Let's Celebrate, Again: New Products!

Time to celebrate the second wave of ABC goodness arriving at the store.  This weekend - 10 prize packs up for grabs!

Eco Sprout's detergent was named by Changing Diapers: The Hip Mom's Guide to Modern Cloth Diapering as one of the top detergents for cloth diapers. In addition, Eco Sprout offers cloth diaper-safe Bottom Balm, cloth wipes' spray and pail fresheners. And it all smells positively lovely! You wouldn't believe how amazing the store smells right now!

Speaking of detergents...

You asked, we answered! Tiny Bubbles detergent, from the makers of GroVia, is here! 

From the folks behind Thirsties comes Booty Love, an emollient, organic, healing salve that soothes, calms, and is an all-around fantastic addition to the Thirsties line! 

Another one from the folks behind GroVia. Kiwi Pie One-Size Bamboo Fitteds are squishy soft goodness wrapped in adorable prints. They are sewn by a WAHM in Canada, and are only periodically available through the year. In other words, scoop 'em up while the getting is good. 

There aren't words for how much I love the four new colors from Bottombumpers. Steel is so classy I can hardly stand it. Lime and Neon Pink are brilliant pops of happy color, and Grape is so rich and expensive. These are the kind of colors that leave me wanting to never restock and simply make the newest shipment my own stash. Swear it hasn't happened yet, but one of these days.... 

Have you tried a Bottombumpers One-Size All-in-One yet?

Pork Chop Kids! The perfect marriage of form and function - leggings + socks in one!

I love, love them with a coordinating diaper for around the house, and they look positively adorable  peaking out under my daughter's dresses. And with so many patterns to pick from, you are sure to find just the pattern for your little one - girl or boy (oh yes, there are stripes, whales and puppies for those who aren't interested in rocking the pink argyle look). 

My newest Pork-Chop-specific obsession? Mixing and matching pairs. I think my current favorite mix might be Watermelon Dot with Bright Stripe II. I also love the idea of Red Dots and Hearts for Christmas pictures. And can you ever go wrong with argyle?

So let's celebrate! 

1 Grand Prize Pack value $82+

• 1 Kiwi Pie Fitted
• 1 Bottombumpers One-Size All-in-One
• 1 Pair of Pork Chop Leggings
• 2 Bottombumpers Organic Cotton Wipes
• 1 Eco Sprout 24oz Detergent Bag 
• 5 Tiny Bubbles Detergent Samples
• Your choice of Eco Sprout Bottom Balm+ or Thirsties Booty Balm

2 First Prize Packs value $42+

• 1 Bottombumpers One-Size All-in-One
• 1 Pair of Pork Chop Leggings
• 2 Bottombumpers Organic Cotton Wipes
• 1 Eco Sprout Detergent Sample
• 1 Eco Sprout Bottom Balm+ Sample
• 1 Tiny Bubbles Detergent Sample

7 Miss Congeniality Prize Packs value $10+

• 3 Bottombumpers Organic Cotton Wipes
• 1 Eco Sprout Detergent Sample
• 2 Eco Sprout Bottom Balm+ Samples
• 1 Tiny Bubbles Detergent Sample

How to Win, you ask? 

• For every $25 you spend at Itsy Bitsy Bums*, your name goes in the hat one time. 
• Want to double your chances? Include $25+ of NEW products mentioned above (any combination of items between the brands: EcoSprout, Kiwi Piem Pork Chop Kids as well as any of the new items: Thirsties Booty Balm, Tiny Bubbles, Bottombumpers new colors) and your total entries are doubled. 

Fine Print

• *Gift certificates, trial and rental packages and bumGenius/Flip preorders ineligible for entry. Entry total will be calculated after any Bitsy Bucks are applied. 
• Any shipping charges and sales tax do not count towards order total. 
• No limit on the number of entries per household. Limit one prize per household. 
• Entry order(s) must be received between 7:00am (central) 10/15/11 and 23:59 (central) 10/17/11. 
• Whoopsies? Order then realize you probably shouldn't have? All order cancellations must be received prior to winners are announced. If you email me to cancel your order after winners are announced, your order may be subject to a 20% restocking fee.
• All weekend orders will begin shipping Tuesday. 
• Winners will be notified via email, then announced on Facebook. Facebook promotion fine print: By purchasing you agree to release Facebook of any involvement, and that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associate with, Facebook. Your participation provides Itsy Bitsy Bums with your name and shipping details, and Facebook does not receive any notice of your personal information.

Abby's Favorites: Week 1

For the month of April I'm celebrating some of my favorite things, in honor of my favorite (yes, used as a noun). I know you've waited with breath that is bated so let's not keep you in suspense any longer.

What do I love? GroVia's One-Size All-in-One

Why do I love them? Super trim, super easy to use. Amazing colors and prints that are sure to satisfy!

