Babywearing

Recently I have seen a ton of mommy-blogs praising Babywearing and talking about how much they love their slings, so I decided to give Babywearing a try too!

I didn't want to go out and spend a lot of money on a sling {these things can be SUPER expensive}, because I still am not sure how much I will use it. I figured, instead of buying one, I would just make one!

I did a search for free baby sling patterns, and found a pretty easy one at Maya Wrap. They have a pattern with instructions for how to make and use a ring sling. So I printed out the directions and got started. While doing our Black Friday shopping, I picked up some really cute blue, green, and white striped fabric for around $2.00 a yard that would make a SUPER cute sling for Eli. I did a little research on what kind of rings to buy to make a ring sling, and actually ended up buying the rings from the Farm and Feed store in our little town for ninety nine cents each!! The ring sling really wasn't very hard to make: a little cutting, a few hemmed edges {a broken sewing machine needle} and then attaching the rings {SUPER secure for my BIG man}. I think it took a total of maybe 3 hours from start to finish, and it turned out SUPER cute!

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My first attempt at Babywearing!

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Eli seemed to be pretty happy in the sling, even though I am still getting used to wearing it. I am still not very good at getting him in and getting the sling adjusted just right. I hope I learn quickly, because Eli is getting SUPER heavy and it is really hard to carry him around in his car seat {My left wrist has seriously been hurting lately and I think it is from carrying him around} ! Any advice or suggestions on using my new ring sling would be SUPER!

My! What a BIG baby you have

I took Eli for his four month well baby checkup yesterday. I have to say, before I tell you his height and weight, that he is technically four and a half months. So, keep that in mind when you see how 'big and tall' my little man is!

Height: 26 3/4 in. {in the 95%}

Weight: 19 lbs {above the 97%}

Head: 44 cm {in the 90%}

I knew that Eli was a chunky monkey, but I had no idea that he was as HUGE as he really is. On the way home {after letting the numbers sink in a little} I thought how blessed I am to have a {SUPER big} healthy baby! Really, since leaving the hospital, we have only been to the doctor three times. Twice for well baby checkups, and once because he had a little bit of a cold when he was only three weeks old. We really are very blessed to have such a big, healthy man {even if he is SUPER heavy and is constantly killing my arm and back forcing me to attempt to make a baby sling to carry him in(more about that tomorrow)}!!

Not Me! Monday

This is my first time to participate in Not Me! Monday from over at My Charming Kids!

Not Me! Monday, is a place where we can be brutally honest with each other, and live to tell about it, while we shroud the severity of our statements by pretending we so did not really do them!

I did NOT go to the walking track this week in my Christmas tree pajama pants. I did NOT wear them under my workout pants because it wasn't SUPER cold outside and they weren't the only pants that my still HUGE post baby behind would fit into!

I did NOT get SUPER mad because we missed the Girls' Night Out movie on Friday. I also did not go inside and find the manager and then argue with him about the sign being broken. I also did NOT tell him that next time I would just drive the extra 15 minutes to go to the other theatre because obviously he isn't running his business very well!! Not Me! I would never do that.

I did NOT eat two.....yes that right, I said TWO pieces of cake this weekend. I would never eat two pieces of cake when I am supposed to be on a crash diet! I did NOT eat the second piece of cake and then go walk two miles at the walking track. Not ME!

I also did NOT send my children to church last night with stickers on their faces. I did NOT use a ton of hair gel and hairspray to make their hair stick straight up and then threaten their lives if they messed it up. Never!

It was Crazy Hair Night at AWANAS and

Grant DID win with his SUPER Mohawk and CRAZY letters!!!