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Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching here in the United Statesm which is often considered to signal the end of summer. Family vacations and summer reunions are done for another year and kids start heading back to school. Historically, Labor Day has been a day to stop and recognize the work force. For many dads (and some moms!), Labor Day also marks the official start of football season. Here at The Baby Sleep Site, we know that, for moms, labor is more than just a job.

Labor, as part of the birth process, is merely the first part of the process of becoming a mom. Many moms would probably agree that the real labor starts after baby is born. Moms and Dads know that being a parent is a full time job. A job that we cherish and relish and which brings a great amount of joy and love to our lives, but it’s still a job and raising a child is hard work!

So, we decided to celebrate the job of parenting with a Baby Sleep Site Giveaway. With this in mind, we’ve tried to come up with some prizes to help make our jobs as parents just a little easier. Of course, this means we’ve included some prizes to help with baby sleep because as we well know, when baby sleeps better, we sleep better.

Take a peek at our list of prizes and then read to the end to find out how you can enter to win in The Baby Sleep Site Labor Day Giveaway. It only takes a few seconds of your time.

GRAND PRIZE:

Dyson Handheld Vacuum Cleaner (Only U.S. residents are eligible to win the Hand Vac. A Grand Prize winner located outside of the U.S. will win a $100 gift card from Amazon, instead.)

One lucky Grand Prize winner will win a Dyson Handheld Vacuum Cleaner. The Dyson Hand Vac is perfect for those quick pick ups including cereal off the floor, crushed cookies in the carpet or cracker crumbs off your computer keyboard. It is lightweight and cordless which makes it easy to grab and clean in just minutes. As you may already know, Dyson is one of the best vacuums out there for sucking power and durability. This hand vac includes lifetime, washable filters so no bags are necessary and includes a lithium ion battery that charges up to three times faster than others.

RealSleep CDs

Six winners will receive one of the RealSleep CDs. RealSleep is a CD you play while you or your child are going to sleep. Created by a neuroscientist, it uses nearly-inaudible sounds embedded in music to help you or your child go to sleep faster and stay asleep longer. RealSleep has generously given us six copies of their RealSleep Children’s CD to giveaway to Baby Sleep Site readers. This version is optimized for children’s higher hearing range and can help balance the mechanisms to help children go to sleep more quickly and stay asleep longer. While not a substitute for teaching a baby or toddler how to fall asleep on their own, the RealSleep CDs sounds can help trigger the body’s natural processes for falling asleep and staying alseep. Read more on their website about RealSleep CDs.

Gift Certificate to My Baby Pajamas

Everyone knows that comfort is one of the key elements to a good night’s sleep and this includes what we wear to bed. My Baby Pajamas has some of cutest and snuggliest pajamas around. And not just for babies! They have pajamas available for kids up to age 14 and for adults as well. My Baby Pajamas wanted to be able to provide parents with a place where they can find cute, cuddly, durable pajamas at a reasonable cost. You can shop for a boy or girl, by age or by brand. We have a $30 gift certificate to use on MyBabyPajamas.com for one lucky winner. You can check out all the pajama cuteness at www.MyBabyPajamas.com

Babble Soft- Baby Insights Day Tracker

Ditch the notebook, pitch the scraps and scribbles, and reclaim control over your time. The Baby Insights Day Tracker™ gives you one central place to store information about your baby’s care. These tools provide everything you need to give your life that perfect level of structure whether you are needing to schedule your day or are a mom returning to work and need to coordinate with the nanny or caregiver. The new solids and mom’s food tracker helps track down food sensitivities in breast milk or new foods given to your baby.

Baby Insights gives you instant round-the-clock web and mobile access to your baby’s daily schedule log, so no matter where you are, you can quickly update and review: breastfeeding or bottle feeding sessions, the time and amount of feeding, sleep time and durations, solid feeding, mom’s food, diaper changes, medication dosages and developmental milestones. (Also works as a great baby shower gift!)

Two winners will get a FREE three-month subscription to Babble Soft to track baby’s sleep, feedings, pumping, medication doses, etc. You can find more information about Babble Soft at www.babblesoft.com.

And, last, but not least:

The Baby Sleep Site^TM

After sleep coach and owner, Nicole Johnson, overcame her son’s sleeping issues in a way that complemented her own parenting style, and after such a happy success, she knew it was her mission to help other tired parents “find their child’s sleep.” Your baby’s sleep shouldn’t be stressful and The Baby Sleep Site strives to provide a strong, non-judgmental, support network to help you and your family sleep better. Our website has helped countless families through free online articles, step-by-step e-Books, and private and personalized sleep consulting services.

Two (2) people will win the 2 e-mail sleep consultation package to help with your sleep struggles. You’d be surprised how far you can get in just two e-mails! If you already have an account, your account will be credited.

Deadline to enter is Monday, September 6, 2010, 8:59 p.m. EDT.

Here is how you can enter:

(*Please note that all shipped prizes are available to US residents only.)

1. Leave a comment below, preferably a brief story of the labor of one or all of your babies! – 1 entry

2. Stumble this post. – 1 entry (Leave a comment that you stumbled)

3. Follow one of our sponsors on Twitter. The following sponsors are on Twitter (and you can receive one (1) entry per sponsor followed):

BabySleepSite, BabbleSoft, BabyPajamas.

4. Tweet about this giveaway with a link back to this post and the tag #parentingrocks. The tag will allow us to track and locate your tweet entry. – 1 entry (You can enter as many times as you wish! Tweet daily!)

Sample Tweet: “I just entered the Labor Day Giveaway by The Baby Sleep Site™! http://bit.ly/9pWvai #parentingrocks”

5. Subscribe to this blog, the Babble Soft blog or My Baby Pajamas blog. One (1) entry for each blog subscription. Please post in the comments which blogs you subscribed to.

Baby Sleep Site Blog via RSS or via E-Mail, Babble Soft Blog via RSS or via E-Mail, My Baby Pajamas via RSS Feed

6. Connect with any of the sponsors on Facebook and get one entry per Fan Page you join. Please post in the comments which Facebook Fan Pages you belong to.

The Baby Sleep Site Facebook Fan Page

Babble Soft Facebook Fan Page

My Baby Pajamas Facebook Fan Page

7. Blog about this giveaway on your blog. Include a link to this giveaway post in your blog post. Please post a link to your blog post in the comments. Blog posts must be posted publicly and not on membership sites to be entered. – 10 entries

Good luck!

