OK so I have total writers block right now, but I need to post something so Im just going to start writing and see how this thing shapes up. So I've had this Pavo Taj visiting as I've been breaking it in. I love breaking in wraps, just having them in my hands and manipulating them, braiding and running the rings it's soothing. It's not completly done yet, but I'll be sending it home soon. This has been a hard wrap for me to review for a couple reasons. For one thing as I just said I was still breaking it in so it was a little stiff when I first started wrapping with it. Second it's a 7 which for this 5 foot nothing 125lb mama is way way way too much wrap, but it did give me a chance to try out some new carries like taiwanese and Double Hammock with a sternum belt. I also planned to try tandeming LD and SG in one wrap, but I haven't gotten brave enough to try that yet. But anyway my biggest problem reviewing it is because it is a natty Pavo I keep comparing it to Gotham Marble which I have a major crush on. So yeah nothing is going to compare to Marble for me so let's just get that out there right now, but at the same time Pavo has never disappointed me. Not being as good as marble is not the same as being a dud; Taj is a great wrap in it's own right. As I said in the first impressions review when I first got the wrap the thing that surprised me most is that although the details are the same: same type of cotton, same weight, Taj just feels so much thinner to me. I guess I would classify it as medium thin. There is a lot of texture in the wrap and it feels a little rough in between my fingers even as it breaks in, but it's not scratchy. Due to the texture it also has a lot of grip and can be a bit difficult to tighten especially over a thick shirt or sweater, but the good side of grip is that it stays in place and tends to forgive a sloppy wrap job more than smoother wraps. The slightly thinner feel kept me from overheating too much on an 80 degree walk with LD, and it makes a nice small tight knot. Taj does not have as much stretch or bounce as marble, but maybe you prefer that. For being 100% cotton Pavo wraps always surprise me with how supportive they are, and while I have to way Taj isn't the most supportive cotton I've used, it still holds the dude just fine. If you are like me and you love natty wraps and lots of texture, and if you are looking for something that is a nice supportive cotton, without a lot of bulk then I have no problem recommending a Taj. I think I would find a lot of use for it in a 3 or 4. It can't replace marble though, just sayin ;) |
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Have you ever hurt your own kid on accident? If you haven't yet you probably will at some point and it's THE WORST! You feel like the worst mom ever, You think you've ruined your child forever, you're mad because you always worry about the baby with other people and then you are the one that hurt him. You want to puke, and you cry along with your baby while you are panicking trying to decide if you need to go to the ER immediately. Or maybe that's just how I react.
Since this is my second baby, this isn't my first rodeo but hurting SG for the first time was no less tragic than when it happened to LD. When the Dude was 4 months old he dove headfirst out of his swing, that was scary, but he did that to himself. When he was 7 months old though, he was just learning to walk and he tripped into my laptop and it somehow sliced a chunk of skin off the side of his nose. It bled a lot. I felt like I had maimed him and ruined his face forever, he would never have a perfect face again, he was forever changed. Of course I didn't actually DO anything that time either, but it was my fault because it was my computer that I had sitting on the floor and I didn't catch him. Eventually we all calmed down and he survived, but he does still have a little scar on the side of his nose. And now I kind of hope he never outgrows it because it's part of his face now. Back to the present: it was bedtime last night and since SG is growing like a weed I needed to go unearth bigger pajamas from storage in the nursery closet. So I took Sleepy because he was fussy and wanted to go to sleep and I laid him on the floor next to where I needed to work and started unpacking. I should have just taken the first pair I came to, but it was peaceful in the closet and I wanted to see how much we actually had so I kept looking. Then LD appeared and started "helping" throwing clothes everywhere and tripping over the mess as he made it. Suddenly SG erupted in horrible wailing. I didn't know what had really happened so I picked him up and his hand was weird. I quickly reviewed the last few seconds in my head and pictured myself lunging forward on my knees to keep the dude from falling onto sleepy and I realized I must have crushed his hand under the full weight of my body via my knee. Sure enough I looked again and his middle finger was hanging lower than the other fingers. I started yelling for DH and saying I think I broke his hand Im going to have to take him in. Thankfully DH is extremely level headed and convinced me it didnt look that bad and I should just give it a few minutes. So I started nursing Sleepy to calm him down. A few eternites later as I evaluated his hands and moved all his fingers and took comparison photos to check for swelling all while internally berating myself for being so inattentive and clumsy, I decided to give him some tylenol, let him sleep and evaluate it in the morning. The good news is he slept fine although I must have still been worried because I held him all night when he usually just sleeps beside me. This morning his hand looked perfectly normal no bruises no swelling all fingers moving. So I don't think there was any lasting damage except to my psyche. Can you even tell what hand it was? Hey guess what? I'm finally reviewing a wrap I actually own! This is my Inda Jani Reyado 3. Inda Jani wraps are handwoven in mexico, there are many different weaves, and colors available. They are very affordable (under $100 usually) to buy direct, but they sell out very quickly when they are available, and the 100% cotton Reyado is one of their most popular wraps. I was extremely lucky to score this one and I'm so glad I did it is one of my favorite wraps ever and worth so so much more than I paid. When I first got it I didn't use it right away. They arrive in loom state (freshly woven) and have to be washed before using so I threw it in the wash but when it came out it was still fairly rough so I braided it and hung it up as a hammock and I left it there for a few weeks. I just wasn't reaching for it so I decided to throw it up for trade. I put it on for action pics and realized I kind of really liked it and while I got amazing offers for it I wore it every day and realized there was no way I could let it go. This wrap is not perfect, it came with "flaws" it has knots and pulls and its not perfect but it's so real. I feel so connected knowing that another woman out there made this wrap with her hands, probably to earn money to care for her own children. But beyond that none of the so called flaws matter because it's beautiful the colors are so vibrant and the texture is to die for. The weave is open and airy and the wrap is the cooshiest smooshiest pillow. It has stretch and bounce. It snuggles my squishy SG and supports LD too, I love everything about it. There are a few things that some people might not love though, It is fairly textured and grippy, It has blunt ends and it's fairly thick in hand, yielding a large knot. It has only one middle marker and It is also prone to pulls. But none of that bothers me, in the end I recently temp traded it for 3 weeks and I'm so glad it's home now. I might send it out again sometime, but it's permastash here. Definitely the best value I've found so far in a wrap.
