Baby Night Light – Honey Dog

I recently purchased this cute little night light on amazon because the outlet kind don't work very well in my baby's room due to the locations of the plugs and furniture. To be completely honest I picked this one because I had a coupon. I'm not disappointed though. It is adorable and works really well.

The night light came with 2 honey dogs; one that lights up and the other is a little toy. You will need a wall adapter or a computer since the included charging cord is USB. Once it's fully charged and the light turns green, once it's charged up can be unplugged and carried around. My 1 year old enjoys carrying it around at bedtime. I haven't tested how long the battery last since I leave it plugged in on her dresser at night. It has 3 brightness settings that can be changed by simple touching it's paw. There is an on and off button on the back if you don't want it getting turned on anytime. It's LED lights so you don't have to worry about bulbs.

     

It came nicely packaged.

However other than the Honey Dog title everything is Chinese. I mean everything. The box, the instruction card, and some post cards included 

   

        

I found this very annoying. If a product is going to be sold in an American market there should be an English translation. I'm pretty sure this product came directly from it's manufacturer which is why nothing was in English. Thankfully it was pretty intuitive to figure out. I would have been bothered if it required more instruction.

Overall it's a cute little night light and does a good job. My daughter has fun playing with both pieces and it so far seems safe. It's a little pricey without a coupon but if you need something portable with varying brightness it's a good nightlight.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0716DN2GH

Cush Comfort Cush Comfort Non-Slip Memory Foam Seat Cushion

I recently got the Cush Comfort Cush Comfort Non-Slip Memory Foam Seat Cushion - Spinal Alignment Chair Pad for Relief from Sitting Back Pain.I received this product for free. I ordered it for my husband who works in front of a computer all day and often has back aches. He has complained much less about his back since he started using it. The cushion seems to stay in place quite well and the memory foam gives a good amount of padding. His only complaint was that due to the shape of the cushion you must sit in just the right position for it to be comfortable rather than being able to shift throughout the day. Overall it seems to do the job it was intended to even if it doesn't quite allow the user freedom to change his sitting position very much.

SOMASIX Magnetic Letters and Numbers

Disclaimer: I received this product heavily discounted in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.

When we first started having kids we received a lot hand-me-downs. Included in these was a rather incomplete set of alphabet magnets for the fridge. For a long time we got by with that set until our daughter got old enough she actually wanted to actually learn the alphabet so we had to get another set that had all the letters. Unfortunately that set only had one of each letter so you can only spell so many things. Now that she is older, she is learning to spell her name which has a couple duplicate letters, as well as lots of other words so once again we needed to expand. This time I ordered the SOMASIX Magnetic Letters and Numbers - Educational Refrigerator Magnet Set for Kids 62 Pieces. It comes with an uppercase and lower case of each letter and numbers 0 through 9. 

I had hoped with this set we'd be able to continue to expand my little girl's knowledge as well as start to teach letters to her little brother. This set is nice in that it has more letters and numbers than a lot of other sets and obviously was a huge improvements on used sets that have been passed down to me before. Other than that it seems like a pretty standard magnet set. Honestly I was hoping for a more secure magnet. These only have the one small magnet on the back as most do.

I've had similar sets before where the small magnet falls off the back and becomes a choking hazard or the magnet isn't strong enough and the letters end up under the fridge. I'd have really liked to see a full magnetic back like there is on some wooden magnet sets. However I didn't want the stress of splinters so plastic seemed like a better option. Despite that the magnet does seem to be very securely attached which diminishes the fear of a choking hazard. My concern of them not staying on the fridge instead of ending up under it still remains but so far seems OK. My kids  have enjoyed playing with them and it's nice to have 2 off each letter allowing them to at least spell their names. 

Gynoii Baby Monitors

Disclaimer: I received this product heavily discounted in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.

I recently purchased two Gynoii WiFi Video Baby Monitor Cameras for Smart Phone with Free App. One for each of my children's bedrooms. I'll first say that these are a huge step up from the regular audio monitors we used to use. As I'm expecting baby number 3 we wanted something more than unreliable low range often static filled audio to keep track of our precious little ones. I'm a big fan of pro and con lists so here I go. 

