Hoppy Easter!

We had a great time at the Farm, and Jeffrey had an exciting first Easter! He had quite the spread from the Easter Bunny, including a Wii and a fancy blue wiimote (remote). Memaw and Pawpaw went a little overboard, obviously. He had tons of fun looking at the eggs, playing with his bunny rattle, reading his rabbit books, and watching his cousin go on an Easter Egg hunt. With all of the excitement from the weekend (we went to a parade on Saturday), he's been doing pretty well with sleeping. He's taken great naps! He's been waking up pretty often at night still, but he's been passing out immediatly after either eating or if it's time to take another teething tablet. I'll take this oppurtunity to throw out a product rave: Hylands teething tablets. Awesome.

He took the oppurtunity this weekend to work on his army crawl a little more. Yup, he's MOVING! It's incredible. He's super close to getting up on all fours, too. He can do it except for his arms; he just uses his forearms instead. I can't believe how big and mobile he's getting. He's almost 14lbs!

He was so much fun to be with today, and I cannot wait to watch him grow until next Easter. Can you believe that he'll be walking/running on his own Easter Egg hunt?!?

Small victories!!

Jeffrey woke up screaming in pain again last night. Popped him a Hylands teething tablet and watched him zonk out. Only to wake up once four hours later and go right back to sleep after he ate for another four hours. Yay! I'm glad we all got a good rest. It's so sad that the poor little gut is in so much pain :(

We're off to the farm to celebrate Easter (teething tablets in tow)!! Have a great weekend!

The Sling Recall

As a babywearer, I figure I should share my thoughts on this.

First, that sling doesn't even look safe or comfy at all. I'm of the thought that most any of the slings you find at Babys R Us are not super great. There are MUCH better ones out there. Obviously, the Moby and some of the stretchy type slings are great. All the other ones- not so much. The Infantino one, especially, looks like you're just carrying around a small baby bed in front of you. That doesn't even go with the principles/reasons/benefits for wearing your baby. I know that Jeffrey wouldn't stand for it, and I don't think my back would either.

Second, the media has been awful during this whole thing. Now, all that know nothing about babywearing think that it's all bad. This has resulted in nasty looks, whispers, and even a few comments towards me while I'm wearing Jeffrey. It's crazy to think that some people think it's bad when Jeffrey is squealing and smiling. It hasn't been said that cribs are bad when there were recalls- same goes for strollers. Hopefully, babywearing gets some good press coverage soon. Although, I have a feeling that it's up to all the people wearing little babes to educate the world. I've informed the two people who talked to me about my sling, and it ended up being a pretty positive experience.

So, it's been annoying, but I hope that it all clears up in the end. Plus, it is good that those unsafe slings are off the shelves. Now, people can find other carriers that are 100% better! I'm currently in the market for a mei tai, myself. :)