So a good mommy and babywearing friend posed the question on facebook yesterday..."If you were my keys where would you be?" They have been missing for almost a week and as far as I know she still hasn't found them. Now luckily I hadn't run this giveaway yet, so although her keys may be lost forever at least she didn't lose this amazing Pavo Sparkleberry key fob along with them. Check back here or on our facebook page at 3:00pm EST for the link to the giveaway, and if you win hopefully you never lose your keys. http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/77912d1/
I sat down to write but the baby started crying and woke up the toddler who needed to be cuddled back to sleep and then the baby was crying again and needed to be nursed back to sleep. Today was a clingy and fussy day all around and now Im too tired to write a coherent post, so I'm going to sleep. Maybe I'll skip naptime tomorrow and write. Or not, such is life with little ones. Stay tuned, I'll be back.
Oh Beech, I loved my raven and I think I could love other Oschas as well, but my feelings for you are so complicated. To be honest It was not love at first sight or first wrap; your color is not my color, your design is not my first choice, and when I first wrapped with you, you hurt me. But as we've spent more time together and gotten to know each other better my feelings for you have grown. You are so soft and you cradle my little ones so gently. You are thinnish and tightly woven so I don't feel like I have to baby you which I appreciate because two human babies are enough right now. You don't smother me or crowd me, you feel nice and light and airy on. You are flexible and moldable, but you are tough too; you give me support in difficult situations. You like long walks and you like to hang out with my kids. But you are difficult, you can be picky and unforgiving. You sometimes put a lot of pressure on me and I can feel like the weight of a toddler is on my shoulders. You are so serious and solid, not boucy, and frankly my dear you just don't have the squish and cushion I usually look for in others. I know it might sound bad but these are all reasons I've grown close to you. You are the first wrap to really challenge me, to make me work at my jobs and perfect my skills. You push me and expect the best from me, and that means something. I'm not sure if it's love yet. If I'd met you in my earlier days I don't think it would have worked out, but now I'd like to spend more time getting to know you. I also have some stuff to work on myself and it might take me a while before I can give you the love you deserve but I'm glad we gave each other a chance. You have a lot to offer, I hope we meet again. Sincerely, Me A new visitor is here and his name is Taj. (It just sounds like a boy name and the wrap feels like a boy too I think) So very first thought out of the package, "looks just like marble but so much thinner." My DH even said "Didn't you just have that one?" Anyway it does look like gotham marble as its the same fibers, ecru cotton and mercerized but at 280 g/m2 to Marble's 280 they feel so different in hand. Now this is a first impression, I have not even wrapped with it yet as today was just not a wrapping day, [it happens] so I'm excited to see how it compares to marble once it's actually being worn. Stay tuned!
Again I have to credit my amazing friends and their generosity but at the same time I kind of wish D had never let me borrow this beauty because when I give it back on Friday I'm going to be ripping my heart out. I love love love marble; I've haven't put something on and instantly been this in love since I bought my senior prom dress (almost 10 years ago.) So anyway, the details. Pavo Gotham Marble size 5 100% cotton. When I picked this wrap up from D it was essentially brand new having been washed and dried and maybe tried on. It was definitely still crispy but even in that state the second I put LD up, it was love: cushy, smooshy, lovely love. In return for getting to play with marble I agreed to take the beast aka break it in. First I threw it in the wash and then I braided it a few times, wore it a few times, washed it again, ran it through the rings a few times, wore it a few times, braided it some more. Every time I wear it I love it more. Its a fairly textured wrap so its pretty grippy. I find it to be a little difficult to wrap with; it wouldn't be the best choice for a beginner trying to learn how to make passes. However at the same time when you dont get the wrap perfect it is very forgiving as the texture holds the wrap in place well. As I said before it has a lot of cush and pavo cotton is vert supportive. I carried LD in a front carry and he was weightless seriously, and there was no digging or pressure anywhere. (They really should have called it marshmallow) When it comes to carrying SG the wrap is a little on the thicker side but it's just thin enough that I can still make leg passes without throwing his tiny baby legs out of whack, and while its textured and started out a little stiff, it's plenty soft enough against his squishy skin now. I think this wrap really shines in a fwcc for both squishes and toddlers. Visually this wrap is simply gorgeous. The pattern is just barely visible by color, but due to the texture it shows like a favorite cable knit sweater (which is also how it feels.) The color is a perfect creamy natural that will compliment any skin tone. Because it is natty, I was a little worried about getting it dirty, but I've seriously been wearing it daily and have wrapped in parking lots and streets in NY in March and I haven't found a speck of dirt yet. I could just gush about how much I love this wrap all day but I have to get out and wear it a little more because it goes home Friday. Just go out and find one for yourself, I promise you wont be disappointed and if somehow you are, just send it my way; I'll be going through withdrawal. |
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