Slings n Things

You can only clean and re-clean the house so many time before you get extremely bored with it and there's nothing left to clean. That's all I seem to do when the Husband is out to sea. Since it's the season for giving I gave myself time on the computer to purchase an new sling for the baby and a Baltic Amber necklace for her. I received them both in the mail this week and I just have to gloat bout them both.The sling is from seven slings. They always seem to be having an awesome sale and I bought the package that comes with some awesome baby legs and a bracelet matching the style of the sling you purchase. I had tried a friend of mine's on and loved how comfortable Paisley felt in it. I ended up ordering a size bigger and when I ripped open the package and tried it on and put her in it, it just felt very big and didn't feel very stable to me. I would like to say I made the decision to throw it in the dryer after washing it but the truth is I totally forgot and it went into the dryer when you're supposed to hang dry it. Whoops. I was a little nervous when I remembered after the dryer was almost done. It had shrunk it down one size so it fit like my friends had. Even though it was a mistake, it was a good one. After putting her in it, it felt perfect. It just so happened she was having a "don't put me down day" and she absolutely enjoyed be carried around she's got quite the personality to her and everyone in a while she'd swing her feet, which was beyond cute. Comfortable fit, Stable with baby, Darn good price. All around awesome product.

After getting it in the mail

Her enjoying it and swinging her feet post dryer. She looks so comfy.

After the excitment of getting the sling in the mail and putting it to use I was ready for the Amber Necklace I purchased from Inspiredbyfinn.com to come. I've read into the amber necklace and know and have seen children wearing them. Ever since my husband went to sea Paisley's schedule went right with him. It was perfect, she was napping three times a day, I knew exactly when to feed her, she was super happy and went down around the same time each night with our nightly routine of bath and bed and even slept through the night. Well as soon as he walked out the door so did our perfect little schedule. He's been gone quite a bit since she's been born but the time he's home you can tell she loves her daddy. I feel like this time was definitely different in that she knew he'd be gone for a while and wanted to raise hell. She's been anti nap, not sleeping through the night, moody, her feedings are all over the place and who knows how much she'll drink. A total 180 of what she used to be. So I chalked it up to a growth spurt but that only lasts for so long and when it didn't change I figured maybe she'd be teething which is always a possibility and that's a reason why I just had to get the necklace. I'm looking forward to seeing how the succinic acid of the amber effects her mood, wellness and if she is teething, taking whatever pain she has away or lessening it. Of all the research I've done about it I'm intrigued so I have placed an amber necklace for myself on my Christmas list. So whenever the husband gets home he's got some shopping to do!

Her new Baltic Amber necklace. She loves it even though she doesn't realize it's there! hehe

So with all the cleaning that's been happening and her mood being all over the place we needed some much needed down time, well she did while I continued to pick up, which is the way it usually goes. So she rested and watched sesame street and I couldn't help but snag a picture because it was too cute.

Resting by the Christmas tree watching sesame street