This is a submission for a Wrap Art Calender that I made. Just wanted to share the laughs with my fellow wrap geeks. Yes thats a Bebina in the background. 
“To Infinity and Beyond!”
Monthly Archives: July 2011
July is Over!?! Already?!?
Woah
I guess that its just about as believable as the fact that Z is about to be 6 months old.
Crazy.
Did you ever wonder what to do when 2 children need mom both at the same time? It's a problem I've been solving with babywearing for years.
Sometimes at bedtime my big kid is wound up and running around, and it keeps my baby from being able to fall asleep. He's a goofy kid, what can I say. This is a great solution for us. Check out the video in my new second album of instructional videos (linked in the new pic on the sidebar) that resulted in these photos.
Kissy Face!
Back Wrap Cross Carry is a great carry for playing arms out.
Lion is in love with the his special new gift from his friend. It is wood, and really very perfect since Lion just went to the Air Show with his daddy and fell in love with all things airplane.
This wrap the kids are hiding under is called Zara Infinity. It is the perfect soft jeans blue, and so soft and cuddly.
We officially have forward movement!
This months saturday meeting was an amazing experience. We did a bit of lending library maintenance together.
Storchenwiege Bio Louise
I love the whole family feeling of the weekend meetings
My dear friend is recovering from being hit by a car on her bike pretty well! Its been over two months now and mobility is her biggest issue. Her hubby is a super helper.
When mamas show up and say their babies ages in days instead of weeks. 20 days. Squee!
I'm pretty sure this Kozy Mei Tai was one of the first carriers ever donated to Ann Arbor Babywearers.
We love to help each other. Front back side these kids need up!
Didymos paul for a first Back Carry in a wrap
We all always need help the first time, and at ann arbor babywearers there is tons of that!
Dolcino Mauritus
I think Lindsay picked up may camera and snagged this rare shot of kyle and I in the same pic!
Ergo Beauties
Zephyr spent half of the meeting like this in our 2010 black and white pfau
Twins In a ruck with a Maya Lightly Padded ringsling over top
Olives and Applesauce Carrier
It's very versatile in how it can be worn.
Big kid fun! Care of The Indigo Forest!
This was beautiful, a mama needing breastfeeding help and a La Leche Legue leader found each other at our meeting yesterday All three parties were thrilled with their encounter.
Her second ruck attempt was by herself, and shows wonderful ability dont you think??
2 of my sweet boys in Jade Deli LE by Ellevill
new twins today on mom and grandma So many b/g sets lately! I am in heaven!
First time wrapping.
Happy babies and happy parents are my goal!
I think Lion swiped my camera while I was cleaning up. Goofball.
Wrapping for Fun!
I have been so busy lately. Writing new classes, taking pictures, making instructional videos, and advocating for babywearing all over, that it has been hard to keep up. 3 babies keeps me busy on top of all of that! But, I love this blog and I’m so glad I have it to help me keep track of time as it passes too quickly. Becoming a chapter of Babywearing International is a process. Now I am officially a certified volunteer babywearing educator, the first major step. I am very excited we are moving forward in this process. I had a special celebratory wrap play date the other day and it was awesome, we are so excited to be VBE’s and soon, a chapter of the non profit organization Babywearing International!
Hello!
Congrats to my friend, who is now officially a co-leader of Ann Arbor Babywearers, on becoming an certified Volunteer Babywearing Educator
She is a mom of 1 year old boy-girl twins
Slimed!
April Indio LOVE!
We celebrated her passing her exam with double wrap carnage.
Todays post brought to you by the letters W and P.
And the Number 1
Home With the Morses – and Out All Together!
The last few weeks have been filled with working, wrapping and writing. Hope you all were having fun too!
We have constant joy with this little one. The closeness of babywearing allows me to share in his joy even more.
I made this video and added it to my instructional library.
Sometimes Judah thinks she wants to be up and cuddle
Then she will all of a sudden realize that she is tired and going to fall asleep and starts to fight it. 
Wrapping has saved me and guided me to the gentle path so many times on my parenting journey.
We have been enjoying lots of water play time and Family reunions and gatherings
Love!
Rosie ringsling by Kaela Baby
Fun For All!
