This contest has ended. Thanks to all that entered! You can still get 10% off at Birthday Keepsakes by entering the code MKK at the checkout until August 23
When I was pregnant I had big goals of completing 2 baby books. Yes, 2. One for me and one that Ella could take with her when she moved out. Honestly, I loved 2 books and couldn’t decide between them, so that was my justification. 😉 The day that I gave birth everything happened so fast, I didn’t think about saving a newspaper to put in her books. Does anyone??? After we got home and settled into our routine, I started filling out the books and came to the section where you fill in info about the world and what the current rates are for everything. Ugh! I decided to do an Internet search in hopes some company had this info already printed out so I wouldn’t have to do individual searches. That’s when I happened to come across Birthday Keepsakes and fell in love.
They have awesome 8×10 or 11×14 Keepsake prints that have all of the information about your child’s birthday on a cute bordered design with 13 options. I decided that the $9.99 was totally worth not having to look up all of the information needed and would be a great keepsake for when Ella wanted to know cool things about her birthday.
You get to personalize the Keepsake print by adding time of birth, weight and other important details. It also has cool stuff like astrology info (which is optional), famous people who you share your birthday, headlines that happened during your birth week, famous past events, best of the year, costs of common items, top news stories, plus fun and fashion. Basically everything that both of my books asked for and more! I’ve even thought about ordering one for myself just so I can see all of the info about 1980.
They also have other outstanding personalized products. We got to try the Activity Placemat and it is an amazing learning tool. It comes laminated, so your child can write on it with a washable marker. The placemat is bordered by primary colors and it teaches how different colors can mix to make another color. It also has their name, birthday and a space that your child can trace their name. You can choose to put a personalized message, days of the week or the months. I choose days of the week and I have Ella circle what day it is every day. It also has different shapes at the bottom in colors that weren’t used in the border.

And that is just the front of the mat! The back has the alphabet with characters that begin with each letter and after the alphabet there are numbers 1-10 with counting dots. It has been the best alphabet tool I have come across yet! Ella has been circling the letter I ask her to find or she will point to it. She loves it! Plus it’s great to take to restaurants to keep your kiddo busy while you wait.
They also have Little Prints,which is an amazing print you can capture your infant’s foot and hand prints or just one. It comes with a sweet poem and would make a great baby shower or home coming gift if you know the baby’s name. They give you an ink print pad that doesn’t allow the ink to touch your newborns fragile skin. Birthday Keepsakes knows mess-ups happen in the process, so they send you 2 prints! My friend just had a baby, so we got to try it out on her 2 week old.

The hand was a bit difficult to do since he was still bawling up his fists. You might need 3 people to get the perfect print or just go with the footprint. Other than that it was quick, easy and turned out really cute.
Birthday Keepsakes also has Growth Charts, Name Wish Poems, The Twelve Gifts of Birth, Wedding and Anniversary Designs, Framing and more!
The Discount: You can get 10% off at Birthday Keepsakes by entering the code MKK at the checkout until August 23
The Giveaway:
Birthday Keepsakes is giving away a $50 Gift Certificate to 1 lucky reader! You can get multiple items with $50 since they have amazing prices.
Rules: You have until 11:59 p.m. August 10, 2009 to enter. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced after they respond to the winning email. The winner has 48 hours to respond to the winning email, or a new winner will be chosen. You must leave your email address! This contest is only open to US residents.
How to Enter: You must visit Birthday Keepsakes and tell me what you or your child’s name means. Click on “Comments” to leave your post. Make sure to leave your email address!! I cannot contact the winner without it!
EXTRA entries: You must complete the “How To Enter” before making any extra entries. Make sure you leave a comment for each extra entry and tell me which one.
2. Become a fan of Mkokopelli on FB, Mkokopelli on Twitter or Follow my blog
3. Subscribe to my blog by email (on the right sidebar)
4. Blog, Tweet or send a message on FB and leave a link here (3 extra entries)
5. Enter another giveaway I have going on and tell me which one
6. Tell me what you would spend your $50 GC on at Birthday Keepsakes
7. Tell a friend about Birthday Keepsakes
Thanks to Birthday Keepsakes for your amazing giveaway and good luck to everyone! 
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My daughters name “is a compound made from Anne and Lisa. Anne is from the Greek name Hannah, and means “gracious.” Lisa is a pet form of Elizabeth from the Hebrew and means “pledged to God.”
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Allison means 'of noble birth'. khaski78@hotmail.com
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ALICIA is a variant form of Alice from the Old German name adalhaidis, and means “of noble birth.” Alicia is also a variation of Alyssa from the Greek, meaning “rational.”
ALEXANDER is from the Greek, meaning “defender or protector of mankind.” It was made famous by Alexander the Great, a Greek general with an empire around the Mediterranean Sea. Popular in the 19th century.
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I would probably get each of my 4 kids a name wish poem!
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I entered the kokopax carrier giveaway!
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I have 4 kids, but I just did the baby's and it is: KADENCE is from the Latin, and means “with rhythm” or “with flow” or “melodious.”
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I told a friends through the Babykeepsakes site.
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I Tweeted at http://twitter.com/katgreg01/status/2816046225
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I would absolutely get the activity placemats – my daughter and a few friends. They are all just learning to right and love to doodle during mealtime.
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I am also entered in the Laurie Berner giveway
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My daughter's name is Arianna which means “lady of silver.”
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My daughters name is Rowan and it is a tree from Ireland that brings good fortune
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defender or protector of mankind.”
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Everyone have a great week!
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my daughter's name means: a violet, since her name is violet
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My sons name means “harvest”.
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i entered the Kokopax Classic Carrier Giveaway.
-lauren
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One thing I'd want is a Little Prints page…I love the boys one and the sports one.
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Oh how cute. My name is Lauren.
LAUREN is a modern variation of Laura, from the Latin laurus, meaning “laurel.” The laurel is the symbol of victory. In classical times, a crown made from leaves of the bay laurel was given to heroes or victors
-Lauren
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NOAH is from the Hebrew, and means either “rest, peace” or “wandering.” The name has been used regularly since its appearance in the Bible, but has never been widely used.
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I entered the Greenfeet giveaway on your site 😀 Thanks
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I think I'd get the placemat, the keepsake name and a growth chart with the gift certificate 😀
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Her name is derived from the Greek word katharos, which means “pure” or “unsullied.” Interesting!
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I would get the fish birthday keepsake for my son Connor and I would get the noah birthday keepsake for my son Micah when he is born and I would also get the wedding keepsake for my wedding.
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My son's name is Connor and CONNOR is from the Irish, meaning “wolf lover,” or from the Gaelic meaning “high longing.” As a form of Conan, the name means “to be able, to be knowledgeable.”
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I entered your Kokopax giveaway.
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I like the Parchment Keepsake Design, I would like to get one for each of my daughters.
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My daughter's name is from the Greek and means “shining, bright.”
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I know for sure that I would be buying the infant prints item, for my newest niece due in September. Other than that, I haven't decided because there is so much I like!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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My sons name is Jeremiah, and it means: From the Hebrew, it has been translated as “God will loosen the bonds”, “God will uplift”, or “The Lord exalts.”
It's almost Jeremiah's birthday so I hope we win!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
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my daughters name means AVA is from the Latin and means “like a bird.” The name may be a form of Eva from the Latin meaning “life.” Or it may be a shortened form of Evangeline, which is from the Greek and means “good news. amsbolda@hotmail.com
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