Baby wrapping is a way to hold the baby close to you, but be hands free. It was recommended by many a parent around us. You can do it with a carrier where the baby is kind of hanging out in it, or with a baby wrap. A friend of ours gave us their old moby wrap, and told us it helped her a lot. We would see her in church and on the go with her sweet daughter wrapped snug like a pro to her chest! It looked so natural and easy. We were stoked to be as cool as her and all the other Moms and Dad's who rock the wrap...we soon found out it is not that simple!
We take the wrap out of it's pack and it's just one huge piece of fabric! It has a book of directions, but they were way to confusing for Beka, so she did not even try it....Michael, however, was much braver. He took that long, confusing piece of super fabric out and was determined to master the wrap. Beka was in the other room when she heard, "Honey.....Honey....can you come help me!?!" This is what she came out to find
Once Beka determined that neither of them was in immediate danger of suffocation, she grabbed her phone to capture the moment of wrapping FAIL. We are not even sure how Michael and Emery got into this position, but this is NOT how the pictures in the book look :)
Emery was such a good sport about it though. He was making all of this little sounds and staring at Michael like "really Dad....really?" It was priceless! It is one of our favorite pictures. It captures the "figuring it out" stage of parenting that we are in right now. It also shows the humor in it all. It is tough learning what a baby needs, and how to survive the process, but we laugh a lot, lean on each other, and make it though with many funny memories like this one.
Eventually we figured that darn wrap out. It took some squeezing, tying, re-tying, and re-squeezing our poor guy into this wrap, but we did it! Luckily Emery has the same Team Oakley patience and ability to see humor in every situation. We are all learning together, but it's getting better.
Mr. Emery now loves being able to be so close to Mom and Dad when we are walking, or doing things around the house. He falls asleep really fast in the wrap. He is warm, close to our skin, and can listen to our heart beat. It is a really great contraption, but it takes a while to get. So if you are a new parent, be patient! Baby wrapping takes time to master, as does any new parenting thing!
This little guy is new and confusing to figure out sometimes, but it is all so worth it! I mean, look at him! He is the best thing to ever happen to Team Oakley. When these little eyes look up from that darn wrap, it makes all the silly mistakes totally worth it.
We are sure there are going to be so many more FAILS (some that we did not document: the dreaded pack and play, the swing, the first Diapers, baths, trimming the fingernails, and trying to eat while holding him...yes Beka somehow got sour cream on his face....and yes, Emery did try to eat it), so while we can still laugh at the craziness, there will be more blog posts to come. So stay tuned!
Love,
Team Oakley
