishing I’d had the book at the beginning of my pregnancy. While it won’t solve your nausea problems, you’ll find all kinds of great advice like navigating the OB’s office, what kinds of baby gear to buy, eating for two, choosing names and there’s even a mini-condensed page for the dads who can’t even handle reading the dedicated Dad Chapter. And through it all Erin points women to God and his involvement in the entire process. It’s truly a great read.

This would make a great baby shower gift for a girlfriend in your life or grab one for yourself. I plan on reading it again next time I get pregnant. You can find more details on the book at Christian Mama’s Guide or get your copy on Amazon with free Super Saver Shipping.

Erin has graciously given me two autographed copies of her book to giveaway to two lucky Saving with Shellie readers.

Ready to win? There are three methods of entry:

:: Required

1. Leave a comment letting me know what you loved, hated or are looking forward to about pregnancy. Obviously the baby at the end was the best part. But I hated the nausea. Instead of ending at the beginning of the second trimester, mine lasted through my eighth month.

:: Optional for Extra Entries

2. Subscribe to Saving with Shellie via RSS feeds or email. If you already subscribe, leave a second separate entry saying you do so.

3. “Like” Saving with Shellie on Facebook. If you’re already a fan, leave a third separate entry saying you do so.

This giveaway will end Tuesday (3/8) at 11:59pm CST and I’ll announce the winner on Wednesday (3/9).

Good Luck!

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Christian Mama’s Guide. Products were provided for giveaway purposes. This post was not reviewed or edited by Erin MacPherson, Christian Mama’s Guide or the Publisher. The thoughts and opinions are completely mine and not influenced by receipt of product. Others may have a different experience.

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Stacy Bennett March 4, 2011 at 4:22 PM: What I hated most about being pregnant was the morning sickness (actually it was really all day sickness for 5 months!). What I loved most was feeling my baby move (especially when it wasn’t at 3am!).
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Liz Meier March 4, 2011 at 4:26 PM: I am currently half way through my second pregnancy. The first one was pretty smooth. This one kept me sick through week 16. I hate feeling huge so early. My favorite part, as with most moms, is feeling the baby move inside me.
Brittany March 4, 2011 at 4:26 PM: I loved the excuse to eat stuff without worrying about gaining weight (because it would happen anyways). I didn’t like getting out of shape…and having to lose the weight after having the baby.
Brittany March 4, 2011 at 4:26 PM: I’m a fb fan.
Liz Meier March 4, 2011 at 4:27 PM: I follow you on Facebook
Brittany March 4, 2011 at 4:27 PM: I’m an email subscriber
Melissa Smith March 4, 2011 at 4:29 PM: The worse part right now is never knowing how I will feel that day. The part that I am looking forward to is when the baby starts moving and letting my 3 and 4 year olds get to feel their sibling moving!
Jami March 4, 2011 at 4:38 PM: Nauseous the majority of the time!
Jami March 4, 2011 at 4:38 PM: Facebook Fan!
Kristen March 4, 2011 at 5:02 PM: This sounds like a great book. I hated being pregnant with my first and not sure I want to go through all that again.
jennifer ward March 4, 2011 at 5:04 PM: i loved being pregnant. being able to wear maternity clothes that EMPHASIZED my belly rather than try to hide its imperfections was the BEST!
jennifer ward March 4, 2011 at 5:05 PM: i subscribe to your daily emails!
jennifer ward March 4, 2011 at 5:05 PM: FB fan!
Kristen March 4, 2011 at 5:11 PM: I get your emails
Kristen March 4, 2011 at 5:11 PM: I also like you on facebook.
Sunnie March 4, 2011 at 5:34 PM: I didnt like being sick.
Sunnie March 4, 2011 at 5:35 PM: Iam an email subscriber.
Karen March 4, 2011 at 5:50 PM: Sounds like a great book to have to give me daughter or daughter-in-law one day.
Cortney b March 4, 2011 at 6:12 PM: I loved being the center of attention, I know, right! I shouldn’t even admit it, but I miss it, I loved being pampered, cared for, and thought about!
Cortney b March 4, 2011 at 6:13 PM: I’m A FBook fan!
Della March 4, 2011 at 6:43 PM: I had terrible pregnancies! Choleastasis = Terrible Itchiness!!! I’d love to share this book with my sister when she gets pregnant.
Jaime S. March 4, 2011 at 7:04 PM: I am currently pregnant with my second baby and I’m exhausted. That’s what I dislike the most – I’m always tired!! Even if I get a nap, which is tough with a toddler, I still feel like I’m dragging and lack any motivation.
Jaime S. March 4, 2011 at 7:04 PM: I already receive SWS emails.
Jaime S. March 4, 2011 at 7:05 PM: I already like SWS on FB.
Jennifer March 4, 2011 at 7:29 PM: I am looking forward to feeling the baby move and seeing it grow.
Jennifer March 4, 2011 at 7:29 PM: I am a facebook fan
Shelly March 4, 2011 at 8:12 PM: I am 30 weeks. I hate the acid reflux and indigestion. I had it is my first trimester and sure enough it came right back in my third. And it seems like there is nothing the prevents or gets rid of it.

