Salvation

Nearly all bad moods can be ameliorated by this. The Kings of Convenience station on Pandora is salvation.

Last Chance!

So today is your last chance to enter Stephmodo's Geela Give Away! (She's giving two people a $40 gift card to Geela's Etsy Shop!) Here's a sample of their main products (aren't they amazing?!)

The Geela Diaper Clutch: A changing pad that holds diapers and wipes.
Geela's Modest Mama. For all the women who want to cover-up while feeding. (Thank you for doing so, by the way...) The boning around the neck makes it easy for you to view your baby while the pocket on the front is perfect for storing a pacifier.)
Geela's Baby Sling. Enough said.
The Geela Wrap. The ergonomic miracle. As wonderful as the Moby wrap, but without the miles and miles of fabric to figure out. One easy loop!

Make sure to check out the Etsy shop for other fabrics; new stuff is being posted all the time (like later today). And don't forget to make a comment on Stephmodo's site (here) for your chance to win!

Stephmodo Giveaway!

Stephmodo is one of our favorite blogs, found here. We are fortunate enough to have Stephanie offer to do a giveaway on her blog this week. Yipee! So head on over to her amazing blog and see if you can win one of two $40 gift certificates for you or other baby people that you know. Yes, we have fully stocked our shop . . . finally.

Favorite Things

This summer has been yo CRAZY CRAZY!  Julia has been off the radar due to her job on the kids' tv show Yo Gabba Gabba.  I have been traveling with two toe-heads.  As a result, we have not been stocking our shop as we should.  Well, we are happy to say that will no longer be the case as of tonight.  We have been posting many new items.  We decided we wanted to have an ode for our favorites of this batch, inspired by the photos and photo book that Colt Bowden did for us.  Someday I will have to post some of Colt's artwork.  He is groovy and so are his pics, enjoy.

Favorite Wrap

Favorite Modest Mamas

Favorite Slings

Favorite Diaper Clutches

 

New Instructions

Thank you to my husband Scott we will have new Geela Wrap and Sling instructions very soon, something we needed desperately. Here is a sneak peak at the new instructions.

Gorgeous Baby People: Mates of State

Finn and I watched this several times the other day. The first time I watched it, I cried. When I was putting him to bed the following night, I sang him this song. All of the sudden, he jumped up and ran to the computer yelling, "Bunny. . . Bike." I was amazed that he remembered the video from my singing him the song. It obviously makes an impression. I still get chills every time I hear this song.

So you can imagine our glee when we saw this. Thank you Mates of State for making a perfect song and for being beautiful baby people. We love your blog and your music and your videos and your kids' names. . .ok, we're fans!


By the way, we finally posted some new Geela products, check it out >>>.

Backpack Hold and Diaper Clutch Tip

I found out about wraps late in the game with Finn. I had used the backpack hold with him, but he was 18 months old and heavy (35ish pounds :/). I was cleaning yesterday for many hours prepping for a baby shower and when I tried to put Franco back in the exersaucer for one last chore, he seriously communicated with adult-like facial expressions that it was not OK, followed by baby-like sobs. Franco is 22 pounds, sitting up and almost 6 months old, so I thought I would try putting him on my back. My husband helped me load him up and there we were, mopping the kitchen floor. Talk about awesome. I felt like he was getting in some good mommy time and I was able to get stuff done as well. Thank you wrap!

One of the things you can't do while babies are in the wrap on your back is take a self portrait, therefore, I don't have a pic of the backpack hold yet. I'll get on that tomorrow. As far as instructions go, you just start with the middle of the fabric on your tummy instead of back and literally put the wrap on backwards. We are going to be improving our wearing instructions soon . . . so much to do.


Wipes are a mom's best friend. Quick and easy access to wipes at all times is a must. The clutches are good for knowing where the wipes are. Here's a tip for being able to access the wipes a little quicker when the clutch is all folded up. When folding the clutch, on the side where the pocket opening is, place the pad flap under the diaper & wipes pocket. Then fold up the clutch as usual. That way the wipes are visible and grabable from the side of the clutch.