Willow knows her carrier means bye bye

It is the cutest thing. Whenever I get one of Willow's carriers out, she gets excited. She knows it is time to go for a walk somewhere. Every school day, I walk Serenity down to the bus stop. We usually use her gorgeous ring sling I have. It is quick and easy to throw on. It is also very comfy for short periods. After long periods I get antsy with it. Willow always loves it though.

On most week days we also walk about 3 blocks to get my van when Jimmy goes to work. We only have the one van at the moment. I could use the ring sling for this, but prefer my new carrier, my everywear carrier. This has definately become my go to carrier. So she has started to recognize this one for going for longer walks.

Yesterday, I need to run errands, like usual, and needed to go get the van. So I pulled the carrier out of the play area. Willow saw it and got so excited. She started kicking her legs, and making her little happy noises. I had to quick get something from the kitchen, so I set the carrier down and walked away. Willow burst into tears. She was so upset. She thought I was taking her bye byes. When I came back into the living room, and picked up her carrier, she stopped crying instantly and started kicking her legs again. I buckled the carrier and went to pick her up. Before I even got to her, the arms were up in the air, she was cooing. I picked her up and started to transfer her to my back, she was laughing and making all kinds of happy noises.

You know, I always wondered what she really thought of being back there. Did she actually like it or was she just indifferent about it. I mean besides, Oh yeah I am being carried. But apparently she truly loves it. That just made my day.

She likes it, she really likes it. :)

Sorry had to share my super cute story, you know a typical mommy brag.

My review of Iameverywear carrier

     I received a free Iameverywear carrier through scandianvian child/ lillebaby to test out. Before checking this one out, for Willow, I had a mama made sling, a ring sling, a stretchy wrap and a woven wrap. I use the ring sling mostly, it is great quick throwing on to walk my older daughter to the bus stop. It was also great for a quick run into the store. But the down fall with the ring sling, for me, was I couldn't put Willow on my back. That is truely my favorite position for her. It keeps her happy, and "out of the way" so to speak. I can do dishes, cut veggies, work on my plants and garden. Whatever.
     I love the versatlity of my wraps. I love that I can cradle Willow, throw her up on my back, breastfeed discreetly, wear her facing in or out. The down fall of the wrap. It is complicated, and time consumming. And if I am out in the yard, the tails get dirty while I put it on. Another issue, when Willow is on my back, it is very hard for her to fall asleep. Her head rolls all over and she gets cranky. Also, once she does fall asleep, it is impossible to get her off without waking her.

     The next carrier I had wanted to buy was an asian style carrier. But the price of them... well it was no time soon.

    Now enter my new Iameverywear carrier. OK, I AM IN LOVE!!!!! This has everything I love so much. I don't have the cradle attachment, but Willow wouldn't really like it anyway.But I could use it that way if I wanted to. She can face forward watching everything around her. She can face inward, snuggled up watching everything. I can also nurse discreetly this way. If I use the sleeping hood. She can go on my back. There is a saftey harness on the inside. It buckles the baby to the carrier. It reminds me of the buckle in a shopping cart, but it comes up through her legs too. It has a neck support cushion, that can be removed if you want. And then one of my favorite features that I can't have with a wrap. The sleeping/sun hood. I can have her in the inward posistion or on my back, and use the sleeping hood. And since Willow is almost always on my back, it is very easy to pull up over her head by my self.  And speaking of using the carrier on my back, it is extremely easy to do by myself. The only time I do not reach for this carrier, is when I am running late for the bus stop and need to be able to adjust and put her in the carrier as I am on the run. I honestly love every feature about this carrier.

    

The girls and I before heading off to a community day    Willow sound asleep with her hood up

She would not go to sleep until I put the hood on. It really was the sweetest thing.

My one and only complaint of the carrier: I am a fluffy girl as it is, but the buckle that fastens around my waist, gives that added muffin top. Even on women who are nice and skinny. But I am sure that can be fixed, maybe adjusting the tightness. But seriously, that is my one and only complaint.

And to show how easy it is and just because I think it is just too cute:

You can read some of our adventures so far using the carrier here and here. Plus I use this carrier almost every day to walk about 20 minutes to get the van from hubby's work.

I would happily buy this carrier, I think it pretty much replaces all my other carriers.

Variety Club Camp fundraiser

So today was the Variety Club camp fundraiser. The Vaiety Club is a cub/camp for children with disabilities and delays. The campus is beautiful. I have never been there before. The fundraiserwas to help raise funds to help give scholarships to families who otherwise might not be able to afford to send their children to the summer camp.

We had a blast. Willow was chilling out in her Iameverywear carrier.

She loves her carrier. When she sees it, she gets so excited. She knows we are going out somewhere. Doesn't it look like she is giving the thumbs up.

All of our names intertwined.               Serenity and Joey doing chalk 

I actually did that with Willow on my back                                                     

Jimmy playing with a sensory toy         Serenity making a picture    

 

Jimmy playing in the moon bounce with the kids.

                       

And Lil Miss Willow sound asleep. She was fighting it until the hood went up. Hood went up, she went out.

                                       

On the way home. This is Jimmy's impression of Bruce Springstein. Yeah, he was being silly.

I am Everywear challenge

About 2 weeks ago, I read on Twitter about the I am Everywear Challenge.  As a precursor to the event, Scandinavian Child was giving out 50 líllébaby EveryWear carriers. Interested parents were to send in an e-mail stating why they would like to be one of the 50 to receive an EveryWear. I love babywearing, and was already looking for an easy carrier that I cold just throw on especially for my back. I already had a few other carriers but none that were truely simple for back wearing. So I sent in an email. And to my very happy suprise, I was chosen. The challenge is to start, I believe April 28. I got the carrier last night, and I LOVE it. I had already had a very very fussy day with Willow, and she was jsut miserable. I put on the carrier and threw her onto my back. She loved it and promptly fell asleep. Also, Willow loves to nurse in a sitting up position, and she can be in the carrier facing me and still nurse. And with the sleep hood, although it isn't complete coverage, it is pretty darn close. I am looking forward to giving it a real try out and about. We are heading to a community yard sale this coming weekend, and I hate strollers for things like that. SO in the new carrier she will go. I am really excited.

Oh yeah, and since no one was really here who could get a good picture of me using it... here is Joey wearing Willow.