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Mamaway Ring Sling Baby Carrier

Mamaway Ring Sling Baby Carrier - One Size Fits All - Easy On Your Back - Comfort For Your Baby - Can Be Used For Different Positions - Breastfeeding Privacy

As a new mom, I'm interested in all the baby products out on the market. It is so hard to decipher what I need, what I do not need, what might be handy, what product is the best, what is the worst, etc. The baby market is saturated with products that easily confuse any first time parent.

It seems baby wearing is a comeback trend that deserves to be recognized by new parents. According to Dr. Sears, the benefits of baby wearing include a baby that cries less, a baby that learns more, babies are more organized, humanized, and smarter. Click on the hyperlink and read more, I am not going into details of the benefits of baby wearing. I have my personal reasons of why I love it and rely more on that than scientific reasons (even though science reasons are good too). I love having my baby close to me at all times. I like knowing that I'm keeping him safe, happy, making him feel loved, can easily show him things while holding him. It is just a great experience for me. Trying the Mamaway Ring Sling Baby Carrier has been wonderful too.

Here is what is promised by the seller:

• 100% Pima Cotton
• Imported
• FOR BABY'S FIRST ADVENTURE: Mamaway Ring Sling is an all-around baby carrier perfect for your newborn. The right fit and customizable shape gives your baby the perfect comfort, snugness and love they deserve. Position your baby any way you want; upright or lying down, in front, on your hip or behind your back. Ideal for hands-free cuddles, getting things done around the house or out and about with your baby.
• BABY IS SAFE AND SOUND: No need to worry whether your baby is in a safe position or breathing properly. Your ring sling is rigorously tested super strong nylon rings have been tested to carry up to 50kgs of weight for 24 hours, giving you the peace of mind you deserve. Made of 100% cotton fabric that provides full support once tightened. Its double ring design means no set-up required and allows super fast adjustment for babies and toddlers of all sizes.
• ERGONIMICALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUR BABY: This ring sling was designed to give extreme comfort for baby and mom. Okay, and maybe Dad too. Unlike other carriers, the Mamaway Ring Sling supports your baby in their most natural upright or resting position, so they can be comfortable and settled for long period of time. Strategically created to distribute most of the baby's weight across your back and off your shoulders, giving you more time for skin-to-skin bonding with less effort.
• BREASTFEED WITH PRIVACY AND SECURITY: No more cranky and hungry babies! You can easily set up the Mamaway Ring Sling for breastfeeding anywhere, anytime. No need to buy other products to make feeding time comfortable. Your Mamaway Ring Sling supports your arm during feeding giving you the functionality of a breasfeeding pillow. Its generous "tail" fabric feature works as a cover for optimum breastfeeding privacy.
• EASY STORAGE AND CLEAN: Made of 100% lightweight cotton, making it easy to carry around in your bag especially during the summer season. It weighs just a little over 14.4 ounces and can be effortlessly tucked away when not in use. It is compact enough to be stored in your handbag or your car's glove box. You can even transform it into an attached carry pocket. Cleaning it is a breeze. Just throw it in a washing bag and straight in your washing machine.

Here is where I stand:

• This product seems to be made excellently. 
• I was not worried about it breaking, tearing, or my son falling out at all. 
• It is beautiful. 
• It is comfortable. 
• It is easy to clean.
• My son even seemed to like it. 
• However, I did not try breastfeeding with the sling on, so I cannot attest to it being easy to do. I do recommend this product.

Unfortunately for my readers, I do not take pictures of myself cleaning so I do not have pictures of me using the sling. I had to snag a few pictures from Google to show you the sling. In the near future, I will have some take pictures of me using it. I wanted to get my review up soon though so more people can try this product and love it as much as I do. 

 I received this product at a discount for my honest and unbiased review.

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One of my closest friends and I have decided we're going to do weekly food challenges to keep our meals interesting.

Please check out the new blog we created just for this and if you feel up to the challenge, we encourage you to participate with us.

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A Cuisine Adventure

Walking through an Ice Castle

January 25th is a significant day. This is the day Rob asked me to be his girlfriend. He went old school when he asked too. He held my hand and looked me straight in the eyes. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

I said yes. 

I think the reason he did it this way is because we both talked about how much dating sucks. That people are always wearing their "personality condoms," as my mother called it. It's true too. People always put on a show. But when you really get to know them, the condom comes off and you can really see who they are. 

We just decided to be real from the get go. No games, no pretending; just the truth of who we are. And for this, I think that is why we lasted. It wasn't always easy. But at least we knew who we were "in bed with." 

To celebrate the achievement of lasting 6 years without killing each other, or better yet, just breaking up, we kept it simple. We relaxed all day and then went to dinner. We tried out this new burrito restaurant that was good but a little too pricey (I.M.O.) for a burrito. 

After we were stuffed, we drove to Midway to see the Ice Castle. 

