Theory slept in late – I was hoping to get up at 4:30 am as usual to spend some quality time with her before heading to the airport.  Instead Tara woke me from a deep sleep at 6 am, Theory between us, who was completely out.
I rushed around the house, showering, making coffee, walking Jasmine, packing up final items, making lunch, and rushing out the door.  As soon as the door closed behind me I had a sinking feeling in my stomach.
I will be gone for a week, home for …

Slings
Tara and I have carried around Theory in a Moby since shortly after her birth.

The Moby Wrap has been our favorite sling for newborns and small infants for a number of reasons.  A single swatch of cloth, the Moby is both very flexible and very simple in it’s design.  You can wear your baby in the front either facing forward or against your chest.  Or you can wear your baby on your back.  And there are a number of different carries you can do.
Moby’s are sold in a wide variety …

On Saturday our homebirth education class gathered for a reunion in  Prospect Park.  In place of a bunch of pregnant couples sitting in a circle, you now had a bunch of new parents, with infants on their laps.  It was quite a scene.
Almost everyone showed up to sit beneath a large tree by the baseball field, including our instructor Natashia Fuksman, to visit and share our experiences.

We exchanged our birth stories over chips and bagels.  It was totally informal.
Listening to each couple’s story, it was amazing just how different each …

On April 12th, Theory received a gift from some friends of ours - Cozies by Zutano.  These are fleece booties that fit snugly so that they don’t fall off of newborn’s feet.  A number of friends of ours have used them and really love them - so we were excited to receive them.  We put them on her in the morning and spent the day at home visiting with Tara’s parents.
In the afternoon, we went to change her and found that the tight ecstatic on the ankles had dug into …