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Help save WAHM’s - IMPORTANT DEADLINE 1/30/09
Ok, this CSPIA stuff is scary! But there is some light at the end of this crazy tunnel. I’m posting something I wrote on TBW so more people (that means YOU) can act. If you are not on TBW, you can check out what the mama sent, which explains th...
Time Keeps on SLIPPING…
… into the FUTURE! Here I am, with a very chatty toddler and a teen son who is eligible for a Learner’s Permit (driving) in less than a month! So here’s the scoop. Twilli’s vocabulary is ever increasing. And lemme tell you, sh...
WHERE’S THE BABY WEDNESDAY - isn’t that just how it goes?
wow… the old cliché that says says, “just when you learn all the answers, they change up all the QUESTIONS”. that’s how I feel lately. just when things started looking up to us here, we learn that we will have let go of the c...
Wears the Baby Wednesday - Even Twilli wears her baby!
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Wears the Baby Wednesday - Twilli Pie Design - looking for testers once more
You got it. We have modified the body/blanket design of the Twilli Pie Podegi, based on feedback from our first round of testing. Now we need a few more families to test the new poegis. Thanks to the wonderful mamas for providing excellent feedback! ...
Wears the Baby Wednesday - Twilli Pie Podegi Action Shots
It’s been a while since I’ve done a WEARS THE BABY WEDNESDAY. (My neck/back has been acting up, causing numbness in my hands. The computer aggravates it. Thus I haven’t been spending nearly as much time online.) We’ve been get...
You could WIN…
…an entire BABYWEARING STASH!!! Visit Along For The Ride, at the link below. You get only one entry. But you can get a second one if you post a link on your blog/website. Good luck! (Of course, I’m crossing my fingers that *I* win! But y...
Wears the baby Wednesday… we’re baaaaaaaack!
Yay! We are back home in sunny Fort Lauderdale. (It wasn’t sunny AT ALL yesterday when we flew in though.) I am very glad to be home. We really missed DH! This fantastic 21st Century Dad was sooooooooooo happy to see Twilli!!! And Twilli was ju...
Wonderful Attachment Parents…
Hello everyone. Long time… I JUST NOW got DSL hooked up at my parents’ house in TN. Yea! So I should be posting with a bit more frequency now. I returned from the Babywearing Conference in Chicago on Sunday. The conference was amazing! I ...
Wears the Baby Wednesday - New Twilli Pie PODEGI & Fun in the Sun
We are finally happy done with the TWILLI PIE PODEGI prototype development! We will be making exclusively narrow blanket podegis, for the time being. We prefer the straight straps, although angled straps will be an option. And each TWILLI PIE Podegi ...
Wears the Baby Wednesday - Twilli Pie Podegi makes appearance at IKEA!
TWILLI PIE PODEGI - Out and About & Testing I’ve been meaning to go to Ikea for a while. So today hubby and I decided to have lunch there and pick up a few things. We got a lot of smiles and looks from people. There were loads of babies the...
Wears the Baby Wednesday - Where IS the baby?
Today Twilli is 9 MONTHS OLD! It has been lightning fast. But yet it feels like she was a newborn last week! There used to be a national babywearing organization called NINO: Nine In Nine Out. It supported the theory that the first 9 months of a bab...
Wears the Baby Wednesday… errrr THURSDAY - Introducing the Twillie Pie Podegi
Ok. I am a day late for WEARS THE BABY WEDNESDAY. We’ve been sick and I’m still grossly behind in just about everything. Anyway, enough whining. We have new babywearing news and photos for you to see! We are in the process of creating ou...
Wears The Baby Wednesday - The Broward Babywearing Meeting
It’s Dad’s turn to write “Wears The Baby Wednesday” this week. I’m between daytime gigs right now, so my schedule opened up to attend a Broward Babywearing Meeting this past Monday, where Renee attends regularly. Mothers...
Wears the Baby Wednesday - Mei Tai Back Carry
Here we are at Wears the Baby Wednesday again already! I am getting this post out late in the day. But hey, it’s STILL Wednesday, so it counts. Right? This week I want to discuss something that has made my life much MORE CONVENIENT. Beyond ba...
Wears the Baby Wednesday - Introducing TWILLI PIE Mei Tai Baby Carriers
If it’s Wednesday, it must mean it’s time for WEARS THE BABY! We have a couple of new additions in our stash. But first I want to share the overdue action photos of the BabyHawk Mei Tai that we got a few weeks ago. This was the first tim...
“Wears the Baby” Wednesday - New Additions and Babywearing Daddy
It’s official. I am addicted the For Sale or Trade - TheBabyWearer.com Forums. I sold a couple of the carriers I was no longer using. I got a great deal on a used BabyHawk Mei Tai carrier. I basically saved over $30, compared to getting the sam...
Finally… Photos of my first DIY Scandi-style Mei Tai
I’ve been wearing my new fluffy Scandi-style MEI TAI for almost a week now and I really love it! There are a few edits I need to make, like a totally new sleep hood and the little loops for the hood to connect/tie onto. (I actually don’t ...
Making a Scandi Style Mei Tai Baby Carrier
I haven’t posted for a couple of days. This is mostly because I needed to take a hiatus from the glaring screen, do a mild internet detox, and work on my latest and greatest sewing project. I am not a super crafty type. But I have done a lot of...
How I Shed My Baby Weight… and Then Some
It’s a new year. Everyone is making resolutions, hitting the gym, and regretting their holiday decadence. The weight loss propaganda is rampant on the television. So much so that I stopped watching TV for a couple of weeks. But that’s not...
The Stealthy Nursling: Sightings
It will document the times when moms (or dad) are seen babywearing around town. It's a glorious thing to nurse in public, with privacy AND mobility....
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