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Flippin’ Our For Dad- Father’s Day Giveaway. There were so many great comments about the dad’s in people’s lives and why they wanted to win the Flip Ultra Camera. It was so heartwarming to see how many special dads there are out there. If you have I moment, I’d recommend you go back and read some of the comments about the dads for a true appreciation of what Father’s Day meant to everyone.

The winners have all been notified by email.

Flip Video Camera to one lucky winner to give to or share with the dad in their life. What a great opportunity to be able to capture all of life’s special moments or even quite possibly create the next YouTube video sensation. (Have you seen the video this kid’s dad made of him after a visit to the dentist? Over sixty million views! A very patient dad, indeed.)

The Flip Ultra Camera is a compact, easy to use hand held camera that can capture up to 120 minutes of video on 4 GB of built in memory. This camera not only makes it easy to capture video of kids and family in action with just the push of a button but it makes it simple to download onto your computer and share with friend and family. The Flip Ultra Camera comes with a flip USB arm that plugs directly to your computer automatically launching the FlipShare software. This software lets you easily manage and share your videos by email or uploading online. There is a large 2 inch screen on the back for immediate playback.

Winner: Rebecca B. Congratulations! We’ll look forward to seeing that next YouTube sensation.

Mastering Naps and Schedules e-Book- We will be giving away two copies of the Mastering Naps and Schedules e-book. If naps are a struggle or if you have questions about how much and how often your baby or toddler should be napping, then this is the book for you. This book covers how to help your child learn to nap longer, why naps are so important for nighttime sleep, how to break baby’s dependence on you to fall asleep, how to help your early riser learn to sleep later, and includes over 40 sample schedules…plus much more!

Winners: Jennifer and Hannah R.

The 3 Step System to Help Your Child Sleep- There are also two copies of this e-book up for grabs. This book helps you design a 3 step a sleep coaching plan that works for you and your family. It also includes a quick reference guide with age-specific sleep guidelines and sleep log for tracking your child’s sleep patterns. Whether you are interested in co-sleeping, crying it out, setting schedules, night weaning or feeding at night, this book covers it all!

Winners: Jeaninne and Julia

3 Month Membership to our Members Area- Two more lucky winners will each receive a 3 month membership to our Members Area which is packed with premium content. The Members Area includes access to all three of the Baby Sleep Site’s e-books, (including the two mentioned above), access to a member’s only chat room (with weekly expert advice), quarterly tele-seminars with a Q&A Session, and archived tele-seminars. With membership to the Members Area, you will also be eligible to purchase baby sleep consultations at 20% off!

Winners: Patricia and Nicole R.

Congratulations to all of our winners and many thanks to everyone who entered.

Did you know Father’s day is celebrated the third Sunday in June in 55 of the world’s countries.  It is believed that the first Father’s Day was June 1910 which makes this year the 100th year of celebrating fathers and parenthood. With Father’s Day coming up, we wanted to have a special giveaway as a way to celebrate all the awesome dads in our lives. We all have those moments we hold dear to our hearts about our own dads and the dad of our children.  For this giveaway, it seemed only fitting to hold a giveaway that included a grand prize that dads would love as well as the opportunity for more sleep!

So, with that in mind, we will be giving away a new Flip Video Camera to one lucky winner to give to or share with the dad in their life. What a great opportunity to be able to capture all of life’s special moments or even quite possibly create the next YouTube video sensation. (Have you seen the video this kid’s dad made of him after a visit to the dentist? Over sixty million views! A very patient dad, indeed.)

The Flip Ultra Camera is a compact, easy to use hand held camera that can capture up to 120 minutes of video on 4 GB of built in memory. This camera not only makes it easy to capture video of kids and family in action with just the push of a button but it makes it simple to download onto your computer and share with friend and family. The Flip Ultra Camera comes with a flip USB arm that plugs directly to your computer automatically launching the FlipShare software. This software lets you easily manage and share your videos by email or uploading online.  There is a large 2 inch screen on the back for immediate playback.

*Please note that the Flip Camera prize is available to US residents only.

Of course, we want to ensure that Dads (and Moms!) are getting good sleep so we will also be offering the following Baby Sleep Site ™ prizes:

Mastering Naps and Schedules e-Book- We will be giving away two copies of the Mastering Naps and Schedules e-book. If naps are a struggle or if you have questions about how much and how often your baby or toddler should be napping, then this is the book for you. This book covers how to help your child learn to nap longer, why naps are so important for nighttime sleep, how to break baby’s dependence on you to fall asleep, how to help your early riser learn to sleep later, and includes over 40 sample schedules…plus much more!

Help Your Child Sleep- A Step by Step Guide- There are also two copies of this e-book up for grabs. This book helps you design a step by step a sleep coaching plan that works for you and your family. It also includes a quick reference guide with age-specific sleep guidelines and sleep log for tracking your child’s sleep patterns. Whether you are interested in co-sleeping, crying it out, setting schedules, night weaning or feeding at night, this book covers it all!

3 Month Membership to our Members Area- Two more lucky winners will each receive a 3 month membership to our Members Area which is packed with premium content. The Members  Area includes access to all three of the Baby Sleep Site’s e-books, (including the two mentioned above), access to a member’s only chat room (with weekly expert advice), quarterly tele-seminars with a Q&A Session, and archived tele-seminars. With membership to the Members Area, you will also be eligible to purchase baby sleep consultations at 20% off!

Deadline to enter is Sunday, June 20, 2010, 8:59 p.m. EDT.

Here’s how to enter:

You can enter using all the methods and enter multiple times per day by tweeting about the giveaway.

1. Leave a comment telling us what’s special about the dad in your life and why you would like to see him win.

2. Follow us on Twitter (@babysleepsite) and tweet the following:

Baby Sleep Site Father’s Day Giveaway! Enter to win a Flip Ultra Video camera for Dad. http://bit.ly/flipdads #babysleep

3. Subscribe to The Baby Sleep Site on YouTube.

4. Join The Baby Sleep Site on Facebook AND leave a comment on our Facebook page letting us know you joined.

5. Click on the Facebook Share button below and post this giveaway as a status update on your Facebook profile. This button lets us keep track of how many people shared on Facebook, but be sure to also leave us a comment below letting us know you shared it on Facebook with all of your Friends.

