Mobi Wraps Updated...

So since becoming OBSESSED with these Mobi Wraps I have been to Walmart and proceeded to BUY over 8 different fabrics to make them out of! (and EACH ONE makes 2!!)  HE HE.. I am going to be keeping 2, making 2 for my daughter to carry the baby with and also giving some to my friends for their baby's (it seems like ALL my friends are preggers these days). It makes a nice INEXPENSIVE, but SO USEFUL gift for any new mommy!!
One of my friends asked how the use the 6 Yards of fabric! SO I will post a bunch of videos to show you HOW to use this new found adored Way to snuggle with the baby!!
First buy your length of fabric The traditional Mobi's are 6 Feet so I bought that size. some instructions online give different sizes for each of the different kinds but its no big deal for me. I got some 6 1/2 and some 5 1/4 so I varied my sizes for use for different kinds Wraps
Here is a link on all the different KINDS of Wraps
http://www.littlepossums.co.uk/slings/wrap-slings.htm
Basically its all the same amount of material just a different way of WRAPPING it up on the body!
Here are some links on how to make them from scratch, cause WHY BUY them for $50-$100 if its just a stupid piece of FABRIC!:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5277352_make-wrap-baby-wearing.html
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?p=7954381
Heres a video on how to make it :


Ok now VIDEOS!

First ONE Is Actually Putting the Regular Mobi wrap how its "traditionally" worn.

heres an alternative way to wrap it ..


The next one  shows how to put it on and then the follow up of how to get the baby in

I don't like some of the things this lady says they're a little WEIRD... and her Baby looks so uncomfortable.. but I have done it with friends baby and its much more secure than this lady makes it look.. and the baby's usually love it!  But I like that she shows 3 different holds 

The next one is how to Nurse your baby in the Mobi wrap.


OK I hope you enjoyed the tips and stuff

Widgets and Apps and things OH MY!

So this weekend was long.
We went to California for a family reunion.That was fun, however tiring... Ever get the feeling you need a vacation FROM the vacation!! I sure do!

On the baby news side of things  She's just-a-Growing! She hit the milestone of being over 1 inch long a couple days ago. (as of today at 9 weeks 6 days she's 1.17 inches and .13 oz)
I have some pretty cool apps on my phone for the pregnancy I thought I'd tell you about them just in case you were interested.
 I have an HTC Hero and one cool thing about having an Android phone is that you get all the free apps you want  and they have them for EVERYTHING!
I have 2 widgets I REALLY super like... One widget called Mom-2-Be tells me the exact size every day that she should be growing including Weight Length and How many weeks and days are left And when you click on the widget it gives you weekly tips and more info about your pregnancy which is SO USEFUL!! Me LIKEY!!  Then next to that App/widget I have/love is called "Pregnancy Assistant" (see to the right) Which gives me a PICTURE every week right on my wall of my phone as well as a weekly weight and size range (it doesn't change every day like the the mom-2-B)  and it gives me how many days till I give birth, which is kinda cool to know :) when you click on that app it too gives me tips and info about the baby. Not as much as the other one but its not repetitive either so thats good (redundancy always sucks), Oh and sometimes it has 2 or more live pictures of what the baby looks like when you look at the actual app (instead of just the widget). The main reason I love this one is the pictures!
 So between those 2 app's I get to know alot about the baby every day and week.  Another app I have is Libro Pregnancy Calender. It doesn't have a cool widget or anything like the other 2 but it has cute graphics and somewhat useful tips and info on it  :) it listed weekly and the tips and info aren't always necessarily for the week you are on so you can read ahead a bit on that one. Its a cute app but not my favorite.
A new one i found out about in writing this little blog was WonderWoman... I like the picture of the baby but the sizing is WAY OFF according to all the other places. One thing that cute though is it counts how many DAYS pregnant you are :P thats funny :p One thing nice about this app is it can be used before and after your pregnancy though! It has a calendar for ovulation and tracking periods and things. Ita also very CUTE!! It also has a very nice Diary feature too! One downside is it doesn't have too much info about the pregnancy

I added the links for each of the Apps/ widgets in case you were interested in them. I think they would be rather useful if you have an I-phone or an Android. I hope this little guide was semi useful for you if not I'm sorry I just bored 5 min's of reading time from your life!

Android apps at AppStoreHQ
Android apps at AppStoreHQ
Android apps at AppStoreHQ
Android apps at AppStoreHQ

Disappointment

OK so I don't want to make this a depressing post so I will forgo details but I'm highly disappointed in some people in this baby's life.
On the positive side:  I had to get an oil change today and Kyra and I ended up in the baby section at Walmart,  she wanted to buy out the store we restrained ourselves to a few items LOL I bought the changing table pad  to go on the changing table we bought a few days ago :) it fits perfect :) got a cute pink cover for it too  :)  I also saw a really cute Baby bath I just had to have so I bought to too..
I saw a baby sling which reminded me of the Mobi wrap so I headed to the fabric section and got 3 really cute fabrics for wraps I got them in 6.5 yards. 6 yards and 5.75 yards (different sizes to match different wrap styles) So while i was in the fabric section I needed to make sure it was enough fabric so I was wrapping myself up in the cloth LOL (I admit I looked kinda silly ) and a lady with a newborn came up and asked what it was doing. (she over heard me telling Kyra how the thing worked. So I showed her with HER baby LOL and put the baby in and showed her what to do and told her if she didn't get it right away to look on you tube and she proceeded to buy some fabric to do it too!!
Can I say I saved a GREAT amount of money this way! I bought the fabric for $1 a yard .. EACH Mobi wrap is over $50 each !! CHA-CHING SAVINGS!! and you don't get all the colors in the world to choose from!!
Anyway I have a long drive to Cali in the morning so I better get going! Plus I'm a tired lady!!