An old friend...

We lent out our very first wrap, a orange tie dyed gauze wrap to a wonderful Mother for her and her daughter to try.  Today after having it for the duration they needed it for, she returned it and this afternoon I was quite surprised to see our youngest who it was made for get very excited to see this old friend. 

He never even showed a speck of concern of its whereabouts when it was gone, but I think it was just something he was like "oh yea! I remember that wrap!" 

While he's getting a little big to wrap in it since it is more narrow, he was determined to wrap his dinosaur in it.  It was beyond cuteness today as he brought the wrap over and his "long neck" to wrap up on his back. 



When it starts to become a "threat" rather than the norm

It comes with a huge lump in my throat that I even have to talk about this.  The days where my third child no longer wants to be worn all the time while we are out.  He's two. I knew these days would begin, because I have seen them come before. But the difference is, with our other children, I was pregnant with the next before the child was done being worn, so I never had this feeling of loss like I do this time. 

Does it seem silly to just feel so absolutly bummed out about my son wanting down to run down the sidewalk with his siblings instead of being up on my back?  In a way I think it sounds so crazy to think this way, but on the other hand..it powerfully sucks. 

I have had babywearing in my life for six years, practically straight.  And now it looks as though those days are over...

Today while we were out I wrapped our son up for a long walk to Tim Hortons and the pet store in our area.  Getting him in the carrier was hard enough.  I knew there was no way that he could walk both there and back so I knew babywearing had to happen.  He seen his wrap and went "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and took off into the kitchen.  I grabbed our mei tai which has been a hit for him latley and he shook his head a bit less enthusiastically but none the less he was making it clear he wanted to be FREE today.  I got him on my back anyways, and we headed out, after about thirty seconds of complaining he gave up and was content the rest of the way.  On the way home however he was furious and wanted to run with his older brother. So I let him down. 

Sometimes he would start to go up on peoples lawns or near the side of the road.  "Do you want to go up on Mommy's back?"... he would say "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!" and behave. I would say "then I hope you are going to stay on the sidewalk then where its safer."

Oh my goodness I am using babywearing as a threat now!!!!!?????????

This is just so depressing for me.  Totally bummed. While I know that our babywearing days arent completly over, face it, I know that playing hard at a park leaves a two year old tired and not wanting to walk, so I know I will get to wear him probably another year at the least... but to be making it a threat? Even just this one time?  That totally bums me out. 

Like I hardly know what it feels like to not have a child "strapped on" to me somewhere while I am out LOL. 

I have a lot of people tell me that I'll manage, and I know I will, and that it is a new journey ahead, that there is far more to parenting than babywearing... that I know too. But when its been such a routine, its going to be a difficult one to let go of. 

Just felt like pouting a little this afternoon while the children napped all cute... covered in a wrap ;)

(Gotta squeeze it in somehow)

Gettin a wee big for being on the front dont cha think?

Today was the first time in a very long time that I have had to wear our two year old on my front. We have been doing back carriers for what seems like eons now, but today he was just so tired of being out and about (fabric shopping *squee!*) the he just wanted to nurse and go to bed, so I had to put him in a front carry in our wrap. He was very very happy then! But Im telling you, its very hard to do things when you have a thirty pound kid on your front! Trying to pay for things, getting into my purse... to any woman who wears their toddler on their front still even 50% of the time, I tip my hat to you. It wasnt easy.

The looks I got with him on my front were quite different than the looks I get when he is on my back.  People were like "wow you are brave"... my back was telling me the same thing ... wearing that big of a baby on your front no matter what kind of carrier takes guts I think.  But I would rather him be on the front of me and being a bit uncomfortable for an hour than have him scream out loud "BOOB!" every two seconds...yes we are working on table manners STILL.  (he signs it at the same time, does that count?)

Its bitter sweet.  We figure this is probably the last year of babywearing in our house unless I do find that ingenious way to wear our husky or cat... (Im kidding..or am I?).  I remember him just being born and being all cozy breastfeeding while in the carrier and me being able to do laundry or whatever I needed to be doing.  It can still be done, but it requires a bit more paitience and space LOL.  But we will cherrish these moments still with a few laughs :D 

when your life throws you toddlers...

Put him on your back!
My two year old son, can master a buckled stroller seat, untie a tie around his waist in a wagon, and proceed to the intersection. This obviously made me nervous when I was having him as well as my newborn son out. So heres the solution- wear em both! Did I ever get looks! but it worked!

a day in the life of a babywearer.

For three and a half weeks I have been a mother of three. Its absolutly wonderful, but at times, a bit (or maybe a tad more) chaotic! My second born, who is two, has decided that getting into things he is not supposed to is best done while I am nursing his baby brother. Thank goodness for babywearing. I dont know how anyone without a carrier who has a gassy baby with a toddler in the house, and a preschooler with a really loud wild imagination gets anything done. I just about fall over at the end of the day running all over the place, trying to keep up on laundry, cooking, entertaining the kids, changing diapers, breastfeeding etc. With my son being carried contently against me, I can nurse him, and pull my two year old off the dining room table and talk to him about the dangers of getting into Daddy's shaving cream without having a baby crying for the boob. I can do my dishes and laundry without wondering if my two year old is trying to take his baby brother for a walk, or hitting him in the head with one of his trucks. I can go run errands without having to lug our big bulky double stroller out, getting up and down the narrow isles of certain stores is so much more easier with the baby all snuggled up on me. My baby also has taking a disliking to his little baby bathtub and taking a bath with me. But absolutly loves the shower, so into a sling he goes and we take a shower together..much easier than holding a wet slippery baby in your arms..much safer too! Plus, so many of the slings, wraps, mei tais, pods out there today are so flippen cute, it makes it so much fun!!!