For my babywearing buddies January 12, 2011

Please allow me a moment.

My “baby” is now 4 and a full head taller than every one of her friends. Snow pictures are to come, but yesterday she asked to ride in a “mama carrier” on the way to our friends’ house to sled. Of course, that made the trip 100X easier, so I was all about it.

Sniff, sniff. We’re still rocking a Beco, for those who might care which carrier can hold a 4-year-old in Iowa-weight snow pants with legs almost as long as mine.

And my usual request: Please pretend that mirror is clean. Thank you!

Baby Shower Shopping June 1, 2009

Everyone I know is pregnant. Forget the blankies and pacifier clips. Here’s my new standard arsenal of baby gifts:

1) Hotsling for mama:

I’ll even be brave and post an old photo of us (I love this pattern, but it has gone on to a new home). She was a little too big for this type of carry and should have been in a hip carry, but I had no idea what I was doing! It was still comfy and got us through many a church service.

2) This book:

3) …and this one:

4) …and, oh my, this one. This is from the author of dooce.com. She’s a little rough around the edges, but she sounds eerily like my inner voice. Hilarious and disturbing all at the same time = quality reading material, friends.

5)…and if I had more $$$, I would add in a Babyhawk or Ball Baby Overall. Those are baby carriers for those who don’t speak babywearing. I had NO IDEA that these were even useful before Baby Girl came along. Now, I’d get rid of all my baby gear before I’d try it again without one of these babies.

Because this post has turned into a trip down babywearing-memory-lane via my photobucket account, here’s some proof it works for us:

What do you buy for baby shower gifts?