6. Subscribe to receive updates from us via RSS Feed or by email: Baby Sleep Site Blog via RSS or via E-Mail

7.  Blog about this giveaway on your blog. Include a link to this giveaway post in your blog post. Please include a link to your blog post in the comments. Blog posts must be posted publicly and not on membership sites to be entered. – 10 entries

Many thanks to everyone who entered our Spring Fever Mother’s Day Giveaway. It was great fun to offer all of these great prizes to everyone and we hope you all had a fantastic Mother’s Day weekend. We are thrilled to announce the winners of the giveaway who have already been notified by email of their prizes.

Grand Prize- $100 Gift Certificate to Target OR Amazon

Winner: Lisa R.
We considered what the grand prize for our Mother’s Day Giveaway should be. A spa gift package? A gift card out for dinner? In the end though, we thought that rather than pick something out for mom, we’d let mom pick out something for herself. So, take the money and run! Splurge on just you for your special day. Choose your gift card from Target or Amazon.

Good Nite Lite Winner: Toni

The Good Nite Lite is the perfect nightlight for helping toddlers get into a healthy sleep pattern. This nightlight features a nighttime moon light that is set at bedtime to give off a soft blue glow that provides enough light to soothe your child but is not too bright as to inhibit sleeping. Parents can then set the light for a specific wake-up time and the sun lights up letting your baby or toddler learn and understand that until the sun lights up, it is still sleep time. The Good Nite Lite is a great visual cue for young children to begin moving from waking up too early and interfering with getting a full night’s rest. You can find more information and ordering this product at www.goodnitelite.com. A Good Nite Lite will go to one lucky winner.

Little Keeper Sleeper Winner: Sarah P.

This product has been referred to as the “sanity saving sleeper!” It’s really called the Little Keeper Sleeper & it’s designed to prevent unwanted removal of sleepers & diapers. Too many parents go into their kids rooms in the morning to find their kids undressed and/or the crib & walls have been decorated – and not with beautiful paint! This sleeper is unlike any other with 3 key features to keep the little Houdinis in these jammies.

The winner of the Little Keeper Sleeper will get to select the style and size of their choice. Check them out at www.littlekeepersleeper.com to see product photos and read incredible testimonials from parents of toddlers & those with special needs.

Beautiful Creatures CD- Music from South Africa
Winners: Jessica, Lee Ann, Sarah R., Cindy, Amanda B., Casey, Cristina R., Candy, Kerri, Dayna

Beautiful Creatures was formed in South Africa by Alan Glass, Ed Jordan and Paul Choritz who felt there was a need for “Parent Friendly” children’s music.

In a fast paced world where parents and children have limited quality time, Beautiful Creature’s mission is to bring families together offering a uniquely South African brand with an educational and positive message. We were able to listen to this CD and loved it! These songs are catchy with great drum beats that quickly get everyone moving and singing along. This album would be great for an afternoon dance off or for long car drives.

Beautiful Creatures will be giving away 10 copies of this album to our readers. Take a look at their website for more information about their music and to listen to samples.

Tot Yoga Winner: Kelly K.

Looking for something fun and healthy to do with your baby or toddler? Tot Yoga DVDs focus on yoga for children 10 months old to 3 years old. The DVD includes three distinct sections. The first two sections help parents learn to utilize playtime, increase exercise and reduce stress to help encourage wind down for peaceful napping. The gentle stretches and poses also help parents to warm up for a more complete yoga work out after their child has laid down. The first section of the DVD is designed to help parents learn the natural movements of their child for stretches and poses. The second section focuses on the parent helping engage the child in relaxing movements and is followed by the third section which is a more vigorous yoga for the parent. You can find out more about Tot Yoga on their website and watch sample videos.

One winner will receive a copy of Tot Yoga.

Babble Soft Baby Insights Day Tracker™ Winners: Lela, Gina T.
Ditch the notebook, pitch the scraps and scribbles, and reclaim control over your time. The Baby Insights Day Tracker™ gives you one central place to store information about your baby’s care. These tools provide everything you need to give your life that perfect level of structure whether you are needing to schedule your day or are a mom returning to work and need to coordinate with the nanny or caregiver. The new solids and mom’s food tracker helps track down food sensitivities in breast milk or new foods given to your baby.

Baby Insights gives you instant round-the-clock web and mobile access to your baby’s daily schedule log, so no matter where you are, you can quickly update and review: breastfeeding or bottle feeding sessions, the time and amount of feeding, sleep time and durations, solid feeding, mom’s food, diaper changes, medication dosages and developmental milestones. (Also works as a great baby shower gift!)

Two lucky winners will get a FREE three-month subscription to Babble Soft to track baby’s sleep, feedings, pumping, medication doses, etc. You can find more information about Babble Soft at www.babblesoft.com.

And, last, but obviously not least:

The Baby Sleep Site^TM Winners: Mayra, Tiffany

After sleep coach and owner, Nicole Johnson, overcame her son’s sleeping issues in a way that complemented her own parenting style, and after such a happy success, she knew it was her mission to help other tired parents “find their child’s sleep.” Your baby’s sleep shouldn’t be stressful and The Baby Sleep Site strives to provide a strong, non-judgmental, support network to help you and your family sleep better. Our website has helped countless families through free online articles, step-by-step e-Books, and private and personalized sleep consulting services.

Two (2) people will win the 2 e-mail sleep consultation package to help with your sleep struggles. You’d be surprised how far you can get in just two e-mails! If you already have an account, your account will be credited.

Our congratulations to the winners and we hope you enjoy the prizes!

Spring is here and Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. Mother’s day for me has never really been about presents or taking the day off from kids and family. For me, it’s always been a day for me to reflect, appreciate and be extremely grateful for the opportunity to be a Mom. There’s nothing I’d rather be doing than spending the day playing and relishing time with my family. And now that Spring is here, Moms everywhere are gearing up for Springtime activities with kids, maybe some gardening (my sons and I just planted flowers for the porch 2 weeks ago), spring cleaning and taking in the sights of flowers blooming. What Moms may be missing out on though is more sleep, better sleep, or just some plain old splurging on herself. We want to help change that so we’ve put together this Mother’s Day Giveaway! Join us in this celebration of Moms everywhere for all that we do and for the heaps of unconditional time and love we give to our children and families.

Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. ~Erich Fromm

So, for this Mother’s Day Giveaway, come celebrate with us and enter to win some fantastic prizes. Directions for how to enter follow the prize list.

Grand Prize- $100 Gift Certificate to Target OR Amazon

We considered what the grand prize for our Mother’s Day Giveaway should be. A spa gift package? A gift card out for dinner? In the end though, we thought that rather than pick something out for mom, we’d let mom pick out something for herself. So, take the money and run! Splurge on just you for your special day. Choose your gift card from Target or Amazon.

Good Nite Lite

The Good Nite Lite is the perfect nightlight for helping toddlers get into a healthy sleep pattern. This nightlight features a nighttime moon light that is set at bedtime to give off a soft blue glow that provides enough light to soothe your child but is not too bright as to inhibit sleeping. Parents can then set the light for a specific wake-up time and the sun lights up letting your baby or toddler learn and understand that until the sun lights up, it is still sleep time. The Good Nite Lite is a great visual cue for young children to begin moving from waking up too early and interfering with getting a full night’s rest. You can find more information and ordering this product at www.goodnitelite.com. A Good Nite Lite will go to one lucky winner.

Little Keeper Sleeper

This product has been referred to as the “sanity saving sleeper!”  It’s really called the Little Keeper Sleeper & it’s designed to prevent unwanted removal of sleepers & diapers.  Too many parents go into their kids rooms in the morning to find their kids undressed and/or the crib & walls have been decorated – and not with beautiful paint! This sleeper is unlike any other with 3 key features to keep the little Houdinis in these jammies.

The winner of the Little Keeper Sleeper will get to select the style and size of their choice. Check them out at www.littlekeepersleeper.com to see product photos and read incredible testimonials from parents of toddlers & those with special needs.

Beautiful Creatures CD- Music from South Africa

Beautiful Creatures was formed in South Africa by Alan Glass, Ed Jordan and Paul Choritz who felt there was a need for “Parent Friendly” children’s music.

In a fast paced world where parents and children have limited quality time, Beautiful Creature’s mission is to bring families together offering a uniquely South African brand with an educational and positive message. We were able to listen to this CD and loved it! These songs are catchy with great drum beats that quickly get everyone moving and singing along.  This album would be great for an afternoon dance off or for long car drives.

Beautiful Creatures will be giving away 10 copies of this album to our readers. Take a look at their website for more information about their music and to listen to samples.

Tot Yoga

Looking for something fun and healthy to do with your baby or toddler?  Tot Yoga DVDs focus on yoga for children 10 months old to 3 years old.  The DVD includes three distinct sections. The first two sections help parents learn to utilize playtime, increase exercise and reduce stress to help encourage wind down for peaceful napping. The gentle stretches and poses also help parents to warm up for a more complete yoga work out after their child has laid down. The first section of the DVD is designed to help parents learn the natural movements of their child for stretches and poses. The second section focuses on the parent helping engage the child in relaxing movements and is followed by the third section which is a more vigorous yoga for the parent. You can find out more about Tot Yoga on their website and watch sample videos.

One winner will receive a copy of Tot Yoga.

Babble Soft Baby Insights Day Tracker™
Ditch the notebook, pitch the scraps and scribbles, and reclaim control over your time. The Baby Insights Day Tracker™ gives you one central place to store information about your baby’s care. These tools provide everything you need to give your life that perfect level of structure whether you are needing to schedule your day or are a mom returning to work and need to coordinate with the nanny or caregiver. The new solids and mom’s food tracker helps track down food sensitivities in breast milk or new foods given to your baby.

Baby Insights gives you instant round-the-clock web and mobile access to your baby’s daily schedule log, so no matter where you are, you can quickly update and review: breastfeeding or bottle feeding sessions, the time and amount of feeding, sleep time and durations, solid feeding, mom’s food, diaper changes, medication dosages and developmental milestones. (Also works as a great baby shower gift!)

Two lucky winners will get a FREE three-month subscription to Babble Soft to track baby’s sleep, feedings, pumping, medication doses, etc. You can find more information about Babble Soft at www.babblesoft.com.

And, last, but obviously not least:

The Baby Sleep Site^TM

After sleep coach and owner, Nicole Johnson, overcame her son’s sleeping issues in a way that complemented her own parenting style, and after such a happy success, she knew it was her mission to help other tired parents “find their child’s sleep.” Your baby’s sleep shouldn’t be stressful and The Baby Sleep Site strives to provide a strong, non-judgmental, support network to help you and your family sleep better. Our website has helped countless families through free online articles, step-by-step e-Books, and private and personalized sleep consulting services.

Two (2) people will win the 2 e-mail sleep consultation package to help with your sleep struggles. You’d be surprised how far you can get in just two e-mails! If you already have an account, your account will be credited.

Deadline to enter is Sunday, May 9, 2010, 8:59 p.m. EDT.

Here is how you can enter:

(*Please note that all shipped prizes are available to US residents only.)

1. Leave a comment below. – 1 entry

2. Stumble this post. – 1 entry (Leave a comment that you stumbled)

3. Follow one of our sponsors on Twitter and tweet about it. For example: Just followed @littlekeeper for @babysleepsite Spring Fever Mother’s Day Giveaway #babysleep. (Be sure to include the tag #babysleep in your tweet so we can track it!)

The following sponsors are on Twitter (and you can receive one (1) entry per sponsor followed):

BabySleepSite, BabbleSoft, LittleKeeper, GoodNiteLite, BeautiCreatures, Tot Yoga

4. Tweet about this giveaway with a link back to this post and the tag #babysleep. The tag will allow us to track and locate your tweet entry. – 1 entry (You can enter as many times as you wish! Tweet daily!)

Sample Tweet: “I just entered the Spring Fever Mother’s Day Giveaway by The Baby Sleep Site™! http://bit.ly/atTr9V“

5. Subscribe to this blog, the Babble Soft blog or the Beautiful Creatures blog. One (1) entry for each blog subscription. Please post in the comments which blogs you subscribed to.

Baby Sleep Site Blog via RSS or via E-Mail, Babble Soft Blog via RSS or via E-Mail, Beautiful Creatures Blog

6. Connect with any of the sponsors on Facebook and get one entry per Fan Page you join. Please post in the comments which Facebook Fan Pages you belong to.

