December 2012 buns

[sadie]

Congratulations Ashley!

 

[Katy78]

Congratulations Ashley!

 

[LoloShells]

Congrats Ashley

 

[artsiekat]

Lolo - Congrats on the boy! You look so beautiful and healthy and the video made me tear up as well. What a wonderful way to share that special moment.

When I did Quinten's gender scan, they checked his gender by toilet shot, but the picture they gave me was a profile with an arrow. I couldn't really see anything, to be honest, but it's less likely that they got boy wrong than the other way around.

Ashley - Congrats on the birth of your little girl! I'm glad you're recovering well. I'd love to see your birth story if you don't mind sharing! Quinn was 8lbs 15oz at birth, as well.

Coco - I want pictures of your alva diapers when you get them!

I can't believe it's November already! This year as gone by so quick! We had a great time at my parents and I miss having my Dad around always bouncing the baby. Quinn loved that so much, he could sit him up on his knee and Quinn would be hung over his hands, fast asleep in 10 minutes or less! I have to walk him around for that same effect!

Hubby's mom is coming on Friday, so I'll be pretty busy again, but it's good for Quinn to see his family, I think.

Everything was okay over here, except we lost all our food in our fridge/freezer. Our landlord said we only lost power for 12 hours, but our fridge is plugged into this outlet breaker that has to be flipped before it works again after the power goes out. Boy, did it smell nasty.

There was this adorable cloth diaper shop in Texas that made me super jealous(I don't have any near me up here) and I bought three adorable one size wraps from there. I also bought more fabric to make another sling, as if I don't have enough already.

I think I might break down soon and buy either a didymos or girasol shorty wrap. Do any of you babywear?

 

[LoloShells]

Thank you, that's sweet of you to say I'm glad that all you lost were some groceries! Whew!

I almost burnt down my house on Saturday, lol. Not cool. Damn pregnancy brain.

 

[Coconuts]

Artsie!!!

I'm planning on being a big baby wearer here. Just washed a huge swathe of jersey interlock in lime to make 2, possibly 3 wraps out of. Just waiting for it to dry to see how much it shrunk by, measure and chop!!!!! I almost just got plain cotton jersey knit but it's stretchier than the interlock so over time the interlock will be better as G gets heavier. No saggy baggy baby.

Here are the Alvas. I got thirty. A good mix of double gusset, the plush and soft minky and the regular (still soft but not fluffy) PUL ones. Got 20 bamboo extra inserts and have 24 muslin flats and 10 newborn wraps in boring old white from another shop to tide us over until the Alvas have a good fit. I took the pic when they arrived 6 days ago. I posted in my own journal but I guess I forgot to tell you all they arrived. The came the same day as some morning sickness too Got some more three days later on the Friday too. It's Monday now and haven't seen hide nor hair of the m/s since Friday so I'm hoping it was just something to do with my stomach being moved on out of the way to yet another tempory home. Poor nomadic stomach.

My wrap fabric arrived with a fabric bundle I'm using to make some baby bandana bibs for when she starts uncontrollable dribbling and the left overs are being paired with some flannel to make up 60 cloth wipes. All the fabric is cut (bar the wrap fabric) and waiting for me to buy some pins and go and borrow MILs sewing maching!

I'll attach the fabric too and while I'm at it, if you didn't see the cocoon and hat I knitted there's a pic of them too. (The hat looks really small but it's just the perspective)

 

[sadie]

Seriously Coco, your MIL must LOVE you! So handy dandy! I wish I had a sewing machine. Here bibs are so expensive for what they are. It annoys me and I am immature in that I am trying so hard not to buy any. I wish I could make my own!!

Artsie, welcome back! I am glad you had a nice time. It is very impt for Quinn to be around his family, imo.

I have an ergo. Does that count as baby wearing? We use it often. O likes it. I also have one of those moby wraps that I keep forgetting to try on. I watched a few videos to learn, but then forgot to take it out of the box! I will try it tomorrow! Im sure O will love it!

Off to bed. Almost midnight. xo

 

[artsiekat]

Coco - I made my own wipes, too! Bunches of them, they are great. They are double layer flannel and fleece or flannel with microfiber or flannel on flannel.

I love the prints on those alva's. I might try some of their minkies just to try a new kind of diaper. My family thinks I'm crazy, always buying diapers, but they just don't understand!

One of the new wraps I bought is a cow print just like the one I spy in your picture. Too cute!

Here's a few of the sling and one wrap I've made. The wrap is a shorty wrap, less than 4 yards, I have made one 6 yarder woven wrap, but I really don't like all that fabric and much prefer a ring sling over it. The shorty wrap is nice and I would love to carry Quinn in a rucksack, but he doesn't like a back carry yet. He coughs and wiggles everytime I try to put him on my back.

The blue sling I dyed myself, but wonked it up a bit. That picture is taken with Quinn's Great great grandma, she's 99! I have some osnaburg fabric I picked up in Texas that I plan on dying and turning into a ring sling. I'm thinking a red or grey gradient.

 

[citymouse]

Congrats, Lolo and Ashley!

Just a drive-by, things are crazy here with the move and work, but I've read along and am so happy for all the good news.