Zephyr is a man on the move. He is looking like he will be my only early motor skills baby, and he is looking like he will crawl before 6 months
Thank you ERGObaby for your super awesome donations of an Ergo Sport and an Ergo Performance. So many people will be finding the ergo love at Ann Arbor Babywearers!
Ergo sport on a petite 11 month old
Ergo Performance and a Happy Pair
Happy Birthday Twins!!! Congrats Lindsay on officially becoming a certified Volunteer Babywearing Educator!! (VBE) Hooray!!
Didymos Nepomunk was a star of this meeting
Sweetness!
I love watching the mamas help each other.
Caribe Linen Fish by Didymos
I think maybe turquoise and petrol just look great on redheads here's that nepomunk in action
It's a sweet little dragon family.
Here I am teaching a Back wrap Cross Carry in my Violet/White Pfau
Double Ginkos LOVE!!!
So Happy!
All of our twins are growing up!
We are such a big group on tuesdays. But everybody manages to get the help they need.
Colorful Little Piles of Fabric
purple, top down left pile: Violet white pfau 5, violet white indio 6, latemeria fish 6, zara aubergine 4, and vatani valensole 6. next pile is from the top down, K/z cotton indio 4, Lila azzuro indio 6, Malawi fish 4, Geranium girasol 5 with fringe, jade royal 6, amitola purple weft 7.
Blue and Petrol: Kobalt-zimt 4, atlantic nino 7, zara infinity 6,jeansblau nino with signatures 3, babina's aires and aquarius, deep sea fish thick 6. Second Pile top down: Night rainbow 2, April Indio 7, pe thick fish 6, turquoise gray swallows 4, linen goldfish 6, jade deli le 3
pink: Carmin fish 2girasol romantique 6rose silk indio 6
Black and White : Ecru pfau 3, Black and White '07 pfau 4, black and white 2010 pfau 6, natibaby sweetplace with cashmere 6, and anthracite hemp indio 6 and 4
Brown and Natural bottom up left stack : Hopp La Paz 3, Zara earth 6, Old martin 2, SUT Chocco wide, Natty linen Swallows 6, Dolcino Samos 6bottom up right stack: Nati Poppies 6 (cotton), zara natural 4, colorgrown brown indio 6, natural silk nino 6, natty linen pre'02 7
Reds: Vintage Red Pfu 2, Mystery nino 5, Rosie ringsling, Rasta girasol 7, 2007 red pfau ooak, Garnet Linen pfau 6, Burgundy pfau 4, red/black indio 5
Fun we had making this post Priceless.
Summer Wearing in A2
:)
Double Airplane daddy fun!
A super sweet surprise gift from a wonderful tbw mama up in Canada. this is a bonnet made from a Felice Girasol Exclusive.
Dino Wearing in Deep Sea Fish puppentuch.
I guess he was tandem wearing, now I see the monkey on his front. Lion is a handsome Devil!!
I've been wearing Judah to sleep every night lately. I love the surge in our wearing time.
Ann Arbor Babywearers. The most fun day of the week.
Petrol-Honey Wool Fish
Easycare #1 by Sleeping Baby Productions
Napsack
Didymos Ginkos
Miami Hoppaditz ringsling, and a gradation hand dyed Hemp Indio
Sometimes the meetings are really big. This one was also particularly hot and sticky!! thanks to everyone for showing up and helping each other in spite of the heat!
Peacock old weave girasol
Z loving on a sleepy Mira Laurens Dyed Pamir is amazing!!!
Thanks to Joust Fitness Center and Thank you to all of my fellow leaders of Ann Arbor Babywearers!
Off to New York again! This time for a Babywearing Wedding!
I wonder if my devoted friends family and readers remember that I am ordained to marry people? See these posts:
http://closeathandbaby.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/getting-ready-for-the-wedding-weekend/
http://closeathandbaby.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/sandy-and-gregs-wedding-in-the-peony-gardens/
I just love to help people have their special day.
The sweet bride picked me up at the airport after a perfect flight with my little Zephyr. I had to wake up really early to make my early flight, but Zephyr's sweetness made the time seem instant and like it was the middle of the day.
We spent the morning doing various flower and food and photo related wedding stuff. The baby boys always dominate though.
