The Love Connection + Pampers Giveaway

The first few moments after becoming a mom for the first time will forever be etched in my mind. Due to minor complications after my delivery with Harlan, I couldn’t hold her for the first hour after delivering her. I watched as MacKay helped cut the umbilical cord and then helped swaddle her up to hold her for the very first time.

The hour that I waited to hold my little girl in my arms seemed like a lifetime. I’d waited nine long months to meet her and just wanted to feel our connection from the outside.

It was the moment that MacKay placed Harlan in my arms that I felt that spark in my body. It was as if my heart swelled a million times larger. The love that I had know was no more and a new loved filled it. A love that is indescribable. Unconditional. Real, pure, love.

It was from that moment on that I truly started to live life differently. Suddenly everything I did was filled with more joy because I had this little girl in my life. Even the mundane and redundant tasks, like changing the dirty diapers, were done with a happiness. All because of this love that sent sparks throughout my body.

I’ll never forget the first time we had to change Harlan’s diaper at the hospital. The hospital I gave birth in promoted more family centric bonding so they did not have a nursery to bring the babies to once they were born. Harlan stayed with me throughout the entire stay.

The nurse brought her over to me on the bed and told me it was time to change her diaper. I had no idea how she knew, so I asked. She unswaddled Harlan and showed me this cool indicator on the diaper that turned blue when it was wet. I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen.

MacKay and I teamed up as the nurse showed us just what we needed to do to correctly put her in her diaper. It wasn’t difficult, but as a first time mom, I was taking notes on everything.

It turns out that those “cool” diapers that I had so much joy changing were Pampers Swaddlers. I made sure to take as much home as they would give us (yes, I was that mom.) We brought Harlan home in Pampers and have used them with both girls ever since.

I always loved the softness of the Swaddlers and was sad when the girls outgrew their sizes because my “cheat sheet” indicator of when they were wet was gone once they moved into the Cruisers. Lucky for me Pampers realized there were other moms like myself and has now extended their Swaddlers into size 5!

As much as I would love to have Avery out of diapers before we meet our little guy, it’s not looking very promising. But I’m comfortable with that knowing that I have a great diaper to keep her dry and comfortable until she does start to show interest in being potty trained.

So now it looks like I’ll have two little ones in Pampers Swaddlers in the beginning of the new year. 🙂 I’m okay with that though, because deep down (and even after nearly three kids) I still get that joy that I did the first time that I changed a diaper as a new mom. The things we do for love!

Good news! You have a chance to win Pampers diapers and wipes! Three lucky winners will receive a one month supply of Pampers diapers and wipes (in the form of coupons.) What parent wouldn’t love to get free diapers and wipes?! To enter, fill out the form below.

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This post is part of a sponsorship on BabyCenter. I received a free sample of the product for the purpose of this review.