Artsie, I was definitely thinking of you during Sandy! I have family in Hoboken and they got very lucky... lost power but their cars and apartment were okay.

 

[B&LsMom]

ASHLEY---CONGRATS ON BABY GIRL BEING IN YOUR ARMS---I can't wait for my turn now Well with my baby boy--you know what I mean!!

Artsie I used a ring sling with Blake--most like the green one in your pics. I noticed he would get really warm and sweaty, but I much preferred packing him around that way if we were out shopping so he would be close and snuggly rather than in a car seat--we didn't even try out his stroller until he was about 5 months old (mainly due to weather--also because I would rather wear him than stroll him)

Sadie--the ergo carries are SUPER nice from what I have seen--those totally count!!. My friend had a Moby wrap and SWORE by it--looked tricky to me--good luck trying it out!!

 

[Coconuts]

No way dude! They're easy!!! I'm making a moby style wrap rather than a ring sling mainly since I light the idea of the weight being spread evenly over both shoulders but Artise is modelling the ring sling wonderfully.

I think the whole moby tie looks difficult but in practice is a piece of cake.

BMom I think I might be like you with baby wearing. We need to get our hands on a stroller / pushchair but when she's small and not so heavy I'd prefer to pop her in her pouch with my or DH when we go to the supermarket, grocery shop, out for a walk etc.

Artsie, Q's HAIR IS AMAZING!!!! Man oh man is he one gorgeous little babe. Seriously worth all the wait and heartache that came before him don't you think???? All those wraps looks amazing. DH looks totally at ease baby wearing too! Good job! What does your family say about baby wearing? Were you a worn baby?
I was cloth diapered AND worn but in a clippy claspy contraption that was around 30 years ago. Front carrier though. Mum is a massive cloth bum supporter and was / is the only person to suggest I get a carrier for baby wearing (although she didn't use the term) since I loved it so much. She was crunchy before crunchy was invented. I was BFd too and when I started solids I ate what they ate all whizzed up in the blender.
She's so on my side with all these 'weird' decisions I'm making I love it!

 

[LoloShells]

I agree Artsie, that is the cutest baby I've seen in awhile and he needs to be in commercials or print ads, they'd snatch him up in a heartbeat.

 

[citymouse]

That hair is unbelievable, Artsie.

I've tried a ton of carriers... the Moby never quite worked for me, as I'd get all flustered trying to arrange it while the baby cried. I ordered a Close/Caboo (I think the US equivalent is the K'Tan), which is like a pre-tied Moby, and used that for a while. But the best for us has been the Ergo. It's not as good when they're teeny-tiny--someone had given us a Bjorn and we used that from 8 pounds up to about 4 months--but it's wonderful now that she's older. She falls asleep in it all the time.

I think a ring sling would have been great but I never got around to trying one! I do have a sling that's just a big circle of fabric... it's good for hip carrying, but not very secure. You definitely have to hold on to her while she's in it or she could flex wrong and slide right out!

 

[LoloShells]

I want the moby but won't buy one. I have registered for it though

 

[ashleywalton]

Here's a pic of Lanay

We are home and she's doing great! I am struggling with sever SPD after delivery. It is normal for it to get worse before it gets better I guess, but I sure am ready for it to ease up. My other girls love her and our family feels complete. Can't ask for much more.
Hope you ladies are doing well.

 

[citymouse]

Congratulations, Ashley! She's lovely.

 

[artsiekat]

Congrats Ashley, she is gorgeous!

Coco - My family thinks I'm pretty crazy, but they've known since I was a little girl that I was a hippie! I do have to admit that I am happy I do not live near them. I know they tried to censor their remarks, but quite a few breastfeeding and babywearing quips came out during our visit. I wish my family were more like your's! Quinn was so worth the wait and heartache and more. He is absolutely perfect and I am so lucky to be his Mommy.

Lolo - I joke all the time that we should take Quinn to some baby model auditions. But I'm a little biased in how adorable I think he is. the moby is nothing more than 5.5 yards of 23" wide jersey knit. S buy some on sale and make your own! Doesn't even need hemming because it's knit!

city - ring slings are by far my favorite slings right now. I think I'll get more into wraps as he gets older and heavier and I need more two shoulder support. I do like my shorty wrap I made, though, but Quinten doesn't yet.

I'm getting the crazy idea to pull out my loom, getting two small size heddles and making my own twill woven wrap.

Bmom - That green sling is linen, so it is very breathable! That one is double layered, but I used a single layer linen sling during the summer and it wasn't too bad!

Sadie - That definitely counts as babywearing. Doesn't matter what you use to wear the babes!

 

[Katy78]

Ashley, thak you for sharing your youngest daughter's photo with us. She's adorable .

Artsie, yup, Quinn is the cutest baby boy ever.

 

[ebelle]

ashley she's adorable!!! congrats once again...

artsie, have to agree that quinn is sooo good looking and i love his naturally thick hair.

Coco - you are unbelievably creative with all that crafting you've been doing. Baby G is so lucky her mommy is so well organised and prepared. I wish I was half as good as you!

AFM, I've got about 16 hours to go before the detailed scan. Very excited to find out if baby is all good and of course whether we are having a girl or a boy. Will update once I know

 

[ashleywalton]

Good luck ebelle! Exciting times