Things for the new year

DixieNormous330 · January 2015

A friend of mine started a not-for-profit for SN parents who want to/need to baby/kid wear. I'm tempted to apply for one. They have some really pricey wraps and carriers that have donated... I'm going to email her and get her input. She's been wearing her oldest since he was a newborn and now wears both him and her youngest who has Down Syndrome.

PMeg819 · January 2015

I have no SN kids but I really do love babywearing when you have two. It was such a sanity saver when DD was a baby and we were dealing with her reflux. If you do want a stretchy wrap, I'm happy to send you my Boba wrap. It's gray and in pretty good condition (no stains or smells).

mrsconn23 · January 2015

Yeah, my office needs doors stat. That way my bored kid won't interrogate me on why I called accounting.

mrsconn23 · January 2015

Also, someone set my thermostat (or it set itself somehow)...Plus the kiddo somehow changed the username on my sprint.com account (which is a whole story that I don't want even get started on).

I blame all this on the full moon. And the fact that 2 weeks and a day is entirely too long for winter break. Ha.

DixieNormous330 · January 2015

@Pmeg819 - I would love to try the Boba wrap!

I just friended you (I don't know why we weren't!) - PM me details and what you want for it.

*Barbie* · January 2015

NOLABridesmaid said:

6. Can you have a mid-life crisis at 41? I really feel like quitting my job and moving to Europe for a year. Wasn't that what I was suppose to do at 21?

I have a friend who is doing essentially that (quit her job and is spending the next year-ish travelling) at 30/31.

VarunaTT · January 2015

NOLA, life gets boring sometimes and shake up isn't a bad thing. And lady, sometimes DH and I won't go if it's all just couples w/kids b/c I can't 'effin stand it when no one can talk about anything but their kids. It can be hard relating to people on different things anyway, then you add the baggage that comes on with marriage and kids and sometimes, you just don't feel it. That's okay. It IS why I started putting us and myself out there to different groups on MeetUp and FB and stuff like that. It really did help me finding some more like minded people and even not-like minded people who I still really enjoy.

We're continuing to up our physical levels and outdoorsy stuff. We bought a new tent and camping chairs that we're excited about. We've planned a 3 day float at the end of April, we're doing the bike ride/concert thing again that I keep trying to make @ftrMrsO go to with us at the end of May, and our first long backpack trip, 3 days, 22 miles, on a trail in the east, for June, probably in middle or end.

VarunaTT · January 2015

Well, you guys shared makeup and other pics so:

This is our new crazy ass tent. It's HUGE, it's nearly doubled the size of the old one. We're giving up 2 pounds though and a decent chunk of room. We'll be splitting it into tent + stakes, and then fly + footprint between the two of us. It's neat b/c it's like a triangle tent mated with the dome tent. There are 2 doors, so no more climbing over each other to get in/out. And room for Zelda! And we each have our own vestibule for extra room/cooking. The only thing we're not crazy about is that the attachments are plastic and they just don't feel super heavy. We're going to see if we can replace them.

The new chairs. This thing is AWESOME; breaks down into 1.8 pounds and a bag that is barely a foot long and probably 5" wide. I'm so excited. It's super durable and comfy.

NOLABridesmaid · January 2015

That's a nice tent.:)

6fsn · January 2015

Love the tent and chair. Dh found a lot of my old camping gear this week and it made me a little sad for my past life.

jojobrn · January 2015

Late to this party, but another vote for yay babywearing! I still wear DD, she is 2 next week and 30 pounds, but still needs to be up at times. We've done the zoo with just a backpack and a carrier, I cannot remember when we last used the stroller.

A friend of mine locally has a son with Tay Sach's, and she wears him quite a bit when he isn't in his special stroller, especially out in busy places with space at a premium. WE both use Kinderpacks, which are like the Ergo, a SSC, but sized better, going all the way up to what they can preschool size. They also have ones with longer straps, they call them plus sized. I wear plus sized and it is so much more comfy then the ergo ever was for me.

You technically could wrap your newbie and put PK on your back in a SSC, I've seen it done. I only really wrapped DD in a Moby, then we moved to SSC, but I have a 7 wrap that I plan on using more for our newbie, and will back carry DD as needed.

DixieNormous330 · January 2015

jojobrn said:

Late to this party, but another vote for yay babywearing! I still wear DD, she is 2 next week and 30 pounds, but still needs to be up at times. We've done the zoo with just a backpack and a carrier, I cannot remember when we last used the stroller.

A friend of mine locally has a son with Tay Sach's, and she wears him quite a bit when he isn't in his special stroller, especially out in busy places with space at a premium. WE both use Kinderpacks, which are like the Ergo, a SSC, but sized better, going all the way up to what they can preschool size. They also have ones with longer straps, they call them plus sized. I wear plus sized and it is so much more comfy then the ergo ever was for me.

You technically could wrap your newbie and put PK on your back in a SSC, I've seen it done. I only really wrapped DD in a Moby, then we moved to SSC, but I have a 7 wrap that I plan on using more for our newbie, and will back carry DD as needed.

I'm not sure my body is up for tandem carrying. But I certainly will be wearing 2.0 a lot. PF is really getting determined to move on her own so we want to encourage that as much as we can.

I also can't afford a preschool-sized kinderpack. I've looked.

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