This is my first sewing project for this year. You will notice, as time flies, that I have a talent for starting a sewing project and lacks the talent to finish it. This year my first sewing project is Chico’s remote control. Kids at this age (6 months onwards) are attracted to anything black with small details, number one on their chew list is the remote control. It can be TV remote or DVD remote and when no remote on sight, cellphone keypad will do. SO to prevent any choking incidents, I thought of making a personalized remote for Chico. I found some old black shirt I bought in second hand store (intended for Halloween costume), then I found a piece of cloth with nice snowman details. All I need now is a foam to give the remote its shape.. A good 6x4x2 (in inches) foam will do. I intend to make small round buttons from the snowman cloth (and put some plastic sounding cloth inside it) then sew it in the black cloth and wrap the foam with it. VOILA! Cutesy remote control for my very cute Chico.
When will I start it?
soon..
Don’t worry I will post some photo..
Baby Wearing IS Comfort and Convenience
I was on my third pregnancy when I discovered baby wearing or sling. Having two toddlers on hand and a soon to be another bundle, I was on the look for a very chic and convenient way to carry the three of them. I know I can’t use carriers as it would be hard (and uncomfortable) to use it for newborns. I was web hoping when I came across a site that offers sling. I was amazed how useful it can be and how easy it was to use. And I have seen that even newborns are safe on it. Being a geek on everything homemade or hand sewn, I made my own sling.
There were actually different kind of slings . There are those that they call ring sling (the one I am using) and then there were pouches and wraps. The one that suits me well was the ring sling. It is a garment with two rings (maybe nylon or iron, but wood in my case) attached on its one end.
I am very comfortable using my sling. I know a lot of people were amused and sometimes shocked to see me wearing my baby. I can’t explain to them how easy and convenient the sling to us. Some of those asked if my baby was comfortable in it. Some are rude enough to stare and when caught pretend they are not. I get a lot of weird look and sometimes hubby can’t tolerate that much. We do argue at times because of my sling (and I hate it when it happens). Now I give it to you ignorant people (and as if they can read my blog) some FAQ (I know you are itching to ask) about wearing my baby.
Is the baby comfortable?
When people ask me this question, I wan to throw them a weird look and give a sarcastic answer. If they would just stare more and care to look also on the baby, they will see how Chico is sleeping nicely inside it. If he is not, he should have shouted and caught more than their attention. Is it not obvious? Yes he is VERY comfortable in his sling.
Are you comfortable with it?
With two free hands? why not? Yes I am very comfortable with it. The weight of my baby does mot bother me at all. The best part is my both hands are free. The sling to me is like heaven sent. It’s usefulness to me were endless. You know I can cook with him on it. I can do the grocery grabbing anything with my two hands. I can do laundry while Chico is comfortably sleeping on it. I can even hang our clothes while Chico is breastfeeding inside it. See?
How do you wear it?
This will be difficult to answer without the use of a video but I would try my best to describe it as detailed as I can. As I have said earlier, the sling is a garment with two rings attached on its one end. You wrap the sling in your body. The end where it holds the rings should be over your shoulder. The garment in diagonal position at your back, and it hugs your other side. The ends meets up in front of you (somewhere in your breast) and you close it by inserting the other end on two rings, then inserting it again on the other ring (the one under). As you will see, there is an opening of the garment, you just pop in the baby there and there you go.
Where to buy it?
I have only seen a few sites (local) who sells sling. In multiply you can find some. Here are some of the sites that I found:
You just check them out if you are on the looks for the chicest way to wear your baby.. Although mine is a homemade, I do recommend those sites for you because they really house the cutest designs I have seen.
I am not into attachment parenting (or maybe I am), or I am not familiar with it, but I use sling simply because it is very convenient for me and very comfortable for my baby. I really hope that somebody most parents will see the benefit of using one and so as I can walk without people looking at me as if I am a roving tourist attraction (and that goes with the leash too).