My hosts dog is super sweet
I love that getting ready for this wedding was a bit about what wraps we should all wear! This family is in a Gold Ruby Linen Indio.
I borrowed a Slate silk indio 4 to officiate, and It was off to Central Park to the Conservatory Gardens!
The Happy Wedding Party.
Sweet friends on a special day
This is what you see when you first walk through the gate at the conservatory gardens.
Zephyr fell asleep in the cab on the way to the gardens it was perfect.
So many beautiful wrapping and babywearing mamas were in attendance. So many beautiful babies, so many beautiful bellies, It was a joyful evening.
This one is Didymos Colorgrown Waves
The Bride rucked with grace and beauty in a borrowed silk indio shorty.
We all walked over to a different part of the gardens for the ceremony.
I love the way babywearing keeps a child in the action of whatever their parents are doing in the moment.
This is the garden that the family chose for the ceremony. I was in love the moment I saw it. Didn't you?
My most stunning shot of the bride and groom with their son in Silk indio.
This beautiful garden added a perfect backdrop to every moment of the evening
The sun came out for the ceremony, and it created the most perfect feeling of glowing peace and perfection.
They exchanged rings and detailed vows, and looked so deeply in love it was impossible not to feel it.
I was so honored to be part of their special day.
My boys, naturally.
Sometimes, rarely, but sometimes. I dabble with the color of a wrap to tweak it to my liking. The wrap on the left of thescreen is Red/Beige Linen Swallows by Natibaby. The one on the right is a stripped version I produced from a dyed Red/Beige I bought. (someone else's experiment. )
Natural Linen Swallows
Lion is the perfect wrappee for this wrap. Its thick and wide and really hefty and Lion is almost 50 lbs. He is really softening it up nicely.
"This is a nose kiss mom."
he was totally wanting his glasses for pics
:)
My sweet goofy oldest son is still my tiny wrappee in there. It occasionally comes out and I love to take advantage of it.
this wide linen Natibaby is overkill for little Zephyr but I still had to give it a go.
I much prefer my natural silk nino for him. It is the most divine soft wrap ever created and I love it.
Look at the sweet chubby cheek!
This is my newest vintage love. An Old Standard Weave Didymos in Brown made into a ringsling by Sleeping Baby Productions.
It is so soft and lovely.
This wrap may be 30+ years old, but it has lots of snuggle time left in it!
Big Babies who used to be very tiny. :)
Not all of my clients choose wraps, and even fewer of my clients join me in my wrap geekery. This client has a special place in my heart.
Big brother has been watching our lessons and finally asked to join in
Sibling wearing is fun and natural. It really promotes sibling bonding.
Snow Rainbow Girasol on some happy brothers.
Learning to adjust can be difficult at first, but it always works out in the end.
:)
Mom is mastering Backcarrying.
She let me try her Oscha 100% linen wrap, "Blue Lagoon"
I've grown to look forward to my special lunches after this client with my friend at Thai Peppers.
My sweet goddaughter lights up a whole empty restaurant
Its been upwards of 90 degrees lately and this Vatani Valensole has been a wonderful soft lightweight wrap.
Family Reunion Weekend July 10th
The Morse Family Reunion was our first stop to eat and settle in.
We always have to bring our own food everywhere. I try my best to simulate what I think is going to be there, but in a form we can eat. This year the new cheese product Daiya, is making my life so much fun because now I can make Macaroni and cheese, taco salads, and cheesy potatoes in a much more convincing fashion.
Dommy is the highlight of the weekend whenever she is around
Then we headed over the the Clark Reunion in Byron. Just for a quick visit.
Clarks from near and far.
Cousins in the shade on a hot day.
This Clark came all the way from the northwest for our little reunion.
Then we went back to the Morse Reunion to cool off and hang out Go Kyle!
Happy Girls
Catching little fish with a net.
Happy Daddy and a Happy Daughter!
My Mother in Law is a wonderful babywearer.
:) sweet sleeping face.
Our Hostess
Morse Men
Back at the pond. . . . .
Daddy found a little Painted Turtle
He was a sweet little friend for a while and all of the kids loved him.
We spent the evening with some friends lounging in their pool. It's quickly becoming a post reunion tradition
Vielchenblau Nino Ringsling by Sleeping Baby Productions.
