Our Trip to the Zoo!

Well I know I don't post much else beside new wrap colors or bags lately, so I decided to show off my family a little with a few pics from our trip to the zoo last weekend! We celebrated my youngest daughter's 2nd birthday and although it was super hot, we enjoyed our time together!! And since I don't EVER leave home without my own wraps, I wanted to give you all a taste of my babywearing life :)

*Please scroll on down to the next post to see all my in-stock colors*

Here I am wearing my sleeping 2 year old, and believe it or not, when she woke up, she WAS NOT SWEATING! Even from me wearing her in the wrap for over an hour, it was amazing, she wasn't hot! I was so excited about that!!

Here we are right after she woke up, heading toward seeing our first real-life 'dragon'

(the kimodo dragon, that is ;)

Here we are cooling off in the splash park...thank the Lord for cool water on hot days!!

Feeding the giraffes from our hands!! Look at his LONG tongue!

Babywearing Mamas in the 'Boro

Check out these happy babywearing mamas sporting precious cargo in their Wombfruit Wraps!! (Thank you mamas for letting me post your pics and for purchasing wraps from me :)

*This is my favorite picture*

Cadence & Ruth (12 & 11 months) and Asher (5 months)

...Erin with 8 month old Rowan *frontward facing*...

(good to see you this week, girl!! :)

...Mel with 10 week old Elizabeth *frontward facing*...good job, Mel :)

...Katie with 3 week old Mia...

Stephanie piggy-back riding her 3.5 year old with her 3 month old in the wrap...

couldn't do that w/o a wrap! LOL :)

...Emily with Asher (5 months)...

...Jessica with one week old Emily!...

...Emily & me again...

...my best sister-in-law and 10 month old Ruth (in the first wrap I ever made!!)...

...Denikia with 4 week old April...

...Clarissa & 9 month old Rowan frontward facing...

(Besides my SIL :) this mama was my *first* babywearing buddy in Statesboro!

Thank you Stacey for spreading the babywearing love!!

...wearing 2 week old Ethan...

...Treena loving on 3 month old Addison...

One of my closest friends Stephanie wearing 4 week old Belle,

preparing to go for a walk with our babies and our 3 year olds :)

Stephanie & me with our napping babes...

...a day at the park with 2 happy babywearing mamas!!

...me with 10 month old Cadence again :)

We've been busy...

.....so we are going on a much-needed break: a mini-vacation! This past spring season has proved very busy for us and we are so excited!!! I want to thank you all for the positive feedback we've been receiving from you and for spreading the babywearing love!! We are so excited that word is getting out about the Wombfruit!! God is so faithful!!

But it's time for a short break....

So! Since we are heading out of town, I won't be processing any pending or future orders until the middle of next week (May 18-19), so please be aware of this slight delay in shipping time for orders placed now (May 12) through the weekend (May 16). However, I am doing my best to get orders placed through noon (Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday, May 12, processed and shipped out this week.

Also, I will not be returning emails until after Tuesday of next week, so I can settle back in from the trip and re-organize my children and family...so please keep that in mind when getting in touch with me. I have to keep first things first!! :)

I so enjoy hearing from you so keep it coming! Thanks again for all the support and understanding!

Blessings!!!

~Rachel~

Facing Forward Wrap Demo

Facing Forward (wrapping with an older infant)

*When wrapping in this position, be sure to occasionally check that the fabric is not bunched up between your child's legs..and if it is, simply spread it out as far as under their knees, which actually creates a little seat for them to be in. Also, remember to continually adjust their hips to a 90-degree angle, to alleviate any undue stress on their spine. Contact me if you have questions. As always, wrap with care :)

(3-ish months and younger should still wrap with feet tucked in...either facing you or facing outward...see picture with yellow wrap below)

Basic Front Wrap Cross Carry Demo

Basic Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC)

with an Older Infant

*If your child falls asleep, you can feel safe pulling the rails over his/her head, as this fabric is totally breathable, to keep their head from flopping around (as you would for a newborn, as neck support)--I still do it at least once to twice a week when we go out during morning naptime :) Contact me if you have questions. As always, wrap with care :)

We Bought Our First House!!

Yay! We are now officially home-owners in lots of debt! Yippee! :) No really, I am excited about being a first time home owner. We closed on our house the last day of October, and we are currently having some small remodeling projects done and painting. Just today, I saw the wall we are having taken out get knocked down! And I saw 2 new doors installed....talk about crazy watching that happen to something you just bought! But it's already looking better and more open just from those 2 small changes! So yay :)

So we are busy packing (well not yet, but I mean to! LOL) and cleaning and we'll hope to be moving in next week or else by the 21st, Lord-willing. That means I am giving myself a little more time on orders and shipping. Just so you know....I will do my best to ship out your orders within 3-5 business days of receiving payment. I am also trying to make sure I am spending balanced time with family, doing house things, and sewing, so I've added this cusion to ensure happy mamas and a happy family AND a happy ME :) If you need your wrap in a flash, I will work with you, just email me and let me know so I can put a rush on making it for you :)

I can't wait to post pics of our new house up on here and on my facebook. I just have to get them from my phone to my computer...hmmmm...any suggestions? I didn't have working batteries for my camera so I had to use my phone :( OH well, at least I got some 'before' so I'll add the 'after' once it's all done! :)

There are only 2 more Saturdays out at the Farmer's Market so if you want to pick up a good Christmas gift for an expectant mom this winter, come on out :) Or else give me a call/email, and I can meet you (if you're local) or I can always ship it!

One last thing to note is that I have stepped down from the online boutiques (Hyena Cart Congos Sweet Retreat and Bitty Fluff) that I was on, simply to focus more fully on my family and to control my stocking more effectively. Nothing will change with my blog, and my wraps are still available any time (except the shipping/turn-around time is a little longer, due to our current situation, and also to make things less stressful on me and my family :)

God bless and Happy Fall!!

My Own Back Wrapping Video!!

Well, finally I have uploaded ME wrapping my 16-month old Cadence on my back! Enjoy!