The Baby Sleep Site Facebook Fan Page

Beautiful Creatures Facebook Fan Page

GoodNiteLite Facebook Fan Page

Tot Yoga Facebook Fan Page

Little Keeper Sleeper on Facebook

7. Blog about this giveaway on your blog. Include a link to this post in your blog post. Please include a link to your blog post in the comments. Blog posts must be posted publicly and not on membership sites to be entered. – 10 entries

Good luck to everyone and thank you for celebrating MOMS everywhere!

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season and those of you who celebrated Eid’ul-Adha, Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Lucia Day, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Boxing Day I hope you had a great holiday! And, I wish all of you a Happy New Year (any interesting resolutions out there this year?), Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Omisoka, and Happy anything else you might celebrate that I haven’t listed! I love learning about different cultures, so please do comment below with your choice of holiday (even if it’s not in December!).

We celebrate Christmas and had a great holiday, but it was also EXHAUSTING! And, the kids got off schedule and routine making naps start to disappear and night-wakings increase. Today, at 1 p.m. EST, I’ll discuss ways to get back on track after the holidays and transitioning to fewer naps, in general, for all The Baby Sleep Site™ members during my quarterly tele-seminar (recorded for later listening).

To help some of you even more during the holidays, I decided to give the gift of sleep this year by giving away some of our sleep products and here are the winners:

•   Two copies of my e-Book, Help Your Child Sleep, a Step-by-Step Guide, to help a tired family with their nighttime troubles.
(Value: $28.50)

Winners e-Book Help Your Child Sleep: Allyson and Mariah

•   Two copies of my e-Book, Mastering Naps & Schedules, to help a tired family with their baby’s nap struggles or to help establish a routine.
(Value: $24.95)

Winners e-Book Master Naps & Schedules:Wendi and Becki

•   Two 3-month memberships to my exclusive Members Area, where you gain access to all our e-Books, case studies, weekly expert advice by yours truly, and much MUCH more!
(Value: $18)

Winners of 3 month memberships to exclusive Members Area: Tania and Gabriela

AND

•   Two two-email personalized consultation packages, where I customize a sleep plan for your specific situation. I promise we can get a lot done in just two e-mail! Read other parent stories. (You can also feel free to save these to use later, too)
(Value: $24.95)

Winners of two customized email consultations:Martine and Teralita

AND

•   Your choice of a $57.20 Target or Amazon gift card (so the total prizes equal $250 just because I’m a little anal and silly like that. Go ahead and check my math. I used Excel! )
(Value: $57.20)

Winner $57.20 Target or Amazon Gift Card: Melissa

I truly LOVE helping people with their sleep struggles, so I hope the winners find some relief with their prizes.

Winners were chosen randomly (using random.org) and e-mailed last week, but you must claim your prize by tonight (12/29), otherwise we will be choosing new winners.

For those of you who didn’t win, but still want to get help with your baby’s sleep, we’re having an After Christmas / New Year’s Sale!

For the next 72 hours, you can get:

• 12% Off Personalized Consultation Packages – Create an account in the Helpdesk and use Coupon Code PRE2010

• 24% Off Mastering Naps & Schedules, including 40 sample schedules to help your baby get on a solid routine and/or schedule.

• 36% Off Help Your Child Sleep, a Step-by-Step Guide, for those persistent nighttime sleep problems.

Move fast because this sale begins today, 12/29/2009, at 10 a.m. EST and ends at 10 a.m. EST on 1/1/2010!

Happy New Year and be safe this holiday season!

What are your New Year’s resolutions this year?

Many thanks to everyone who enter the SIDS Awareness Month October Giveaway. It was truly my hope to help promote awareness about SIDS and provide tips, facts and resources for helping prevent SIDS. Along the way, I  learned about Patti McKenna’s story about the loss of her precious son to SIDS 21 years ago. She has also written a  book, Caution: Children Should Come with Warning Labels,  from which she donates the proceeds from sales to SIDS research. A charming and brutally honest accounting of the adventures of parenting. I was happy to donate three copies of this book the giveaway.

And now….I am pleased to announce the winners of the giveaway. Winners have been notified by email.

Target Gift Cards We have two Target Gift Cards up for grabs donated by The Baby Sleep Site™.

With the holidays just around the corner, who wouldn’t find it helpful to have a gift card on hand to help with the gift shopping? One winner will receive a $50 gift card and another will win a $75 gift card! You can check out all the great stuff Target offers over at www.Target.com

Winner $50 Gift Card: Krystal who entered a comment, subscribed to the blog and became a fan of all three Facebook Fan Pages

Winner $75: Carla who entered a comment

Merino Kids Cocooi Babywrap from BabySleepBags.com

These adorable and cuddly soft baby swaddlers are perfect for swaddling newborn babies up to two or three months old. Made from allergy safe New Zealand merino wool, these swaddlers are perfect for any season as merino has the unique ability to help regulate body temperature and reduce the risks of overheating. Baby has the freedom to move naturally while swaddle much like they did while in the womb. Merino has a silky soft texture, is lightweight and comfortable to wear without itch making it safe to use for babies with eczema, allergies and sensitive skin. Merino is also naturally fire resistant. These baby wraps are available through their online store at www.babysleepbags.com.

Winner: Michelle who entered a comment, subscribed to the blog and became a fan of all three Facebook Fan pages

Good Nite Lite

The Good Nite Lite is the perfect nightlight for helping babies and toddler which helps promote a child’s ability to get into a healthy sleep pattern. This nightlight features a nighttime moon light that is set at bedtime to give off a soft blue glow that provides enough light to soothe your child but is not too bright as to inhibit sleeping. Parents can then set the light for a specific wake-up time and the sun lights up letting your baby or toddler learn and understand that until the sun lights up, it is still sleep time. The Good Nite Lite is a great visual cue for young children to begin moving from waking up too early and interfering with getting a full night’s rest. You can find more information and ordering this product at www.goodnitelite.com.

Winner: Karen who entered a comment

Sounds for Silence- Baby Settling Program for Sleeping

This program was developed by Dr. Harry Zehnwirth, an experienced Pediatrician. Includes a unique combination of blended and layered sounds to distract, engage and soothe unsettled babies. Also includes a no nonsense book for parents with information and practical advice to help parents better understand their babies and how they can help soothe and comfort them. The book covers such topics as Intuition, Infant irritability, Strategies for managing irritability, Baby sleep and settling, and The preterm infant (prematurity). You can order this product directly from Amazon: Sounds for Silence.