A Fire Dancer Before Going Inside Blowing Fire From Their Mouth

Two Fire Dancers Blowing Fire From Their Mouths

The Ice Carver

The Ice Castle

Inside the Ice Castle

Top of the Ice Castle

Me

Rob

For $10 a person, I can't say it was worth that much. I was expecting more, or for it to be bigger. It was neat though and I'm glad we went. We both said that if we were to go again, we'd go during the day to see more. It was very crowded, making it hard to take pictures. 

And about us, 6 years later our relationship is easy now. We get along very well and even though we're married now, I know this is gonna work because we are a team. As the theme song on Married With Children goes...."You can't have one without the other...." That's us for sure. 

What's Crack-A-Lackin' for January

Happy January! 

HAHA! Okay, I'm a nerd. I'm okay with that, really. 

I just want to give you a quick round up for the month. Other than cooking great meals, I've been extremely busy with school and work. I have also managed to fight off a horrendous cold that lasted 3 weeks. Yes, I did say 3 weeks. 

Other than dealing with a cold, going to work, and doing school stuff, January has been good. We have started a fitness challenge at work, which I'm in charge of. Somehow I'm usually in charge of these types of things. 

This months challenge is the Stair Climbing Challenge. For every flight/floor of stairs you take, you get a point. For every floor on the elevator, you subtract a point. 

For the first week, I was at 117 flights of stairs. I thought for sure I was winning, but when my boss gave me his, I was in shock. He had 140 flights. He smoked all of us. 

It's a good thing we are doing the challenges as teams of 3 and daily averages. This way people will have a chance to win. 

I'm most looking forward to getting back in shape. I've gained a little weight in the last few months and I'm not thrilled about it. I have narrowed down some of the reasons: portion sizes are big enough for a 200 pound man, eating too many snacks throughout the day, and not exercising. I want to feel more athletic again.

STOP RIGHT THERE! 

I don't want to hear your opinion about my weight gain, so don't even try. You don't have to look at the naked me every day and you don't have the same body image issues that I do. 

So don't even go there. Worry about your own before commenting on mine. 

I just needed to add that because for whatever reason people think that telling me to stop saying certain things about myself helps my feelings. Their response to my feelings does not help at all and rather make me annoyed with the person saying them. I want encouragement, not your opinion on this particular topic.

Anyway...

This fitness challenge was imagined with the intent to encourage each other to have better health and to make better decisions throughout the day. So far 10 of us are all doing well and are still excited about this challenge. There are only 2 who probably don't want to participate but I didn't really give them a choice. Shame on me, I think I'm a dictator at heart.

Next month's challenge will start on February 1st. The challenge is to consume the amount of water that is right for your body per day. This is a lot harder than you would think. The points have not been decided yet how we will keep track of this. Suggestions? 

Moving on...

Rob and I will be going to the Ice Castles in Midway and I plan to post about this adventure as soon as I can. 

http://valorphotography.blogspot.com/2011/01/midway-ice-castles.html

Have a good day!

New Recipes to Try!

Hey everyone! So glad you could stop by.

I am posting some more recipes that I have enjoyed. 

I have really found my place in the kitchen I think. I'm starting to understand more terms, styles, foods, substitutions and I love it. Cooking really is therapeutic for me. I just wish I had time to cook every single day. 

Healthy French Toast

In-a-Hurry Chicken Curry

Spicy Sausage Pasta and Greens

Broccoli-Potato Soup with Greens

Minestrone

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First week of school down

Well, this week started rough and ended rough. There was no smoothing things out. Let me explain. I started getting sick last week. I tried to not push myself to much so I could recover from the cold quickly.

This crap going around is relentless. I slept a lot last Sunday. When I woke Monday and Tuesday, it felt like I had a sinus infection. By Wednesday, I had a very phlegm type cough. Thursday I had class in the evening, so I felt obligated to tough it out even though my energy levels had been drained to a dangerous low point.

And now it is Friday.

Fridays are wonderful. Today though, well, today I didn't want to get out of bed. But I rolled out and got dressed. I barely combed my hair and went to work. I felt like I had to go. By 11 though, I couldn't take anymore. I called Rob to pick me up.

After I got home, I laid in bed. I've been in bed all day. And honestly, I don't feel better. In fact, this cough of mine is worse, it hurts, and my voice is very raspy.

I had to cancel my bunco plans tonight which doesn't make me happy. I couldn't deal with the idea of getting those ladies sick with whatever this gumbo is. And this gumbo....it doesn't feel like it's going anywhere for awhile. UGH!

But beyond being sick, I started my classes. I feel quite overwhelmed with my theory class. That class requires tons and tons of reading. I love to read...but when some of the material is dry, it's hard to keep my eyes open. I will get through this.

I have another statistics class this semester too. I was not looking forward to this class. I don't like statistics. Instead of feeling negative, I went to class feeling neutral. I'm glad I did. My teacher is very entertaining and seems to know how to put things into words that make sense. So maybe I'll excel in this class. Let's hope so.

With these weekly events, I didn't cook much. I did make a minestrone soup that was more like minestrone pasta. And I made a lasagna that was wonderful. Before I post the recipes though, I want to make the soup again and try to change it a little so that it's actually soup like.

Stand by mates...