But I love feeling my baby girl move. It still excites me ever time.
Shelly March 4, 2011 at 8:13 PM: I subscribe to your daily emails!
Krista March 4, 2011 at 8:22 PM: One thing I don’t like about this second pregnancy is that because I had back labor with my first, I feel lower back pain every single day. I’m physically unable to do as much as I’d like to do. It is very frustrating.
Krista March 4, 2011 at 8:23 PM: I subscribe to you via email.
Krista March 4, 2011 at 8:24 PM: I follow you on Facebook
Anne Marie March 4, 2011 at 8:54 PM: During my first, my doctor misdiagnosed preeclampsia so I was on a very strict diet. I got a new doctor a month before my due date but the baby decided to come a week later. Girl Scout cookie season was during months 7 and 8 of my second pregnancy (that was a double edge sword!!)

FB and subscriber!!
Stacey March 4, 2011 at 9:06 PM: Hated the heartburn / acid reflux – lived off Tums the last few months!
Laurie March 4, 2011 at 9:21 PM: I’m currently in the first trimester with my second baby. I’m hating the nausea and bone-numbing fatigue that seem to be worse this time around. I can’t wait until I can feel the baby move!
Laurie March 4, 2011 at 9:22 PM: I subscribe via RSS feed! Thanks!
MH March 4, 2011 at 10:10 PM: My boss is currently pregnant with her first baby. I would like to give it to her!
Barbara M March 4, 2011 at 10:42 PM: My 3 pregnancies that went full term, I loved every minute of. If I could stay pregnant I would. And I had 2 babies less than a year apart. Being pregnant, I had more energy than any other time in my life. I know—-even my doctor said I am weird, but he loved that I was.
Jackie Vara March 4, 2011 at 10:44 PM: I loved everything about my pregnancy…but my poor husband, he had a few things he could have complained about like him being outnumbered by pillows and my huge body pillow. I swear I could never get comfortable and I had to have pillows everywhere.
Jackie Vara March 4, 2011 at 10:45 PM: I’m a fan on facebook
Jackie Vara March 4, 2011 at 10:46 PM: I subscribe to your emails
Zemma March 4, 2011 at 10:54 PM: The first 3 months I felt nothing but painful gas in my lower belly, and then the next 3 months, I was STARVING all of the time. I couldnt stand it, but I love my baby girl
Zemma March 4, 2011 at 10:54 PM: I subscribe to sws via rss
Zemma March 4, 2011 at 10:55 PM: I like sws on fb
Chasidy March 4, 2011 at 11:32 PM: I subscribe to email and would love to read this book
Gen Kolbasa March 4, 2011 at 11:49 PM: The Lord hasn’t given me a natural-born child (yet). We adopted the most precious baby girl last year and I’m so glad for trusting in His plan! However, we are still continuing to try for one of our own and I look forward to feeling a child grow inside of me and bonding with it from literally day one.
Gen Kolbasa March 4, 2011 at 11:50 PM: I “like” you on Facebook!
Gen Kolbasa March 4, 2011 at 11:51 PM: I am also an email subscriber!
Jayseesea March 5, 2011 at 12:06 AM: For months…possibly years….after my prenancies I couldn’t stand the smell of bacon frying as I got nauseus eating it my 1st pregnancy.

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