This picture is kind of fuzzy, but I thought it was a great picture for the reaching theme. Don’t we all feel this way at times? Reaching so hard for something, and getting so frustrated because we can’t quite get it? Many times we just need to quit trying to do things on our own and just let God take care of it!
This post is for the weekly challenge at I Should Be Folding Laundry
Now what in the world am I doing up at 6 oclock on a Saturday morning,, you may ask? Well, sick kids of course! Ekid(I finally came up with some nicknames. You can read about that in later post), our 3yr old, woke up coughing and the poor guy has a fever. Now I’m not sure what his temp is because the dumb thermometer isn’t working right, and it’s hard to get an accurate reading in his armpit anymore. I can’t stick it in his mouth because he just doesn’t understand to keep it under his tongue yet and to keep his mouth closed. We can’t stick it in his bottom because,, well,, that’s just weird with a 3 yr old!!
So that’s why I’m up at 6am. Nboy(our 6yr old) is now stuffy too,,since last night at bedtime, and woke up just after midnight with a really dry throat,, so there’s another one down,, and I have a really scratchy throat as we speak.
All I have to say is… I can’t wait for summer!!
The problem with having more than one child is that somebody seems to be sick at any given time during the winter months. Our middle child who is 3, seems to get sick the most(it couldn’t be because he sticks his fingers in his mouth all the time, could it?). So guess who it is this time.. yep it’s him, ds2,( I really need to come up with some nicknames for these guys!). Sneezing and snotting and coughing up a storm… what fun! So now the question is,, who’s gonna be next? You know it’s inevitable! Baby has been sneezing more today and yesterday his little eyes looked a little red and he was being a little more cuddly than normal, although he always likes to cuddle.
So here we go again…. I think it was just 2 or 3 weeks ago that ds2 had his last cold and then 2 weeks ago I came down with a fever for a day(which was kind of odd, but at least it didn’t last longer than that!)
So if it’s not one child it’s another and then it makes the rounds, usually without mercy! :)
I really thought I should do a review on the Sleepy Wrap baby carrier that I bought in November. I am not affiliated with the Sleepy Wrap company in any way, and I bought my sleepy wrap in November 2009, off of Ebay. The price was approximately $36.
So I had high expectations for this long piece of stretchy fabric. I had read tons of other reviews and the consensus seemed to be that this wrap was the greatest thing since,, well, sliced bread. LOL
I have another baby carrier that I got with our first baby,, you know, the kind that goes over your shoulders and you awkwardly lift baby up high so you can slide him down into the carrier,, and then after only a few minutes, your shoulders are killing you and you don’t feel like you can do anything that requires bending over even slightly, for fear of baby’s head falling backwards and toppling onto the floor(ok, ok, that was a bit of an exaggeration). And then there’s trying to get baby out of the carrier which is a whole other awkward situation, especially if he’s sleeping! Needless to say, I never used that carrier very much.
Now for the Sleepy Wrap baby carrier. I absolutely love it! I wish I had known about it with our second child and I definitely wish it had been around with our first, but I’m so glad to have it with our third. It came with clear instructions on how to wrap it and it didn’t take but a few times of practice to get it down so I can wrap it in about a minute, probably less.
It is stretchy fabric and very comfortable. The Sleepy Wrap is definitely one size fits all and you can either tie it in front or wrap the extra around again to the back and tie it. There are no pressure points, so you and baby are very comfortable. I loved the fact that you don’t have to re-wrap it in order to use the different ways you can carry your baby. I had thought that for each different carry, you would have to re-wrap it, but not so! You do the basic wrap and then you can stick baby in several different ways. The Sleepy Wrap carrier is perfect for both newborns and older babies. Want to go grocery shopping? Just put on the wrap before you head out the door and if you’re self conscious about wearing it without baby in it, you can just put a jacket on over it during the winter anyway, and no one is the wiser (-; Then just slip baby in the sleepy wrap before heading into the store.
I really don’t need to use it around the house too much since the Lord blessed us with a very good baby this time around..LOL but it is nice to have for those fussy times right when you’re trying do some cleaning or late at night. I also love the fact that I can go for a walk if I want to and wear baby and put our 3 year old in the stroller and then our oldest can keep up with me fairly well. I wore my baby all day one time trying to get ready for a birthday party for my 3 year old and my back and shoulders did not hurt at all!
So that’s the Sleepy Wrap baby carrier review. It is a great priced, wonderfully comfortable carrier and comes in several colors. I would recommend the Sleepy Wrap carrier to anyone with a newborn or older baby. I even put my just-turned-3 year old in it to see if it would hold and it held him too!
5 stars for this wonderful product!
Buy it on Amazon:
Sleepy Wrap Classic Wrap Baby Carrier
It’s been one of those days today and now I just feel like crashing. I almost broke down crying a little while ago, and even earlier today I was so upset that I couldn’t even cry! Anyway, you’re wondering “what in the world is she talking about”. Well, one of my boys turned 3 today and I always make them thier own special cake on thier birthday.
Here is how the day usually goes: Me, starting a few days before trying to get the house clean. Me scrambling around the very day of the party trying to finish getting the house clean, plus make a boys birthday cake complete with artwork of the character of choice. Me finally getting done with the cake just as guests are arriving.
Well this time add to that one crying baby half the day, two hyper-active fighting boys, a non-working microwave to soften the butter, a beater that dies right in the middle of mixing the cake. Having to go to the store as soon as hubby gets home from work around 4:30 (party is at 6:30, and we have only one working car),with a screaming baby, to get a new beater so I can mix the buttercream frosting. Egg whites for the frosting won’t whip up like they should.
Oh and don’t forget that I have candles up the whazoo to make…..
Upside to all this, the cake got done and tasted great and since Herbie the Love Bug was the character of choice I was able to just draw his number and racing stripes instead of the whole car like I’d planned. And hubby helped wash dishes and clean the kitchen and bathroom when he got home too, without making disapproving sounds! I’ll skip the several other things that happened that made my day just lovely.
Anywho, I’m glad it’s all over and birthday boy had a fun time and loved his herbie the love bug cake.
So tell me, why do I torture myself like this? It would be so easy to just go buy a cake, but I just can’t do it!
PS. I’ll post the recipe to the cake soon… It was sooooo good!
