Big Baby

Delight had her 2 month check up Thursday. The little porker weighs 13#. She’s in the 95th percentile for her weight and the 90th percentile for her height. The doctor was surprised since she was in the 25th percentile for her weight at 2 weeks, to have such a big jump since then. She got her first shot also. We’re doing things a little different for her vaccines. There’s a couple we’re skipping and we’re just doing one shot at a time. Our doctor was very understanding and helped us out with the decision. Delight was pretty upset with the shot, but she did ok. She woke up later after a long nap screaming. I would finally get her calm and then she would move her leg a little and start screaming again, just like when she got her shot. It was terrible. I just couldn’t stand seeing her in pain like that. They didn’t say anything about giving her Tylenol at the appointment, but I knew I had to do something. I got a hold of the doctors office and they said it was ok to give her the Tylenol, so we drugged her up and stuck her in my Moby Wrap and she slept the rest of the evening.
Ok, time for a little product promotion. I’m a fan of baby wearing (and having free hands!) and I love my Hotslings, but Delight is at a stage where she doesn’t like it so well. She doesn’t want to lay down in the sling anymore, but she’s not quite ready to sit up in it. I decided to look into a wrap and found one called a Moby Wrap. I’ve had it a week and I’m not sure how I lived without it before. It’s very simple. It’s basically just a 6 yard piece of material that’s surged and tapered on the ends. There’s a special way you wrap it around you and several different holds you can do. The picture below is my favorite hold and puts Delight to sleep wonderfully. She can face out, or towards me with the way I wrapped it. There’s also a cradle hold, hip hold, and back hold. I was going to just make one, but I found a place online where I could get it cheaper than buying the material (jersey knit cotton) and making it myself. Delight’s been pretty fussy in the evenings lately and this is the only sure fire way to get her to sleep sometimes, even the car ride doesn’t always work. I just pop her in and we take a walk and within a matter of minutes she’s asleep. I think if I could only have one baby product (besides the basics) this would be it. If you’re interested in checking them out, there website is www.mobywrap.com
I believe the place I got mine from is www.theslingstore.com , but I'll have to look when I get home to know for sure. They’re returns, or store models, so that’s how I got such a good deal.

Pretty in pink




Cozy in my Moby