As I reflected on this month’s Sling Diaries theme, I kept coming back to the same thought: babywearing is love. I can hold my little one close to my heart while I live life, fulfilling her needs without sacrificing my own. And then I realized that it expands even beyond this as a new mother of two. Now, not only can I care for both myself and my baby by wearing her close, but freeing up my hands allows me to continue caring for my older daughter, Poppy, as well. Adjusting to life with two has been tricky the...
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I spent a chunk of my childhood moving about. We spent a year in Texas followed by 4.5 in Hawaii while my dad remained in Illinois. I spent summers with my dad, a week at Christmas, talked to him every Sunday night on the phone, and looked forward to a Highlights magazine and accompanying letter in the mail once a month. I loved those letters and I loved those magazines and, to this day, when I see a copy of Highlights in our pediatrician’s office, I feel a little pang of nostalgia. A couple of months ago, I had...
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I’m honored to have been chosen as one of the participants in Marvelous Kiddo‘s latest project with Sakura Bloom: The Sling Diaries. Over the next 6 months, I’ll be publishing periodic photo essays featuring me, the girls, and a couple of Sakura Bloom ring slings. Officially, the project is a competition against the other dozen participants (including a doula friend of mine!), but I’m thinking of it less like a competition and more like a simple opportunity to hone my creative talents while doing something I love — wearing my babies. Although we’ve been wearing Poppy for more than...
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