Showing posts with label babywearing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label babywearing. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Naps. Ring Slings. Grocery carts.

Oliver is trying to give up his naps.

He's not even three yet!

Is it too much to ask that he gives me at least one more good year of napping? Please? C'MON! Throw me a bone.

I just heard him come out of his room. *ANGER!*

Update: He wandered around upstairs for a while before retreating back to his room and flopping on the bed. VICTORY IS MINE.


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I've always touted the greatness that is the Ergo baby carrier but my new obsession is now the ring sling! The ergo is great to carry front OR back but it does require alittle extra effort with all the clipping and hoisting. The great thing about the ring sling (look. I'm a poet!) is that it is easily portable. I can just roll it up and stuff it in my bag. Plus, I can carry Wesley a variety of different ways, from having him face me to sitting on my hip to forward facing like a kangaroo. I wish I had tried to use the sling when Wesley was a little lighter but he's still under 20 lbs so it's not so bad. My shoulder does seem to get sore after an hour or so but it is still quite handy to wear, especially when I'm chasing after the other two kids.



See! Look how cute!


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I've been feeling a little off kilter lately and can't seem to figure out exactly why. I am just feeling extremely lethargic and unmotivated and it's beginning to wear a bit on the kids. I mean, I'm a total homebody but it's not fair for me to project that onto my kids, right? So that's why I've been trying to make more of an effort to take them out of the house during the day. John works such irregular hours that many days I'm home alone for very long stretches. This makes for some challenging dilemmas, such as grocery shopping. I've been wanting to try grocery home delivery but john always scoffs at the idea. I guess he'd rather have rice and egg again instead of letting me just buy normal groceries! Either that or Fred Meyer and Top Foods need to make larger grocery carts so I can shove all my children in there while fitting groceries in as well.

OR, I could just put the two in the cart and carry Wesley in the ring sling!I am such a genius.

Thank you. Thank you very much.



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Speaking of, do you like his hat? Here he is eating "Wunch.... or di di di di dinnuh!" (see previous video)



So happy when I finally rescue him from his crib.





Playing on Yoon yi's deck. Must have been really bright out that day. heh.