Huli na to.
Eto na maari ang huli kong isusulat na may kaugnayan sa nakalipas na bakasyon, pasko at pinaka sa bagong taon.
Lumipas na naman ang isang taon sa buhay ko, sinubukan kong sumulat ng isang sanaysay na maglalarawan ng taon ko, may buwan buwan na pagsasalarawan baga. Ang hirap pala, una sa lahat ang hirap pala sumulat sa Filipino. Nakakaloka! Kaya eto, isusulat ko na lang ang mga mahahalagang bagay na natutununan ko ng nakalipas na taon (at iyong mga natatandaan ko).
Magbago ka. Alam ng mga kaibigan ko kung gano ako kaluka luka noon at marami pa rin ang nagtataka kung paanong naging ganito na ako kabait ngayon (asus). Isa lang naman ang bagay na nagpabago sa akin, mga anak ko (isa lang daw e tatlo un). Kung noon matapang ako at kaya kong harapin ang lahat ng panganib sa mundo (o makipag gyera kahit kanino), hindi na ngayon. Palagi ang nasa isip ko ay ang mga bata at iyong takot na baka mapahamak ako at paano na sila kung sakali. Isa pa, malambot na ang puso ko. Masarap ang magkaroon ng anak, at ninais kong ibahagi ang sayang nararamdaman ko sa ibang tao. May mga bagay at pangyayari na hindi ko inaasahan, at doon para akong sinampal. Tama nga ang sabi ng iba na kahit anong pagbabago mo, may mga tao na hindi ito makikita at patutloy ka pa ring titingnan base sa nakaraan mo. Kahit anong ipakita mo sa kanila na nagbago ka na, ang tingin pa rin nila ay kung ano ka dati. Anong natutunan ko sa mga taong ito? E di ang lumayo, lumayo upang hindi na nila ako muling masaktan. You cannot please everybody ika nga.
Tutition Fee. OO matrikula, yan ang sabi ng nanay ko sa amin ng asawa ko, sa buhay para matuto kailangan magmatrikula. HIndi ibig sabihn nito ay matrikula sa paaralan o ang matuto sa apat na sulok ng kwarto. Eto ay mas pa sa tunay na buhay, sa realidad. Hindi iilang beses ako nagmatrikula nakaraan taon at sana naman e hindi ako lumagapak sa mga iyon. Ang pinaka siguro e iyong kaatatan ko na bumili ng mga gamit ni Chico, ayun sa sobrang atat, pangit ang nabili ko at kailangan ko pa bumili muli ng panibago. Natuto naman na ako kahit kaunti (hehe). Pero alam ko marami pa ring bagay sa buhay namin ang kakailanganin namin pagmatrikulahan. Charge it to experience ika nga.. (sino may ari nung credit card na un?)
Asa pa. Asa o umasa sa iba. Sabi ng karamihan no man is an island pero ang tanong ko sa inyo paano kung mag isa ka sa island kanino ka aasa? Tama nga na hindi ka lang nag iisa sa mundo, pero sa akin naman wala ka rin naman dapat na ibang asahan kung hindi sarili mo lang. Taon taon yata e sumasampal sa akin ang realidad na to. Hindi naman ibig sabihin nito na agnostic ako sa mundo, ang sa akin lang matuto ka na sarili mo lang ang aasahan mo upang sa ganun wala kang ibang sisihin kung hindi sarili mo lang at hindi iyong nakaasa ka sa iba para sa buhay mo. Mahirap talaga na umasa sa iba, pero syempre ako naman ay habang buhay na nakaasa sa aking asawa (pero ibang usapan na pala iyon). Sana naman ngayong taon e wag na sumampal sa akin ang katotohonang ito.
Inaasahan ko na ngayong taon ay marami pa rin akong matutunan, pero inaasahan ko rin na ang pagkakamali ko noong nakaraang taon ay hindi ko na uulitin ngayon.
Maligayang Bagong Taon!