Winner: Bebemiqui who entered a comment

Nature’s Paradise Organics

Nature’s Paradise Organics provides safe & effective organic skin care products which are all USDA Certified Organic. Their products are chemical free, vegan approved and sustainable.

Nature’s Paradise has been kind enough to offer one Baby Organic Kit which includes Conditioning Shampoo & Body Wash, Lotion, Diaper Cream, Baby Powder, Baby Coconut Oil and Hand Sanitizer. Great starter kit or gift for Mom’s who care about the quality of skin care for their baby’s delicate skin. All Certified USDA Organic. This Gift set comes packaged in a eco-friendly, recyclable box with a clear top and a natural bow tie. Available and in Coconut or Unscented. You can find more organic skin care products on Nature’s Paradise website.

Winner: Valorie who entered a comment, blogged about the giveaway, subscribed to both blogs and to The Baby Sleep Site™ Newsletter

Baby Dipper Bowl and Spoon

The Baby Dipper spoon and bowl combo is the genius invention by a mother of two sets of twins which makes it no surprise at all that this set makes feeding baby easy and is perfect to assist toddlers with self-feeding. Barbara Schantz invented the Baby Dipper Bowl as a triangular-shaped bowl which enables parent’s to feed with one hand while keeping the other hand free. I’ve tried this bowl with my own son and found it to a huge help at feeding time. The Baby Dipper features a non-slip base which keeps it in place as either me or my son scoops food out of it- making it especially handy for helping my son learn to feed himself. The contoured interior of this bowl also helps to guide food onto the spoon and the transparent sides allow for easy viewing of the food. You can feel good knowing the Baby Dipper is lead-free and phthalate-free and also shatter proof.

Barbara has graciously agreed to provide a Baby Dipper bowl and spoon as part of our SIDS Awareness giveaway. You can find more information on the Baby Dipper at www.babydipper.com.

Winner: Meredith who entered a comment

Babble Soft

No matter what you’ve heard, it’s not a year’s supply of diapers or a baby wipe warmer that will make the biggest difference in your baby’s life – the most important tools of parenthood are actually organization and coordination. Unfortunately, these things don’t always come naturally. That’s why Babble Soft provides easy-to-use software applications with organization and coordination in mind. It doesn’t matter whether you are a stay-at-home parent scheduling your day or if you are returning to work and need to coordinate with a nanny or other caregiver – their tools provide everything you need to give your life that perfect level of structure.

Babble Soft online software allows you to track feedings, pumping, diapers, and medication combined with an online baby album for baby’s first year. For parents on the go, Baby Insights mobile grants you access to the same information you get at home no matter where you are on your iPhone, Blackberry and other mobiles.

Three lucky winners will get a FREE three-month subscription to Babble Soft to track your baby’s sleep, feedings, pumping, medication doses, etc. You can find more information about Babble Soft at www.babblesoft.com.

Winner: Danielle who entered a comment, followed on Twiter, tweeted about the giveaway and became a fan of all three Facebook Fan pages.

Winner: Debbie who entered a comment, followed on Twitter, tweeted about the giveaway and subscribed to the blogs.

Winner: Susan who entered a comment and tweeted about the giveaway.

Caution: Children Should Come with Warning Labels

Heartwarming, funny, charming and brutally honest book by Patti McKenna about the true adventures of parenting. McKenna chronicles her experiences raising four children with humor and graciousness. Also the mother of a child lost to SIDS, McKenna donates the proceeds from the sales of this book to SIDS Research. The Baby Sleep Site™ has donated three copies of this book to the giveaway.

Winner: Jessica who entered a comment and subscribed to the blog.

Winner: Karrie who entered a comment, subscribed to the blogs and blogged about the giveaway.

Winner: Janet who entered a comment, stumbled the post, followed on Twitter, tweeted and blogged about the giveaway.

And, last, but obviously not least:

Baby Sleep Site

After sleep coach and owner, Nicole Johnson, overcame her son’s sleeping issues in a way that complemented her own parenting style, and after such a happy success, she knew it was her mission to help other tired parents “find their child’s sleep.” Your baby’s sleep shouldn’t be stressful and Pick Nick’s Brain strives to provide a strong, non-judgmental, support network to help you and your family sleep better. Our website has helped countless families through free online articles, step-by-step e-Books, and private and personalized sleep consulting services.

Three (3) people will get one FREE e-mail sleep consultation to help with your sleep struggles. You’d be surprised how far you can get in just one e-mail! If you already have an account, your account will be credited.

Winner: Lee Ann who entered a comment, is a The Baby Sleep Site™ Member and became a fan of my Facebook page.

Winner: MCZ who entered a comment.

Winner: Claire who entered a comment

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who participated and help spread the word about SIDS Awareness Month!

Don’t try to figure out the title of this post. I just liked it. I used TheKnot to help plan my wedding (5+ years ago), but only recently heard of the spin-off TheBump. TheBump is holding their first annual Mommy Blog Awards and someone nominated this blog! I’m very honored and wondered if you wanted to second (or third or forty-fourth) the nomination? If you enjoy this blog, please take a few seconds to add to the nominations (and any other Mommy Blogs you enjoy!). Here’s the link:

Visit TheBump to nominate a Mommy Blog!

Have a great weekend! And, oh, did everyone NOT understand that you can win a $75 Target Gift Card or $50 Target Gift Card by entering the giveaway? It’s really easy and right now there is a 29% chance you’ll win (that’s better than 1 in 3!) given not too many people are entering! Usually there are at least over 200 entries, so I’m wondering if people really saw all the prizes involved here. There will be 13 winners total. Good luck! But, you have to enter to win!

Learn about SIDS and enter the giveaway for a chance to win money and lots of great prizes!

October is SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month and because safe baby sleep habits are just as important as healthy sleep habits, I wanted to take some time to provide you with SIDS facts and resources.  The rate of reported SIDS deaths has been declining in recent years and in part that has been attributed to the “Back to Sleep” Campaign and increased awareness around sleep safety for babies.  Research continues into the possible reasons why there remain significantly higher rates of SIDS among certain ethnic groups.

