That's a wrap

As a baby shower gift my sister-in-law, Rachelle, gave me this really cool wrap. When she demonstrated how to use this immensely long piece of fabric I was lost, confused, and hooked all at once. I didn't know how it worked, but I loved it. I couldn't exactly practice because I had this big round belly strapped to the front of me, and even a kleenex box inside the wrap would have been sitting in my face, I was carrying so high.

So I waited until Eli was born before trying it, and I was so disappointed when it didn't go over well. At all. He just screamed and screamed and I got frustrated because I couldn't pull it tight enough to hold him without slumping a lot, which caused him to scream some more. So I put the wrap thing on hold for a while.

Lately, however, the weather has been just beautiful. The outdoors have been calling to me, but the only way I can go outside with Eli is with a stroller. Our stroller is great, but it takes up our entire trunk, so Farrah and I can't go somewhere for a walk unless it involves driving to either of our houses and walking around that neighbourhood. It'd be nice to be able to go for walks places like Niagara Falls or Port Dalhousie. Also, what are we going to do this summer when we go up north, and need to put luggage in said trunk?

So today I pulled the wrap back out, and figured out a comfier way of putting it on. Eli was tired, and fell asleep while I fiddled with the criss-crossing and the tying. By the time I was done he was out cold and comfy. Hurrah for a positive experience for him!

I can't even tell you how proud I am, to have been able to do it successfully. I just walked around the house with Eli sleeping (and probably drooling) against my chest, feeling a little bit of what it felt like when I was pregnant and he was strapped a little lower to my torso. He looked so cute in it, and I felt so proud and pregnant again that I just had to take some photos. Here's what I came up with:




Eli was loving it until he woke up and felt a little too restricted, so I lifted him out of the top and am still walking around the house with the thing tied to me. I don't want to take it off and waste all that good, hard work!