Getting Crafty and Schedule Making

Ok so I have been searching online for the last couple of days for some kind of wrap carrier for Lilly. After hearing some good and bad things about them I decided to look into the Moby Wrap. They claim to distribute the baby's weight over your shoulders, back and hips..which sounds great since my back isn't the greatest. And now after talking to a friend about her Moby wrap, she said it was a waste of $45, they are hot and they stretch too much. Alright point taken. So here is my thought process...it is just one long piece of stretchy fabric, I'm a kind of crafty person and I need some kind of carrier if I'm ever going to be able to go to Wal-Mart alone with Lilly (her carrier doesn't fit in the top of the buggy and if I put her in the big part I can't get that many groceries...I'm glad it doesn't fit actually because it seems like it is a safety concern to put them up there). So after doing some research, I'm positive I can make an "ok" wrap..but of course I'm obsessed with making it right. Moby makes a deluxe model with a non-stretchy panel in the middle so it doesn't sag as much and I can pick a fabric that breathes more than what they make theirs from. So today I'm on a mission to go and find fabric and make this wrap, if all goes well I'll have 1 or 2 wraps that don't stretch too much, aren't too hot, are less expensive than the real deal and don't hurt my back *fingers crossed*. I'm also hoping that if they turn out good enough I can use them as gifts for pregnant friends or maybe even as a source of income (this is a BIG maybe).

So this is what I'm hoping to make..something similar at least!

Now onto the schedule part: As most of my friends know I'm very anal retentive when it comes to a lot of things, I'm a list maker, schedule maker, and plan aheader (not a word I know). Since the arrival of Lilly I have found that I can't be nearly as anal retentive as I was and it has made me relax some on my normal tendencies, which is not a bad thing at all. For instance I now don't wake up and pick up the house I wake up and change Lilly's diaper and feed her. But I'm having a hard time figuring out Lilly's schedule or at least her cues for being sleepy. The only thing that has been a constant for about a month now has been bed time..she gets fed every night between 7:30 and 8:00pm then goes to bed afterwards. She eats just about every three hours while she's awake, but I can't figure out this nap thing. So for the last 3 days I have been writing down every time she takes a nap longer than 15 minutes. I'm still working on it, but it looks like she's up at 6:30am, and then naps at 7:30am..the rest is starting to make a pattern but I'm not sure what it is just yet. I'm not trying to force my baby into any kind of schedule by any means, I'm trying to figure out he cues and follow them, so I can at least know what to expect next. Well for the time being I know her nap times will change again soon, but until then I will at least be able to expect what's next!

My beautiful baby napping in her swing...this has cured fussy fussy baby countless times and it makes her happy so I can go to the bathroom, eat and at times clean the house :)

My beautiful sleeping baby in her co-sleeper, that we don't use as a co-sleeper :) I was so scared when we first brought her home that she was going to roll over in her sleep and suffocate that I ordered this, its a positioner and co-sleeper and it put my mind at ease! It also folds up and has a handle so you can take it places for baby to nap in..no more making a pillow fortress or bringing a pack n' play, well at least until 4 months when she grows out of this. It may look like she's grown out of it but she went through a stage where she wanted her head up against everything I guess it was a womb thing kind of like swaddling (which she hated).

**on a side note, after re-reading this I have realized that I am a totally random person (yes April I know) and that I am a terrible speller!