Karen Chatters » baby gear http://www.karenchatters.com My Journey Through Life Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:00:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 The Weekly Review http://www.karenchatters.com/2009/08/the-weekly-review/ http://www.karenchatters.com/2009/08/the-weekly-review/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:21:17 +0000 Karen http://www.karenchatters.com/?p=379 We had another great week here in the Holder house.  Other than the bird continuing to fly into the window and the squirrels eating my produce, life continues to be excellent.

I had a really great night out with my mom friends last night.  It was nice to get to know them better, sans kid glued [...]]]> We had another great week here in the Holder house.  Other than the bird continuing to fly into the window and the squirrels eating my produce, life continues to be excellent.

I had a really great night out with my mom friends last night.  It was nice to get to know them better, sans kid glued to my hip, over a leisurely meal and great conversation.  Oh, and some yummy wine.  And, we all even put on real clothes and makeup.  That’s not something I see very often.  Or ever.

My last mom and baby exercise class was this week, and we missed it due to a late nap.  I’m sad that they’re over but lets be honest, of late we’ve been attending the “exercise” class for the lunch after.  But I’m really glad that I took those classes, not because I’ve lost an ounce but because I’ve met a great group of people.  I love my moms group and hopefully Courtney does too.

Ooh, my Baby Hawk carrier arrived the other day and I’m most excited about that.  I used it yesterday while walking around Whole Paycheck and it was very comfortable.  But more on that another day.

OK, enough blather.  I bring to you Our Week, in Review.

Week in Review August 7th from Karen Holder on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.karenchatters.com/2009/08/the-weekly-review/feed/ 0 SO Big http://www.karenchatters.com/2009/07/so-big-2/ http://www.karenchatters.com/2009/07/so-big-2/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:11:00 +0000 Karen http://www.uizealot.com/2009/07/so-big-2/ Courtney seems to get bigger by the second. Actually, she doesn’t seem that much bigger to me until she stands up and can reach things I never thought she’d be able to reach. Then I’m all like, “Kid, where are you getting that height from because it’s totally not me.” And I [...]]]> Courtney seems to get bigger by the second. Actually, she doesn’t seem that much bigger to me until she stands up and can reach things I never thought she’d be able to reach. Then I’m all like, “Kid, where are you getting that height from because it’s totally not me.” And I guess getting SO big is all part of the growing process, which is fine and good, but I need to keep her small so I can lug that kid around.

OK, OK. I can’t “keep her small.” Fine, be like that. But I need a new baby carrier to carry her around with me. We use the Baby Bjorn pretty regularly these days. For some reason she’d rather be strapped in the carrier than strapped in the stroller. And like the doting mom that I am, I oblige her whims when she screams in the store and I strap her on. I’m pretty sure she’s playing me. But the Baby Bjorn is killing my shoulders because that kid is getting big and all. Kinda heavy even.

So, I’m going to evaluate some carriers. I’m going to try the Ergo, the Sherpani and the Baby Hawk. I’m going to pay for them all myself, carry Courtney around the world and stuff and return what doesn’t work for us. Hopefully she won’t hurl on any of them. I really want something where I can carry her in the front and in the back. But lots of back carriers I’ve seen don’t allow the baby to see over your shoulders, which is a must for us. I like the look of the Baby Hawk, it comes in some great fabrics but it seems to have a lot of fabric to strap it on. The Sherpani came recommended from a friend but looks like it’ll take up a lot of space. And the Ergo is the Ergo and people love it but we’ll see how it works for me.

Oh, and whatever I decide on, Courtney can’t end up on the floor while I’m trying to strap her in.

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