He Said "Momma"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never have I heard a word so sweet. Last night as I was trying to get Levi to sleep. He said, "Momma", bounced up, and grabbed me. Can you tell I'm grinning from ear to ear as a write this? I've never been so thrilled! There are no pictures to go along with this one, just one happy Momma!
Being a mom is such a joy filled experience. Yes, motherhood has it's trying moments--sometimes more than moments, but everyday without fail there is at least one moment that I could just bask in forever. When else do you get that kind of beauty? When else do you get to watch such a miracle unfold before your eyes--not just watch it but participate in it? There's not enough time in the day to give proper thanks to God for everyday I get to spend as a mother.

My Babywearing Stash

So Stephanie at adventuresinbabywearing.com wanted to see people's sling stashes. Here's mine--well most of it. You'll notice I went a little bananas making slings, but a girl's gotta have one for every outfit!

From top left green eyelet homemade ring sling, blue eyelet homemade ring sling, black homemade wrap carrier, blue homemade wrap carrier, black Moby Wrap.

From bottom left black and silver homemade ring sling, Apricot homemade ring sling, brown homemade ring sling, and the Peanut Shell (which was retired by the time Levi was a couple of months old--he hated it). Missing is the Chicco carrier which is similar to the Baby Bjorn. Levi loved it, my back not so much. It's since been retired and apparently lost. Oh, and that's Stella, Levi's favorite kitty cat.

So here's Levi in the blue ring sling:

And here we are sporting the oh, so comfy Moby Wrap

Awake:

And asleep:

I have two lovely mei tais on the way. They should get here sometime in the next few days. I'm soooo excited. I'll post pics once they get here. So, that will bring my stash to 12. Is that excessive?
If I could only have one (I haven't tried the mei tais yet, so I might change my mind) I'd say the moby wrap. It's super comfy, although a little warm for the summer months, and very versatile. Once you get the hang of wrapping it up, it's a cinch.
If you have a baby and you haven't tried wearing the little munchkin, I highly recommend it. Not only does it create a much happier baby, it creates a much happier momma too. It's like having an extra pair of arms, and it quickly calms a baby whose decided to have a fussfest. It's also way easier on your back than carrying the kiddo in your arms.

A Lovely Sunday Afternoon

After church we headed over to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science to see their dinosaur exhibit. I must admit it wasn't quite what we were expecting. We thought there would be lots of skeletons, but alas it was a whole lot of robots. Still cool though. Levi was a tad frightened by the strange critters. However, he loved the permanent aquarium exhibits. He kept trying to "chat" with the fishies.


Here's a pic of me, Levi, and Nana in front of some giant skeleton:

And this is me and Levi at the dinosaur robot exhibit:

Last but not least we were off to visit Grandpa at work (He's got an awful deadline):