I don’t know if you know about my middle child, Liam.  I’ve written about him exenstively over at my personal blog, ever since the day he was born.  He is, well, a shrimp.  Always has been.  Was born at 4lbs 15oz and seems content to remain on the petite side even now at 2 years old.  To make matters more stressful for a nervous mama, he’s a picky eater.

Oh, did I say picky eater?  I meant the PICKIEST eater.  Ya’ll, this child didn’t even like baby food.  Not even the cereal.  He hated being fed anything with a spoon and we had to fast-track table food.  And even then, it’s been a constant challenge to find anything that he’s even remotely interested in putting in his mouth, much less swallowing.  Enter… Yoplait.

If it weren’t for yogurt, I’m sure he would have starved to death by now.  There have been times in the last year that yogurt was the best source of protein and vitamins he would get in a day (besides milk, of course).  And God bless them, Yoplait makes it easy.  They have an entire line of kid-friendly yogurts.  From the big kid friendly Go-Gurt and Fizzix squeezable yogurts, to the almost-big kid friendly Trix yogurt (that comes in some pretty day-glo colors and interesting flavors) to the more baby-friendly Yoplait Kids, these guys have your bases covered.

In the morning, when I know that feeding Liam breakfast is going to be a challenge, I like to take a Yoplait Kids smoothie and mix it in a sippy cup with milk.  He absolutely LOVES it and I can feel good, knowing he’s getting more than just the handful of cereal puffs or jelly-filled cereal bar for nutrition.  When we are going out to dinner and finding food for Liam is all but impossible, we think ahead and grab a tub of Yoplait Kids to take along with us and feed him there at the table.  It is quite seriously the only food he will allow us to spoon-feed him (besides ice cream, of course).  And now, as he’s getting older, we’re letting him experiment with his own spoon and while he does love to make a huge mess with it, he also EATS IT.  Which is is HUGE in my book.

So beyond just RAVING about our experience with Yoplait’s kid products, I have some GREAT news for you!  Thanks to Yoplait, you can print out your very own $1.50 off coupon so you can go down and get the yogurt product of your own choosing for NEARLY free!  If you have a picky eater like me, this could be your saving grace!

Also, thanks to the Parent Bloggers Network for providing me the opportunity to host a GIVEAWAY for you!  What will you get?  A coupon for a FREE Yoplait Kids product, a Yoplait soft-sided canvas cooler (awesome for picnics at the park!) and a My First Brain Quest flashcard game to play with your pre-schooler to help build their verbal skills.  All that for FREE!  (Can I say FREE! again?)  Just leave a comment here and I’ll let random.org pick a winner for us on Monday night after midnight.  I’ll announce the winner here on Tuesday.  So what are you waiting for?  Enter!

Sorry, this constest is only open to US Residents!

Updated: Thanks to everyone who entered!  Our lucky winner is Michelle!  Check back again soon as I’m sure to have another giveaway before you know it!

Underwear is a hot topic in this household.  We currently only have one child, my 8 year old eldest son, that is potty trained.  And it was a hard road to potty trained, let me tell you.  There are some days where I wonder if the lessons stuck.  Then I am reminded (by my husband) that he is a boy and boys aren’t like girls.

Which means, that boys are gross.  See, what we knew in the second grade still holds, girls.

Potty issues aside, boys are rough on their clothes and underwear is no exception.  As I’m doing my son’s laundry I’m consistently amazed at how quickly he goes through underwear and socks.  Holes in the toes appear almost as if overnight and the waistband of underwear is worn out, and holes appear in unlikely locations.  Does he keep wombats in his pants?

Imagine my excitement when I recently was selected by the Parent Bloggers Network to try out some of Hanes new Comfort Fit Promise underwear for my son.  New underwear is never turned down around here!  And when the package arrived, I was surprised (and amused!) that my son was just as excited as I was to see what was inside.  “New underwear!  AND SOCKS!” he exclaimed.  (This is the same child who actually asked for underwear for Christmas, so I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised.)

He promised he would wear them first thing in the morning report back to me on their performance.  When he got home from school that day I asked him how they worked.  “Good,” he said, descriptive as always.

“Are they comfortable?”

“Oh yeah.  I like these better than the last ones you got me.”

Oooh.  I guess you get what you pay for, eh?  I had gone with the cheapo generics the last time.

He loved that these particular underwear were tagless so nothing itching at the back of his waist.  He seems to be sensitive to such things, moreso than I am, so I was pleased to hear that.

“Did they *ahem* stay put?”  At his puzzled look, I elaborated.  “Did they ride up at all?  Give you a wedgie?”

He grinned.  Wedgie, he understood.  “Nope.”

All in all?  A glowing recommendation from a fairly reticent 8 year old boy.  And these underwear have been through the wash a couple times now and I am VERY pleased to report that everything is holding up great.  The socks remain hole-less, the underwear still look like new and the boxers haven’t even shrunk on me.

Hanes has really held up to their reputation for quality here.  And, they’re backing it up with a promise.  The Comfort Fit Promise states that if your kid isn’t comfortable, then you get your money back.  No fooling!  Truly in this day and age of economic uncertainty, that is a “comfort” indeed.

If you stop by the Parent Blogger’s Network on 8/22, you can find out how you can some Hanes for your kid, just in time for back to school!