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Babywearing With Boba

Babywearing is and always will be one of the best ways to simultaneously bond with your child and also take care of things around the house or running errands. I’ve published many posts declaring my love and support of babywearing and even had an article published on Huffington Post explaining “Why I Wear My Baby”.

I’m so convinced about the benefits of babywearing, I even created workout routines for babywearing parents! And who wouldn’t mow the lawn with their napping baby? Plus, as a dad wearing his baby in public, there’s plenty of laughs to be had each time I need to use the public restroom, here’s 10 I listed.

But enough plugging of past posts, I wanted to quickly share our exciting, kind of late, news. Thanks to Boba providing their 4G Carrier for me to give to Going Mom as a Christmas present, my wife now has her very own baby carrier!

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Over the months since we had Avery, I was fortunate to have great companies like Ergo and Onya Baby send me their carriers for review. I am still using them both to this day and love them, but Kelley never had one fitted just for herself and I was always overprotective of the ones we had. Yeah, I’m mean, sorry, dear. 🙂

We are grateful to Boba for sending their organic Verde design carrier and Kelley has already made use of it on several walks.

Mommy-Daughter Love!
Mommy-Daughter Love!

I had to at least try the Boba before calling it off limits to myself, and used the front and back carry positions. I’ve been mostly carrying Avery on my back in the Onya, so it was different wearing her on the front for a long walk. Different in a good way though, I got to see Avery’s sweet face instead of wondering what she was doing on my back.

That said, I still enjoy the back carry position. The Boba has soft but durable straps that I make it comfortable for carrying your baby for an extended amount of time, and it fit okay when I had it on.  I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend a Boba to any current or expecting parent, but would say I still like wearing Avery on my back with the Onya better.

For front carrying, the Boba wins my vote over Onya, but I would choose the Ergo Ventus that I reviewed over the two. Granted, I only used the Boba a few times, and Going Mom will be sharing her review with a guest post after extended use. After wearing Avery in her new Boba Carrier on a long, cold walk, I’d say they both kept each other warm and snug….

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….there’s even plenty of room for tickling!!

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We can’t say thank you enough to Boba, and I love seeing my two favorite girls so close together….literally and figuratively.

Keep an eye out for Going Mom’s Boba 4G review after logging several wonderful hours with our beautiful daughter!

Have you used or do you own a Boba? I know the Boba Wraps are always popular for carrying babies and wish we had one when Avery was smaller.

Disclaimer: Boba provided their 4G Carrier free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are strictly my own……or my wife’s!

She’s Already Changed So Much: Babywearing Progression Pictures

With it being International Babywearing Week and all, I decided to take a look back at my babywearing journey thus far. Going Mom and I proudly started wearing Avery just weeks after she was born and haven’t looked back sense. Well, besides figuring out that our first carrier, the Baby Bjorn, was not an ideal option for parent or baby.

Luckily, I had the opportunity to try carriers from Onya Baby and Ergo Baby that they sent to me for review. You can read my review for the Onya Baby Outback here and the Ergo Baby Ventus here.

I still use both carriers with Onya being my go-to choice. I keep the Ergo on the car to use when we are out and about. I’ve mentioned many times on the benefits of wearing your baby, and would urge anyone to  wear their baby as much as possible.

What started as a tiny, squishy baby pressed against me in a carrier, has transformed (and still going!) into a lively, albeit heavier, baby that I still wear every day for our afternoon walk. I know the time will come when she becomes too old/heavy to be worn, but that’s still a way’s away.

In celebration of International Babywearing Week, I wanted to post some of my favorite babywearing pictures with Avery. Hope this motivates you to get outside and wear your baby with loving pride!

First day as a stay-at-home dad. My new briefcase is always just hanging around....
First day as a stay-at-home dad. My new briefcase is always just hanging around….
Bundled up for a cold walk
Bundled up for a cold walk
Okay, next
Okay, next
Gahhh! I'm wearing her all wrong!!
Gahhh! I’m wearing her all wrong!!
Mommy-daughter love
Mommy-daughter love
Daddy kisses in the Ergo
Daddy kisses in the Ergo
I can see!!
I can see!!
Color-matching and mowing....win!!
Color-matching and mowing….win!!
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Family walk with Avery taking a nap.
Elevation training mask + babywearing=not impressed
Elevation training mask + babywearing = not impressed
Good to know my baby has my back!
Good to know my baby has my back!
Petting the neighborhood ass.
Petting the neighborhood ass.
How to "wear" in style in Texas.
How to “wear” in style in Texas.
Is it really just a "selfie" when you have your baby too?
Is it really just a “selfie” when you have your baby too?
Great view.
Great view.
Splash pad in Fort Worth  with the family for my birthday!
Splash pad in Fort Worth with the family for my birthday!
Will someone please stop him from mowing?!
Will someone please stop him from mowing?!

I tried to keep these somewhat in order. Hope you enjoyed the pics and are ready to go wear your baby if aren’t already.

Have you been celebrating Babywearing Week?

Do you do it ever day regardless?

It’s International Babywearing Week! How Will You Participate?

Hey all, it’s Monday! Oh, sorry, I mean…..it’s Munnnnday….

Yeah, it’s not the most inspiring or motivating day of the week, but it does mean it’s International Babywearing Week! If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know that babywearing is near and dear to my heart and something I support 110%!

I’ve been wearing Avery since she was 2 weeks old and still going strong today. I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon either. Which is perfect since that means Avery and I can celebrate International Babywearing Week (IBW, for short) in 2015 too!

It's true, I've been in here for as long as I can remember!
It’s true, I’ve been in here for as long as I can remember!

Babywearing International Inc. (a non-profit organization) and TheBabywearer.com are the organizations behind IBW. Here’s an explanation from Babywearing International’s website about IBW:

International Babywearing Week is a focused opportunity to celebrate, promote and advocate the many benefits of babywearing. International Babywearing Week is also an occasion to focus media attention on this beautiful and beneficial practice. Nonprofit babywearing groups around the world are participating in International Babywearing Week by registering as Official Celebrating Organizations. These organizations will be hosting many exciting and educational events throughout the week, including presenting local awards and sharing information about babywearing with their communities. At the International level, Babywearing International and TheBabywearer.com will jointly present International Babywearing Week Awards, recognizing excellence in babywearing advocacy and education. There will also be a coordinated media outreach campaign to raise awareness about babywearing among the general public.

Since I already wear Avery on a daily basis, I will have no problem celebrating this week just like every other week. But, besides my babywearing ways, I hope to get others interested and active in wearing their baby as well.

Us dads have a lot of catching up to do bonding-wise since moms are 9 months ahead of us and have something we’ll never be able to replace. I think that’s wonderful and don’t want to take it away, ever, but I do want to ensure my daughter and I have a strong, everlasting bond. By wearing her as much as possible, I feel this helps to achieve my goal quite well.

This week, I would like to share several babywearing resources I find helpful on my blog and across my social media pages. If you have something you’d like to share, please do so without hesitation.

Also, this Thursday, October 9th, our newly formed Dallas Dads Group that I wrote about in past posts will be hosting an event for IBW sponsored by Britax. We’ll be a part of 12 other City Dads Groups celebrating on Thursday and will make sure to make a scene across social media.

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If you’d like to follow along with our group, use these resources:

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Hashtags:

  • #citydads
  • #INTLBabywearingWeek

Make sure to keep an eye out on my Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages (links on the side of this page) for babywearing resources I plan on sharing throughout this week and please share them with others if you can!

Do you currently wear your baby or are you planning on it if you are expecting?

Have you before?