new sling

So I LOVE the mei tai sling, but realised it's limitations in wet weather, and it does take a small amount of time to get on.

Now Saxon is a bit bigger and has a bit more body strength, a ring sling is a fabulous quick option and he can still be upright. I know that you can have new bubby's upright in the ring sling (as Saxon seemed to prefer being upright from early on), but I've never had much luck with new bub's upright in a ring sling.

Anyway, here is some pics of a new ring sling I made for Saxon. I still have the purple one I made Aaliya, but it just doesn't seem entirely right to wear Saxon in a purple sling - an excellent excuse to make a new one!

Hip hop Owen

Owen found his baseball cap, after not having seen it for a while. He put it on his head sideways and said "I'm a hip hop boy mum!"

I chuckled :), then asked if I could take a photo :)

I think a week before, on playschool they had talked about different genres of music, hip hop being one of them. Being playschool they dressed up and danced as well. I think that this is where it came from.

Dinner out

So it had been a while since we had been out to dinner as a family (as I recall, the last time the Harding Tribe went out to dinner by ourselves was when I was morning sick and wanted good food but couldn't cook it).

Anyway, I didn't have high expectations of how the evening would go. You can have high expectations of a peaceful mean out when you have 3 kids under 4.

Well, surprisingly, I was a really lovely meal. The kids were really well behaved, including Saxon who just sat on Stu's lap.

We got a little dressed up to go out, and after getting ready, Owen runs up to me as says "Mum, I look like a gentleman!" Gotta love it :)

Anyway, some pics of us all looking nice for our night out.

Kids carrier for Aaliya

After some inspiration from a friend (same friend who made me the mei tai - she's a talented sewer), I made this kids carrier for Aaliya.

Saxon 4 months

Here are some pics of Saxon at 4 months. I'm still constantly amazed by his easy-going-ness in comparison to my other two babies. I am still really grateful that the other two were a bit more high maintainence (not that it is or was a bad thing, I loved parenting them as babies) but there is such a contrast, it is beautiful!

There are so many smiles from Saxon now. He delights in people talking to him and giving him a little bit of attention. He loves watching his brother and sister and squeals to get their attention. At the moment he is particularly facinated by Owen.

To settle himself, he sticks his middle two fingers in his mouth when he is heading to sleep. Really different from my other two that had no clue how to settle themselves.

He is grabbing and batting at stuff with a bit of accuracy now, but it still takes a lot of his concentration. One of his favourite objects is the "bag" bag that hangs on the pantry door. It is bright green and makes crunchy sounds so I can understand why he likes it. It is also right in front of him whenever I make myself a cup of tea :)

Mei Tai sling

Here is a sling that a friend made for me. It is a mei tai and I LOVE it!!!

I can wear bubs on the front or back, here in this photo he is in a high back carry. He is 8-9weeks old in this photo! Great for getting things done :)

My friend made it for me using these instructions. I will attempt one myself one day.....
Scandi Mei Tai DIY