Sittin' Up Sweetie...

My little munchkin is sitting up all on her own! She’s also almost crawling or “worming” as her daddy and I call it. We lay out a blanket and sit at one end, placing Ally at the other end and little by little she wiggles, squirms and “worms” her way to us amid claps and cheers! She’s able to get up on all fours but can’t figure out how to move yet. She just sits there on hands and knees with a determined look on her face like she really wants to go but can’t figure out how to coordinate knee and hand movements just yet. She’s so close I can feel it! Meanwhile, we are really enjoying her sitting up on her own and to celebrate this massive achievement we have graduated Ally to her nice wooden high chair, or as I call it, the big girl chair! She loves it, and shows it by happily slapping her hands on the tray to make noises. I can’t believe how big she is, and that she is hitting these wonderful milestones!

Air-Born Baby!

We’re back from our big trip to Florida and the reviews are in on my products and how they stood up to the turmoil of travel. First I would like to say that chivalry is in fact not dead. When you are a woman traveling alone with a carry on, diaper bag, infant carrier, stroller, and not to mention the infant, gentlemen are more than willing to help you out. More than one strapping pilot or airline steward helped me to stow my infant carrier and fold my stroller as I struggled on the gangway to check my bundles planeside. Getting through security was another struggle all together. Everything had to be disassembled and passed through the x-ray machine and then reassembled. Daunting though this may seem, I kept a smile on my face, asked for help when needed and took my time, doing one task at a time. The normally grumpy TSA officers were more than helpful and surprisingly pleasant. The best decision I made while traveling with Ally was to upgrade my seat for the flight home to first class. The extra room and priority boarding made all the difference! When you’ve got the baby with you, there’s no going back to coach!

The Baby B’Air flight vest was a smashing success. I felt it was sturdy and easy to manipulate. I took time at home to try the vest on and fit it to her first to save time and hassle on the plane. I could see that if violent turbulence were to occur that she would be safely tethered to me. The only draw back I could see is that it seemed to make her warm, so I countered this effect by keeping the air on her at all times. My fabulous Vera Bradley bag was an excellent carry on with straps long enough to loop around the handle of the stroller making it hands free for me while traveling through the airport. It fit under the airplane seats and later doubled as a tote bag when we went to visit my old high school friends!

We had a blast at the beach and lounging in the pool. Ally was great and loved her little pool floaty seats! Nothing compares to visiting with baby and the “Oos and Ahhs” the baby draws everywhere we went were just icing on the cake!