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November 20, 2013
If you’re anything like me, the holidays are a time when your boundaries lessen or—complete honesty—totally disappear. (My favorite day-after-Thanksgiving breakfast? Pumpkin pie, thank you very much.) Luckily, Mama & Baby Love’s Stephanie Brandt Cornais, mama to 4-year-old Penelope, was up for sharing a few tips on how to have a healthier, saner season.
What are some of your Thanksgiving traditions?
Last Thanksgiving was my first grain free Thanksgiving. I was worried that my family might feel deprived, but it ended up going really well. So I’m excited to do that again this year. I’m trying to think back to the first time I did a roast turkey…. It was six or seven years ago, and I remember being terrified. It seemed so out of my league. But once I realized how easy roasting a chicken is, I just pretended the turkey was a bigger, fatter chicken. And I’m happy to say I can do a pretty damn good turkey these days. Also, my aim with Thanksgiving is good enough; I’m not going for Martha
November 19, 2013
It was a warm and sunny day in October when my husband and I met our daughter for the first time.
I was certain I would burst with excitement as we drove the hour commute from our home to the home of her foster parents’. I was giddy as I spoke with Brian about what it would be like to see her sweet face and cuddle with her for the first time. Brian was also looking forward to meeting her but he was very nervous. He is the thinker in our family and I am the feeler. We had only found out about Naomi a few days prior. Her caseworker had called to inform us we had been chosen to be her legal risk placement. The only other information we received was that she was a 5 month old African American girl. I immediately told him that yes we would be thrilled to be her family and we wanted to meet her right away.
I then had a few phone conversations with her foster parents. They were the most delightful, warm and loving people. They were in their seventies and had taken care
November 18, 2013
I met my sweetheart, Nate, in 2001. I fell head over heels in love with him. We dated for a while before he finally got down on one knee and begged asked me to marry him in 2003. I obliged and four short months later we were doing the below. Making a run for it!
We spent the next few years figuring out how to live with each other and thinking the first few years of marriage was the hard part.
We bought a cute little house, worked hard at our jobs, and I felt like it was time to start a family. It took a little longer to convince him of this fact. But he's a guy, and let's face it, the trying is fun.
I tried to relax for the first few months, but when those months turned into a year, I kinda started to panic. PANIC. PANIC.
I won't bore you with all the rest of the details, but those months turned into years. Years where I felt very incredibly Alone. Heartbroken. Devastated.
When my emotions could no longer handle the infertility world, we slammed the door on that and I never
November 12, 2013
My family story starts with a single mother of a sweet boy. When my son Zane was 14 months old I found myself suddenly parenting solo. During that 3 year journey I never gave up hope that I would have a loving husband that would desire to grow a family with me. I knew in my heart that I was created to be a mama of many so I trusted that more little ones would be coming my way. On April 1, 2007 I married an amazing man named Brian. In addition to my beloved I also scored 2 wonderful bonus boys, my step-sons Mason and Carson.
The Lowmillers were now a blended family of 5. Before Brian and I were married we spoke of the desire to grow our family. He thought one or two more children would be ideal, I thought three or four more sounded great. We were both very open to adoption so we agreed that is where we would start. I had a very strong desire to adopt from foster care so we signed up to take the necessary classes to get our adoption home study. Taking those classes
November 06, 2013
Attachment Parenting has been in the news recently, but in reality it is the most basic and oldest “style” of parenting in the world. In current culture, “Attachment Parenting” has been promoted in the adoption community by adoption specialists for years. Adoption specialists have promoted baby and child wearing to help foster attachment/bonding for the new parent and the new child. There is a trust element that is developed when a child is making physical contact with the parent, being able to hear the heartbeat of the person, and being able to have that security as they also observe and interact during the day. Our son, Samuel, came into our home when we adopted him from Ethiopia at almost four-years-old. He was large for his age, but once we started using our Ergobaby Carrier, his weight was distributed easily. He loved being in there. Our adoption specialist also was happy we were giving a child of his age so much time in a carrier. Adopted children, even past the age of
October 21, 2013
Ergobaby 's mission can be summed up in four words: "Wear all the babies!" We are committed to helping parents wear their babies in a way that works best for their families. Babywearing is a wonderful choice not only for convenience, but to bond with baby and reap the benefits of babywearing for both baby and parent. We truly believe that happy babies are worn babies, and happy babies mean happy parents. We also consider ourselves the "carrier of the people" and our newest ad campaign #LoveCarriesOn reflects not only the diversity of our parents, but the flexibility of our carrier. Our designs also reflect that flexibility and versatility...our goal is to provide ergonomic and comfortable solutions that suit your lifestyle. We take your input and feedback and design for you.
This past week, we had the opportunity to showcase at the ABC Kids Expo. To support our philosophy of "wear all the babies," we showcased a variety of carriers. Beginning with the newborn and
October 17, 2013
I haven't decided if I'm going to bring my six-month-old along with us while we trick-or-treat this year, but if I do she'll most decidedly be going in the Ergobaby carrier. I've been looking for costume inspiration for her, and I've rounded up ten of the cutest babywearing costumes on the web:
Harry Potter Baby
Babushka
Popcorn Vendor
Bumblebee and Flower
Aviator
Spider & Web
King Kong
Monkey & Tree
Pea in a Pod
Wilma and Baby
Are you taking your baby trick-or-treating along with your other kids this year, or to a costume party perhaps? How are you dressing up?
October 12, 2013
Each day during International Babywearing Week (IBW), we’ll be posting babywearing tips from our friends at local Babyearing International (BWI) Chapters.
Today’s tip comes to you courtesy of BWI of Lawton/Ft Sill:
Have you been at a loss for storing your Ergo? It's simple to roll your carrier into a nice, tight roll with the shoulder straps tucked inside. Start with the outside of your baby carrier facing out. Then take the waist strap and strap it around the roll of your carrier. Buckle it. Snug it up and you’re good to go. No more dangling straps all over the place.
October 11, 2013
Each day during International Babywearing Week (IBW), we’ll be posting babywearing tips from our friends at local Babyearing International (BWI) Chapters.
Today’s tip comes to you courtesy of BWI of Peoria:
There are many convenient ways to get baby on your back for a back carry in an Ergo. We will demonstrate two different methods here.
The hip scoot:
You'll want to get your carrier adjusted to your waist and start with the body centered over your right hip.
Place Baby centered into the body of the carrier and grab the left strap with your left hand and loop it up to your elbow.
Proceed to scoot Baby to your back and work the left strap up to your shoulder.
When Baby is centered on your back, put your right arm through the right strap and adjust to fit your body.
Finally, clip the chest clip and position accordingly.
The superman toss:
Position the carrier so it is centered at your back and at the appropriate height.
Cross your arms over each other and take hold of Baby's armpits.
October 10, 2013
Each day during International Babywearing Week (IBW), we’ll be posting babywearing tips from our friends at local Babyearing International (BWI) Chapters.
Today’s tip comes to you courtesy of BWI of Phoenix:
We would like to share our pointer for making sure you have a good seat, especially when wearing a newborn with the insert or using just the pillow for babies in the in-between stage. Many parents talk about baby pushing up and baby's legs falling out the bottom. The waist band needs to be snug against the wearer's body. We are using an organic Ergo with the pillow from the infant insert and a bear (for lack of an appropriately sized baby). Many times what happens is that the waist band starts off snug but as the wearer puts baby in and adjusts the carrier, it rides up to a smaller part of the waist. This creates a gap that can allow baby to push their leg through the bottom of the carrier.
The first picture shows what we commonly see when parents tell us about this issue