WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY (PICS)
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Congrats @Traditional__edc ! As Steelworker says, it really is the best.
Looking back, one thing I used all the time when my kids were little was a BabyBjorn carrier. All my kids loved being in there. Little babies want to be with/on their parents literally all the time. It’s lovely, but obviously sometimes you’re gonna have shit to do. I’ve got a stand-up desk in my home office so I could work while wearing the baby for a few hours. My wife got some much needed time to herself.
Slings are good too but I was always worried I’d do it wrong and accidentally hurt them. Carriers feel a bit more robust and idiot proof. -
Awesome news @Traditional__edc !
Pack and play
SlumberPod
Baby Björn or similar
Strollers (four wheel handle much better, aside from a Bob stroller for rugged terrain). I hated our modular car seat stroller but a good version of that is highly recommended if your baby will ride in a car
Hatch lamp/sound machine
A small sound machine to carry with you
Diaper bag
Feeding chair. Inglesina or similar that clips to a table or counter is pretty great
110L Ortlieb dry duffel to haul all this shit if you’re traveling with the baby at some point.We are 19 months into this adventure so do not hesitate to PM me with questions, as the lessons learned are many and still fresh.
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The start of a few days away staying in what was the stokers cottage attached to a steam drainage engine (you might get some outside shots in the coming days). For now appreciating some of the cool details inside.
Leather draught proofing strips. Never seen this before but looks so much better than rubber.
Little trap door for power points.
And relax!
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I promised/threatened some outside pics of where I’m staying this week.
I’m in the near section.
Passageway between where I am staying and the old diesel engine house.
Diesel and steam engine houses. If you look closely at the right gable end above the alarm box you will see the remains of a pocket watch. Apparently two farmhands were watching the builders at work. One said to the other it only needed a clock to look like a church. The bricklayer asked if he had a watch and took it away. The watch was never returned
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We visited an ancient alien cathedral and paid our respects to Xenu
Then Hattie stole a hovercar in a dystopian future cityscape
Hattie couldn’t leave without taking home a new friend. A catwolf that meowhowls
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Thanks folks, I am completely smitten. Her eyes are like her mama's, except her mom's have some gold overlaying the blue.
I can barely remember not being a dad and she's not even 2 yet.
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@Madame Buttonfly couldn't bear it, so she has added a woman's touch. Towel (as if I'm going to bother washing) and pillowcase. She's a lot happier now…
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@Madame Buttonfly couldn't bear it, so she has added a woman's touch. Towel (as if I'm going to bother washing) and pillowcase. She's a lot happier now…
Didn't have any chocolates handy, or I would have put one on the pillow
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Big Agnes–good choice--Steamboat Springs CO representin'!
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fun on the rollercoaster with Emma
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…@neph93 looks very therapeutic!
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…@scooter not so much.
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Up the cabin today… found this fucker by the lake. I wasn’t touching it, but my youngest had now problem. He wanted to take it home as a pet.
Turns out it is the caterpillar of the Goat Moth. Fairly rare this far north. The English translation of its Norwegian name is “killer of trees”.