Additionally, as of today, I am going to be doing another giveaway with some great sponsors who agreed to be part of the SIDS Awareness giveaway as a way to help promote further awareness about safe sleeping habits and understanding SIDS.  The giveaway begins today and runs through Sunday, October 18, 8:59 PM EDT. During this time we will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page SIDS facts and resource links to help spread the word about October as SIDS Awareness month.

SIDS Facts

What is SIDS?
SIDS is the diagnosis given when an infant under one year of age dies suddenly and there is no other medial explanation for the death after a complete examination.

What causes SIDS?
New studies and research suggest that some SIDS babies are born with brain abnormalities that make them suspectible to SIDS as infants.  These studies have shown that many SIDS infants have abnormalities in the portion of their brain that controls breathing and waking during sleep. Babies born with other brain or body defects may also be more prone to sudden death.

SIDS is most likely to occur in infants between one month and 12 months of age with the majority of deaths occurring between 2 and 4 months of age.  The risk of SIDS diminishes significantly after the first year.

Can SIDS be prevented?

While there is no way to completely prevent SIDS, there are measures parents can take to help lower the risk of SIDS.

• Place babies on their backs to sleep. If baby falls asleep on his tummy, gently roll baby onto his back.

• Baby should sleep on a firm, flat mattress. Avoid using soft, fluffy or loose bedding that can increase suffocation risks. Consider using a sleeper or other sleep clothing as an alternative to blankets. (See the Merino Wool Baby Sleeping bag as part of our giveaway.)

• Keep baby’s room temperature warm but not too warm. Overheated babies are more likely to go into a deep sleep from which it may be hard to wake up.

• Babies with mothers who smoked during pregnancy are three times more likely to die from SIDS. Exposure to passive smoke around babies can double their risk of SIDS.

• Good prenatal care and breastfeeding can also help lower the risks of SIDS.

Source: www.FirstCandle.org

Other Resources:

• Information on SIDS/SUIDS and Still birth- FirstCandle.org

• National Sudden & Unexpected Infant/Child Death & Pregnancy Loss Resource Center- www.SIDSCenter.org

• National Institute of Child Health & Human Development- SIDS “Back to Sleep” Campaign- www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/

October Giveaway Prizes

I am pleased to be partnering with these sponsors for this important giveaway.

Target Gift Cards We have two Target Gift Cards up for grabs donated by The Baby Sleep Site™. With the holidays just around the corner, who wouldn’t find it helpful to have a gift card on hand to help with the gift shopping? One winner will receive a $50 gift card and another will win a $75 gift card! You can check out all the great stuff Target offers over at www.Target.com

 
Merino Kids Cocooi Babywrap from BabySleepBags.com

These adorable and cuddly soft baby swaddlers are perfect for swaddling newborn babies up to two or three months old. Made from allergy safe New Zealand merino wool, these swaddlers are perfect for any season as merino has the unique ability to help regulate body temperature and reduce the risks of  overheating.  Baby has the freedom to move naturally while swaddle much like they did while in the womb. Merino has a silky soft texture, is lightweight and comfortable to wear without itch making it safe to use for babies with eczema, allergies and sensitive skin. Merino is also naturally fire resistant.  These baby wraps are available through their online store at www.babysleepbags.com.

Good Nite Lite

The Good Nite Lite is the perfect nightlight for helping babies and toddler which helps promote a child’s ability to get into a healthy sleep pattern.  This nightlight features a nighttime moon light that is set at bedtime to give off a soft blue glow that provides enough light to soothe your child but is not too bright as to inhibit sleeping. Parents can then set the light for a specific wake-up time and the sun lights up letting your baby or toddler learn and understand that until the sun lights up, it is still sleep time. The Good Nite Lite is a great visual cue for young children to begin moving from waking up too early and interfering with getting a full night’s rest. You can find more information and ordering this product at www.goodnitelite.com.

Sounds for Silence- Baby Settling Program for Sleeping

This program was developed by Dr. Harry Zehnwirth, an experienced Pediatrician. Includes a unique combination of blended and layered sounds to distract, engage and soothe unsettled babies.  Also includes a no nonsense book for parents with information and practical advice to help parents better understand their babies and how they can help soothe and comfort them. The book covers such topics as  Intuition, Infant irritability, Strategies for managing irritability, Baby sleep and settling, and The preterm infant (prematurity). You can order this product directly from Amazon: Sounds for Silence.

Nature’s Paradise Organics

Nature’s Paradise Organics provides safe & effective organic skin care products which are all USDA Certified Organic. Their products are chemical free, vegan approved and sustainable.

Nature’s Paradise has been kind enough  to offer one Baby Organic Kit which includes Conditioning Shampoo & Body Wash, Lotion, Diaper Cream, Baby Powder, Baby Coconut Oil and  Hand Sanitizer. Great starter kit or gift for Mom’s who care about the quality of skin care for their baby’s delicate skin. All Certified USDA Organic.  This Gift set comes packaged in a eco-friendly, recyclable box with a clear top and a natural bow tie.  Available and in Coconut or Unscented. You can find more organic skin care products on Nature’s Paradise website.

Baby Dipper Bowl and Spoon

The Baby Dipper spoon and bowl combo is the genius invention by a mother of two sets of twins which makes it no surprise at all that this set makes feeding baby easy and is perfect to assist toddlers with self-feeding. Barbara Schantz invented the Baby Dipper Bowl as a triangular-shaped bowl which enables parent’s to feed with one hand while keeping the other hand free.  I’ve tried this bowl with my own son and found it to a huge help at feeding time.  The Baby Dipper features a non-slip base which keeps it in place as either me or my son scoops food out of it- making it especially handy for helping my son learn to feed himself. The contoured interior of this bowl also helps to guide food onto the spoon and the transparent sides allow for easy viewing of the food. You can feel good knowing the Baby Dipper is lead-free and phthalate-free and also shatter proof.

Barbara has graciously agreed to provide a Baby Dipper bowl and spoon as part of our SIDS Awareness giveaway. You can find more information on the Baby Dipper at www.babydipper.com.

Babble Soft

No matter what you’ve heard, it’s not a year’s supply of diapers or a baby wipe warmer that will make the biggest difference in your baby’s life – the most important tools of parenthood are actually organization and coordination. Unfortunately, these things don’t always come naturally. That’s why Babble Soft provides easy-to-use software applications with organization and coordination in mind. It doesn’t matter whether you are a stay-at-home parent scheduling your day or if you are returning to work and need to coordinate with a nanny or other caregiver – their tools provide everything you need to give your life that perfect level of structure.