Why else does my heart aflutter? Natural (organic!) fibers against the bum. Snap-in doubler allows you to get a snug fit on a smaller bottom. One-size! (Up until last year, this AIO was manufactured as a sized diaper under the name 'Dreameze.' Dreameze was discontinued by Natural Baby Company during the rebranding of GroBaby to GroVia. With this switch ushered in a more grown-up version, with better quality PUL, softer cotton soakers and prints!)

What to read more? Check out Haute Clothed Buns for more, including lots of photos!

Get them while they're hot! For the month of April Buy 3 Get 1 Free!

Want More? For the first week of April (April 1 - 7) spend $100 or more on GroVia products and get a free Magic Stick or free Soakers 2-pack.

Fine Print

• Must specify 'Spring Fling' in 'comments to retailer' section at checkout. Also include your top three color/print choices so I know what to aim for when pulling your freebie.
• If ordering over $100 specify preferred freebie at checkout.
• Offer good while supplies last. 
• Not valid on prior orders.
• No limit to the number of 'Buy Three, Get One' freebies. 
• Limit 2 '$100+ freebies' per household.

Growing | GroVia

Very excited to welcome Anna as a guest blogger on Bitsy Buzz. A lovely mother to two equally lovely girls, she also has a secret project up her sleeve for the store. Stay tuned for more details on that. ♥

And a quick editor's preface to this review - GroBaby rebranded to GroVia in 2010. With the switch in name, they also shifted their AIO focus from a sized diaper sold under the name 'Dreameze' to a one-size diaper 'GroVia All-in-One.' If you like the look of the Dreameze - know that you can still find them on various resale sites. Please note that GroBaby sold both Dreameze All-in-Ones and Fitteds, so make sure your seller notes what type of Dreameze is listed. 

A GroVia Comparison
by Anna Johnson

My sweet, tiny baby Jocelyn is now six months old!  Already I’ve packed away her newborn clothes and XS Bum Genius all-in-ones (AIO’s).  Last month I packed away her 3 month clothes.  Then, last week as I was putting her small Dream-Eze  AIO’s on her, I realized that they too were in fact too small.  Once again, it was time to grieve the passing of a size.

Putting away outgrown baby clothes and diapers makes me a bit sad.  I think it is because it forces me to come to terms with the fact that a precious time of life has passed—never to be revisited again—at least for this baby.  Fortunately, the silver lining of this cloud is that the passing of the old means there is room for new!  Every day Jocie figures out something new—how to do “raspberries,” how to sit up by herself, trying new foods, etc.  I get to unpack the next size of clothes and viola! She has a whole new wardrobe of cute clothes.  It also means it’s time for new diapers!!

As I started to put the small sized diapers away, I started to wonder how the small Dream-Eze AIO’s compared to the smallest size setting of my new GroVia AIO since they are both made by the same company.  My thought was that if the GroVia AIO on the smallest setting was as small as the small Dream-Eze, it might be worth “de-stashing” my 6 Dream-Eze and replacing them with the one-size GroVia.

One-Size (OS) diapers are a brilliant idea:  one diaper that will grow with your baby from the newborn stage all the way through to potty training so you can save money and only buy one set of diapers!  Sounds too good to be true, eh?  Well, I decided to put the GroVia OS AIO to the test.  Out came the small Dream-Eze from the bin along with the GroVia and my trusty camera.

So, here it goes!  The cute owl diaper is the GroVia AIO and the fabulous chartreuse green in a small Dream-Eze.  I have the GroVia snapped up to the smallest setting.  Side by side, you’ll notice that the Dream-Eze looks a bit more compact—and indeed, it is a little bit smaller.  From a tactile sense, the Dream-Eze is quite dense and the PUL is heavy and thick feeling.  The GroVia is feels substantial, but “fluffier” than the Dream-Eze and it feels almost silky! 

 

Put on top of the GroVia, you’ll notice that while the Dream-Eze is a bit smaller, the difference is quite minimal.  Unsnapped and placed side by side, you can see that the difference in length is maybe ½ cm.  The biggest “difference” is the width of the crotch.  The Dream-Eze is narrower through the crotch and the front panel.  You can see this best in the photo with the Dream-Eze placed on top of the GroVia.

 

 

The question is, does this make a noticeable difference on a small baby?  I’ll let you be the judge!  Although I think Jocie is unbearably cute, she no longer falls under the “small” baby category anymore, so I borrowed my 3 year old’s life-like dolly.

For reference, the doll is 18” which is somewhere between preemie & newborn length.

 

 

 

Pretty impressive huh!?!  Now, I don’t think that the GroVia AIO will replace XS/newborn size diapers, but in my opinion it definitely can take the place of the Dream-Eze AIO!  So, long story short?  I sold my Dream-Eze!   Should we ever have another little one, I might just be tempted to try some of the new GroVia newborn size. ;)

So now the question is, are my One Size Bottombumpers really One-Size?