International Babywearing Week

Apparently it is International Babywearing Week.

And for those of you who don't baby wear, I seriously don't know how you get anything done. I recently posted about how I am still doing all naps in a carrier, so seriously, how could you get anything done?

Not only do we take naps in carriers, we grocery shop in carriers, we talk walks in carriers, we hold baby in carriers when he wants to be held but mommy needs to do stuff. They are part of our daily routine. And it is really hard to imagine life without them. Especially with traveling via airplane with a baby.

When Leland was first born we started with the moby:

and then I got a BabyBjorn:

and then I got my current fave, the Ergo:

I still use the moby as my go to for nap time, Jeff uses the BabyBjorn around the house and for nap time, and the Ergo is for everything else.

So if you never started baby wearing, your kid probably will hate for you stuffing him in a carrier now. But if you are pregnant now or when you do have a child, use a carrier! They are lifesavers.

Workin' It

So mama has a new gig, and she is really excited about it.

She recently got offered a position writing for this website: 2ndGreenRevolution

I will be working on my sample piece this weekend and I will keep you posted on when it is up on the site.
After that the contract ( a contract!) will be for 10 articles.

All of the articles will be about sustainability and I will probably focus more on food, but we will see what I end up being interested in.

So if you are interested in sustainability, check out the website, and add it to your readers, you can subscribe by RSS feed.

I am really excited about this!

Obessions

This little guy has a couple of new obsessions.

One with putting anything and everything in his mouth:

This includes apples when one of us is eating an apple. And when you try and take it from him, he screams and throws a fit.
Speaking of fits, when he is on his tummy and doesn't want to be on tummy he will put his head on the ground and cry. Too funny.

One with putting tags in his mouth:

He seeks out tags on his toy and has to stuff them in his mouth.

And this is how he saying hi. When he wants to say hi to someone he sticks his tongue out and says "Ahhh". It is super cute.

Oh and I totally get it now, how every parent think their kid is the funniest. Because this kid isn't even trying to be funny and most of the things he does are funny. Like the saying hi thing, the tantrums (for now), and when other people start to talk to him he sometimes give them this stare, his papa's stare. And it is hilarious. He will just stare them down and not give them the smile they are seeking. Okay last thing that I think is funny is when he has his serious face on in the bath and is kicking like crazy. He is really concentrating on those kicks.

Okay I will stop the gushing.

Wordless Wednesday

Bedtime reading:

Smiles- Toddle Along Tuesday

This week's Toddle Along Tuesday topic is: Something you love about your kid(s). Choose one thing, or choose many things! Link up an old post or a new post...whatever you'd like! There are no rules, except that you link up a post rather than your whole blog.

Like all other moms, you can't really say there is only ONE thing you love about your kid.

But currently, I am loving all the smiles I get.

Almost every time I look at him I get one. And he tends to think I am pretty funny, so they happen a lot.

It one reason he is such a great baby.

P.S. He is starting to throw tantrums, so it is not all smiles and rainbows over here.