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Feb. 15th, 2004
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Feb. 15th, 2004 10:05 pmToday we discovered something wonderful and dangerous - a non-Starbuck's coffee shop a few blocks from our apartment (no offense to the Starbuck's employees reading this, but we haven't had much else since we moved. They virtually have a monopoly around here. It gets old.) They have free wireless and McVity's digestives. Dangerous.
I'm here now, trying to write this on my palm (pilot, not hand). Leif is sitting on the floor flirting with everyone.
I made a baby carrier the other day, based on these directions (which I hesitate to link, as I'm considering selling them at some point, and it's really quite simple to make. I'm not experienced at sewing, and I managed). I love it. It distributes the weight much better than the sling. This is just the beta version, which is too bad, since I really like how it looks. The shoulder straps are at a bad angle though, so they don't distribute the weight across the strap. I might also do the padding differently, though I'm not sure how. We also plan to make the waistband out of cotton webbing, with buckles, so it is easier to tighten and get on and off (right now it ties)
Even though it isn't perfect, I still managed to carry Leif for quite a while yesterday and today. With the sling, my back would have been killing me. Leif seems to like it about as well as the sling - he's either happy, grumpy because he's tired, or asleep.
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If any of you with babies or toddlers are interested in beta testing, comment or email me.
Leif is so smart. We have a monitor sitting on the floor, waiting to be moved somewhere. It had a magazine sitting on top of it. Being the paper-lover that he is, he reached for it, and knocked it down behind the monitor. He crawled around to the other side to get it!
Oh yeah, he's crawling now :) He has a very funny crawl, putting one foot flat on the ground and pushing off, then repeating with the other foot. We think he really wants to walk more than crawl, and this is the closest compromise. Or it could just be that he hasn't figured out the best way to manage it yet - he's only been really crawling for about 3 days.
I'm here now, trying to write this on my palm (pilot, not hand). Leif is sitting on the floor flirting with everyone.
I made a baby carrier the other day, based on these directions (which I hesitate to link, as I'm considering selling them at some point, and it's really quite simple to make. I'm not experienced at sewing, and I managed). I love it. It distributes the weight much better than the sling. This is just the beta version, which is too bad, since I really like how it looks. The shoulder straps are at a bad angle though, so they don't distribute the weight across the strap. I might also do the padding differently, though I'm not sure how. We also plan to make the waistband out of cotton webbing, with buckles, so it is easier to tighten and get on and off (right now it ties)
Even though it isn't perfect, I still managed to carry Leif for quite a while yesterday and today. With the sling, my back would have been killing me. Leif seems to like it about as well as the sling - he's either happy, grumpy because he's tired, or asleep.
( pictures )
If any of you with babies or toddlers are interested in beta testing, comment or email me.
Leif is so smart. We have a monitor sitting on the floor, waiting to be moved somewhere. It had a magazine sitting on top of it. Being the paper-lover that he is, he reached for it, and knocked it down behind the monitor. He crawled around to the other side to get it!
Oh yeah, he's crawling now :) He has a very funny crawl, putting one foot flat on the ground and pushing off, then repeating with the other foot. We think he really wants to walk more than crawl, and this is the closest compromise. Or it could just be that he hasn't figured out the best way to manage it yet - he's only been really crawling for about 3 days.