Babble Soft online software allows you to track feedings, pumping, diapers, and medication combined with an online baby album for baby’s first year. For parents on the go, Baby Insights mobile grants you access to the same information you get at home no matter where you are on your iPhone, Blackberry and other mobiles.

Three lucky winners will get a FREE three-month subscription to Babble Soft to track your baby’s sleep, feedings, pumping, medication doses, etc. You can find more information about Babble Soft at www.babblesoft.com.

And, last, but obviously not least:

The Baby Sleep Site

After sleep coach and owner, Nicole Johnson, overcame her son’s sleeping issues in a way that complemented her own parenting style, and after such a happy success, she knew it was her mission to help other tired parents “find their child’s sleep.” Your baby’s sleep shouldn’t be stressful and The Baby Sleep Site strives to provide a strong, non-judgmental, support network to help you and your family sleep better. Our website has helped countless families through free online articles, step-by-step e-Books, and private and personalized sleep consulting services.

Three (3) people will get one FREE e-mail sleep consultation to help with your sleep struggles. You’d be surprised how far you can get in just one e-mail! If you already have an account, your account will be credited.

Deadline to enter is October 18, 2009, 8:59 p.m. EDT.

Here is how you can enter:

1. Leave a comment. – 1 entry

2. Stumble this post. – 1 entry (Leave a comment that you stumbled)

3. Follow one of our sponsors on Twitter and tweet about it. For example: Just followed @BabyDipper for @PickNicksBrain October Giveaway #babysleep. (Be sure to include the tag #babysleep in your tweet so we can track it!)

The following sponsors are on Twitter (and you can receive one (1) entry per sponsor followed):

Pick Nick’s Brain, BabyDipper, GoodNiteLite

Sample Tweet: “I just entered the SIDS Awareness Month October Giveaway by The Baby Sleep Site™! http://tinyurl.com/yz8xssd”

4. Tweet about this giveaway with a link back to this post and the tag #babysleep. The tag will allow us to track and locate your tweet entry. – 1 entry (You can enter as many times as you wish! Tweet daily to help raise SIDS awareness!)

Sample Tweet: “I just entered the SIDS Awareness Month October Giveaway by The Baby Sleep Site™! http://tinyurl.com/yz8xssd”

5. Subscribe to this blog or the Baby Dipper blog. One (1) entry for each blog subscription. Please post in the comments which blogs you subscribed to.

Pick Nick’s Brain Blog via RSS or via E-Mail, Baby Dipper Blog

6. Become a Facebook Fan of any of the sponsors and get one entry per Fan Page you join. Please post in the comments which Facebook Fan Pages you belong to.

Pick Nick’s Brain Facebook Fan Page

Baby Dipper Facebook Fan Page

GoodNiteLite Facebook Fan Page

7. Blog about SIDS Awareness month and this giveaway and submit a link to the blog post in the comments – 10 entries

Good luck to everyone and thank you for helping us spread the word about SIDS!

Thank you to those who completed the recent survey for The Baby Sleep Site™! I have contacted the two $50 Target Gift Card winners via e-mail, so please check your in-boxes. The feedback was extremely valuable and I am very appreciative! There were so many great comments. Here was one of my favorites:

“I think you are GREAT! Love the material. After reading many books, you finally provided me with real material I can use. Your responses to my questions surpassed my expectations. WONDERFUL.”

Here are some of the results of the survey:

* 37% of you came to the site for night-waking and 24% nap issues. No surprise there!

* Most people want more information about naps and sleep training methods.

* Everyone who has used the Sleep Helpdesk Consulting Services have been happy with the results (i.e. not one complaint), but many of you feel they are too expensive.

* Most were very satisfied with my e-Books, but many of you have already read too many books, don’t have time to read, or feel they are too expensive.

* 60% of you want a place to communicate with one another on a message board / forum.

* 52% of you are interested in tele-seminars, while 25% of you are interested in premium content.

And, now for some good news and bad news! The good news is I heard you loud and clear about the pricing on my e-Books. To be honest, it’s been the hardest part about having this website is how to price those. On the one hand, someone can buy your book and e-mail it to their 100 closest friends (not that you are technically supposed to or anything) as opposed to letting one neighbor borrow a physical book. On the other hand, you want it to be affordable to a lot of people. Too cheap and people think it’s horrible before they even buy it (some psychology about sales). I have also compiled what I have read in many sources into one easy-to-read book, so the goal is to save you from buying 3-4 full-length books and instead, just one quick-read (but useful) book, but many of you have already read several books. Tricky.

All that to say that we now have “vacation specials” going on and you can purchase the books at a discount until August 1st (and I promise the 100% guarantee is legit and all you need to do is e-mail me!). If pricing goes well, I may need to make a permanent change. Go ahead and take a look and see for yourself:

Help Your Child Sleep, a Step-by-Step Guide – For those persistent nighttime struggles with a touch of naps

Mastering Naps & Schedules, including over 40 sample schedules

And, now for the bad news. Unfortunately, I’m unable to change the sleep consultation prices. The Sleep Helpdesk is pretty busy, already, and I spend a good 20-30 minutes on many of the e-mail responses (and I type fast!) as they are highly personalized, so I simply can’t afford to reduce the prices. I think many people think two e-mail (which costs $19.95 right now) won’t be enough, but you’d really be surprised how far we can get in just one e-mail!

Lastly, for those who don’t quite understand how the Sleep Helpdesk works (and want to know), I’ve made a tour, video and test login for you to test drive. I welcome feedback on making it more useful, if you have any. Just comment below!

I have taken this survey very seriously. Stay tuned as I work on what’s next for The Baby Sleep Site™ and I want to thank you for your continued participation in the The Baby Sleep Site™ community! I hope you are finding all the resources you need. Be sure to e-mail me with any article ideas if there is anything you have been looking for and haven’t been able to find.

And, finally, a quick reminder that I will be on a much-needed vacation July 25-Aug 1, so the Sleep Helpdesk will be closed, but you can always enter information and I’ll catch up when I get back! If you decide to purchase a 30-day unlimited e-mail package, I will extend your subscription to accommodate my vacation.

Next week you’ll still get the next installment of the Night Terrors and Nightmares Series, even though I will be on the beach. Enjoy! May everyone sleep well while I’m gone!