To win your very own Teach My Toddler system, visit www.Teach-My.com and email us with what you love most about this innovative product and why.  Email reviews@bellaziza.com with ”TEACH MY TODDLER SWAG” in the subject line.

All entries must be received by Monday, September 8th at midnight, PST.  You may enter once per email address per day.  Winner will be chosen on Monday via random.org.  Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  Good luck to all!

EXTRA ENTRIES are available for subscribing to our blog (click on ’subscribe’ tab at top right of page), blogging about us on your blog, AND/OR adding our button to your blog too!  Just email reviews@bellaziza.com letting us know what you did for your extras (or to request a button) and we’ll make sure to count them in!

We recently came across the best ever way to teach your little one all of the numbers, letters, colors and shapes!  It’s called Teach My Toddler and it really is fabulous.  Mom-inventor Christy Cook came up with the idea after being disappointed by the selection of products available to help her to teach her 18-month old son Finn.  We are so glad to have found Christy and her fantastic product and we know you will be too!

The system includes the case which is separated into four sections - Letters, Numbers, Shapes and Colors.  Each section is filled with flashcards, board books, posters and puzzles that relate to each.  Everything is made to be handled and will hold up to your toddler’s repeated use.

Our Favorite Thing about Teach My Toddler is the fact that it is so much fun!!!  Kids do love to learn, and it ’s a great way to bond with your child.  Take it as a special time with them for about 20 minutes a day (as suggested by Christy) and you will see just how excited they get, and how great you feel too, Super Mom!!!

The entire system retails for only $39.99 plus s/h and makes a wonderful gift.  Here at Chez Bellaziza, we particularly enjoy the puzzles and are happy to say that we now know all of our letters and colors!  It’s a fabulous educational tool, and one that will really bring you and your child closer together.  Please visit www.Teach-My.com for more info on the product, a video tour and how to order.

Halle Berry, sweet baby Nahla and daddy Gabriel Aubry visited Petit Tresor in Los Angeles on Saturday to purchase a copy of Joel Harper’s Fit Pack DVD, and skincare products by Belli which have become all the rage for moms dealing with pregnancy skincare issues including those pesky stretchmarks.  They also have a fantastic line of skincare products just for baby too!

Photo courtesy of Flynet.

We have been doing some behind the scenes work here at Bellaziza’s Favorite Things and wanted to make sure that none of you are left behind.  Please be sure to use the address www.BellazizasFavorites.com exclusively from this point on, disregarding www.bellaziza.com/blog ( which many of you may have set to your browser’s favorites or bookmarks).

We are doing lots of great techno-type things here to improve the functionality and usability of the site and promise to continue to deliver only the absolute best to you, our fabulous readers!  It’s only going to get better!!!

HINT: Be on the lookour for our new MEMBERS ONLY SWAG section where you can be automatically entered as a subscriber to win our MOST incredible Favorite Things ever, starting very soon with a Phil&Teds VIBE Double Inline Stroller…GASP!!!

Congratulations to Laura C. of WA who is the winner of our LUNA LULLABY SWAG giveaway!   Laura is definitely going to enjoy her swag since she has about 4 months left to go with her pregnancy and is really looking forward to the Bosom Baby support pillow for more restful comfy nights!  Yayee Laura!  You hang in there girl, and send us some pics of your beautiful baby after it’s born!

Please check back soon for more of the absolute best just for you, and of course more great SWAG ALERTS where you too can win!!!  We have another one on its way, so see you soon!

Jennifer Garner is probably nearing the halfway mark with her pregnancy by our guess.  No clues yet from the Ben and Jen camp on whether a boy or a girl though… or are there?

Saturday she was spotted out at Petit Tresor in Brentwood, CA with a girlfriend.  Perhaps the Plain Mary playmat in chocolate brown with a light blue monogram is a good enough hint?

Photo courtesy of JustJared.com

To win your very own Bounce A Bye Baby Ball, Soothing Blanket Set, and Bosom Baby Pillow, visit the Luna Lullaby website and email us with which of their useful products is your favorite and why.  Email reviews@bellaziza.com with ”LUNA LULLABY SWAG” in the subject line.

All entries must be received by Monday, September 1st at midnight, PST.  You may enter once per email address per day.  Winner will be chosen on Monday via random.org.  Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  Good luck to all!

EXTRA ENTRIES are available for subscribing to our blog (click on ’subscribe’ tab at top right of page), blogging about us, AND/OR adding our button to your blog too!  Just email reviews@bellaziza.com letting us know what you did for your extras and we’ll make sure to count them in!

Boy oh boy, nobody tells you how to weed through all of the “essential” baby products out there like we do!  How many “Must Have” products are really that must have? It’s our mission and we are constantly out there looking for the best products so that you  A) get the best, B) live with less clutter, and C) not waste your time, space or money!

Luna Lullaby is a new Favorite of ours with three of their products - the ball, the blanket and the pillow.  ALL of them have multiple uses to carry you through pregnancy and well into the toddler years without having to buy loads more stuff to do what these three products do so well on their own.  Simply genius!!!

First is the Bounce-A-Bye-Baby Ball.  It’s the perfect birthing ball, pre and post-pregnancy excercise ball, and it also works incredibly as a soothing motion seat - bouncing little Junior into a trance-like state almost instantly!  It really is the perfect parenting companion!  It also comes with its own hand pump for easy inflation and a simple-to-assemble and transport stability stand.  It’s definitely something you don’t want to do without for so many reasons.  Any product that promises to help you through both labor and delivery and then a colicky baby too is definitely a must have!

Luna Lullaby’s Soothing Blankets are another fabulous part of their baby must-have trifecta!  They are made of super chic and breathable cotton muslin and are oversized which is a long-overdue change to receiving blankets for sure!  They are really very soft too and wash beautifully!  We love the fact that they come with a detailed instructional DVD too so that you too can learn to construct the Perfect Swaddle!  (How smart was that?!?!)  You can also use your Soothing Blankets as a sunshade for stroller rides, a lightweight and breathable nursing cover, a playmat, or a great accessory for an always popular game of peekaboo!

The third product that we just love is the Bosom Baby nursing pillow.  It not only functions as a nursing pillow, but again multitasks through pregnancy and beyond starting as a very comfortable maternity sleeping pillow, a great support pillow for baby’s tummy time, and a cozy pillow for your toddler to curl up to their favorite cartoons in.  It’s multi-functionality is really impressive and it’s something that your family will enjoy for now and for years to come.  It is also PERFECT for twins, which most other nursing pillows are not.  It has lots of room and is definitely wide enough to support two at once!

All three products are a dream for any expectant mother and something that would so make the perfect shower gift.  The Bounce A Bye Baby ball sells for $52.00, the Soothing Blankets come three to a set with the DVD for $42.00, and the Bosom Baby pillow sells at $58.00 with extra covers available at $34.00 each.  For more information check out www.LunaLullaby.com and tell them who sent you!

Jennifer Garner and the always adorable Violet were spotted shopping at Petit Tresor in Brentwood, CA last Friday.  Violet scored a new piggy bank and she and Mommy left with lots of Plain Mary basics, some organic blankets, and a new diaper bag from Petunia Pickle Bottom.

We can’t wait to see the new baby and what a fantastic big sister little Violet will be!  She just seems so sweet!

Congratulations to Nicole O. of AZ who is the winner of our BELLAZIZA SWAG giveaway!   Please check back soon for more of the absolute best just for you, and of course more great SWAG ALERTS where you too can win!!!

Keep an eye out in the mail Nicole.  Thirteen of our fabulous little Bellaziza Baby Barrettes are on their way to you!