Pros

• I love being able to see my children through the video! I can see if they are playing when they should be asleep, breathing when it's so quiet that I wonder, or whatever else I am worried about at the moment. 
• Snapshots! I love being able to get photos of them sleeping. 

• Video quality is good and I like that I can adjust it if I need more bandwidth. 
• You can see in full color when it's light but best of all I can still see my kids clearly at night because the camera automatically switches to high quality infrared when it gets dark. 
• Security! Once my cameras are registered to my account they cannot be accessed by anyone else. One account per camera but I can have multiple cameras on my account; which I love. 
• Another feature I enjoy is that up to 4 devices can access our account video feed from anywhere. That means my husband can check in when he's at work or we can put the camera where we can keep an eye on the baby sitter while were out. 
• The app enables to use a guest account for family that's far away. My parents are not nearby by and it kills my mom not to see her grandkids so we enabled a guest account; all she had to do was download the app and log in. She got to watch us put the kids to bed. We waved and blew kisses. It made her night. Also I can turn it off at any time so we don't feel like we are being spied on.
• Movement and sound alerts. I'm a fairly deep sleeper so I liked that I could enable the app to alert me if there are sudden movements or noises from my children. Also you can vary the sensitivity so you don't get an alert every time your child rolls over (or you can if you'd like). I appreciate this feature because you'll see in the next section that there are some issues with the sound itself. 
• The time-lapse video feature is very entertaining. I never knew how much my kids move around in their sleep before. It's not really a necessary feature but very fun.

Cons

• There's really no manual. All that came with it is a small quick start guide that is far from comprehensive. A lot of the features are fairly to figure out however, I still struggled to get it set up and I even went to their website for answers. I ended up watching a third party video online. I wish there was included something more detailed with the product itself.
• Speaking of the website. The home/product pages are basically just infographs. The FAQs were the most helpful but even still several of the questions were either not answered at all or unclear. I found that several of my questions weren't even on the list. 
• Camera goes offline a lot. This is quite irritating. I usually can get it back but refreshing the screen or closing out of the app entirely and opening it again but I feel like I shouldn't have to. In fact it really scared me few day ago when we had a power outage and even after it came back on and our internet reconnected one of my camera feeds was MIA for sometime, as if I'd never linked it at all. I thought I was going to have to reinstall everything. 

• Sometimes it won't let me login. It'll say I need an internet connection even though I have one.

• There is a slight delay. It can take a few seconds to load when I open the app. The sound is delayed slightly more than the video. Sometimes in my rather small house I can hear them through the walls before I can here them on the app but I think in a bigger home it's a small enough delay that it wouldn't be an issue.
• About the sound, it's not very loud. Unless my app is set in the audio only mode (which makes it function more like a standard monitor) I can barely hear what's going on in there.  Audio only improves the sound a little but I still wish I could crank up the volume. 
• There is a feature that is supposed to enable you to talk to your child through the monitor but when trying it out with my 5 year old she couldn't really hear or understand me and neither could I hear her responses very clearly. Kinda a bust. It's easier to just get up and go in her room. It's too bad because if this worked properly it'd be really handy for anytime I'm not home and wanted to communicate with my child. 
• This last one may be more of a personal preference but there is a feature giving you the option to play a lullaby to your child thru the camera. However there appears to be no volume control. The lullaby is quite loud and I don't think it would be soothing to anyone. I definitely couldn't sleep through it. 

Conclusion: 

Sadly my cons list is slightly longer and weightier than my pros list. I still like my new monitors. They are a gigantic improvement on my older audio monitor and have features I truly love. However there are some flaws that I can't overlook such as the lack of audio control and the crashing of the cameras so often. Overall it's OK. I'm content that I got what I paid for but I don't know if I would feel the same if I had paid full price. If they provide a real manual with more information/answers and can work out some of the kinks with the app connection and volume then I'd be much more likely to recommend it to a friend. 3 Stars. 

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Hi! My name is Kellie. I'm your average mom of 2 with another baby on the way. I often find it's hard to find products I like. You can't always count on what you see listed online. I find a lot of reviews aren't specifics about the pros and cons. So I'm setting out to try out some things and let you know what I think of them. I will try my best to be descriptive and clear and I promise to always be completely honest. Without further ado here we go...