I've been taking Jude for walks since he was tiny. We used to actually walk all the way to town to go to the market and even back sometimes (Other times Carson would pick us up). Jude has always loved getting out and if he's tired the movement puts him right to sleep. The bigger he's gotten the more of a challenge it has become to go for walks. When he was little I used a Moby wrap, but as he's gotten bigger that has been less ideal. Then I used a sling I made and after that the type of sling that has metal rings. Lately, it's just been too much pressure on my shoulder so we had to stop walking. Knowing that we had family coming to visit we started researching what to use next. We considered a stroller, but finding one that was small enough to be a piece of luggage and sturdy enough to handle our roads was a challenge. In them end we were unsure if any stroller would work on the hills and rutted out roads around our house so we started looking at baby carriers. We settled on the Boba carrier and it arrived with Carson's mom and sister last week. We've used it a few times already and I'm loving it. I'm still getting used to it, but it definitely doesn't hurt my shoulders and Jude seems to be happy with it.
Here's a shot of us heading out this morning:
One of my favorite parts about going for a walk is visiting with neighbors. Shumaili had just woken up, so he's a little out of it.
My sister-in-law Joanna and I. This picture is taken on the street we live on a little ways down from our house.
My mother-in-law and I
I'm not sure how well you can see it, but the pattern I got is called Tweet and it's super cute with leaves and birds.
By the way, we are having a great time with family. Jude is eating up the attention and new people to perform for and I made tomato sauce on Friday without being interrupted even once! We're also enjoying lot of great conversation and if I can help it we'll be playing some sort of game tonight!
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