A Pictorial Babywearing Diary

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When you’re minding your business enjoying some coffee with your cranky teething baby wrapped on your back and your preschooler wakes up from his nap mad at the world but especially at mommy for using HIS purple wrap with baby sister... you unwrap the baby and wrap big brother. 💜 (Purple Heart) Wrap by @emmelinetextiles Mug by @claymasonstudio * * * #babywearing #babywearingmama #wearlthebabies #epgladiolous #emmelinetextiles #etcoterie #emtex #dyedbyali #mugsnap * * * Images: Three images of a white woman wearing her white-presenting Arab American children on her back in a purple grad dyed wrap with textural stripes. 1- The woman’s face is only half in frame. She is holding up a hand thrown mug with a cream colored glaze and the Emmeline Textiles logo (cameo of a young girl) pressed into a brown oval on the front. 2- A downward angled shot of the woman wearing her daughter on her back. Her upset preschooler son is visible pulling on one tail of her wrap. 3- A slightly upward angled shot of the woman wearing her son on her back in the purple grad dyed wrap. He is resting his head against the back of her neck.

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This gorgeous @wovenwings visitor took us on our walk this morning! The boys’ schools are closed so I get to steal an extra day with my babies. I feel like this colorway was made for New Orleans in springtime, like it just completely reflected the environment around me. * * * #babywearing #wearallthebabies #wovenwings #iamawinglet #stockinette #wovenwraps #neworleans

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#rainbowroad meet your mug soulmate. 🌈❤️ (rainbow, red heart) Wrap by @emmelinetextiles Mug by @zozpots (who’s updating soon!) * * * #babywearing #wearallthebabies #babywearingmama #emmelinetextiles #etcoterie #emtex #mugsnap * * * Image: A Closeup shot of the chestpass of a babywearer. Her head is out of frame. The wrap has an ivory warp and a weft with black and rainbow. The wrap is in a modified herringbone pattern. The babywearer is holding up a mug with a black base and a rainbow drippy glaze over the rim.

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Evening wrappies and some fresh air in the back yard before bedtime routine starts. Daddy made a super yummy dinner so we’re all going to sleep happy tonight. #nofilterneeded on this stunning wrap. Wrap by @appleblossomwovens * * * #babywearing #wearallthebabies #babywearingmama #wovenwraps #appleblossomwovens #appleblossomorchard #backyard #springtime * * * Image: A downward angled shot of a white woman with purple cateye glasses wearing her brunette white-presenting Arab American daughter on her back in a purple to teal grad wrap with a magenta weft. She is using a double hammock carry with he purple rail of the wrap up, and a half knot in front. The woman’s head is tilted to one side and only half of her face is visible. Her daughter is wearing a black headband and is looking at something off screen. Vibrant green freshly cut grass is visible beneath the woman’s feet.

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I have felt SO much better yesterday and today! Took walks with the kiddos after work both days. Yesterday was hot and humid and I actually got sweaty when we were out! Hoodie up saving my hair from #babygirl, lol #pavolofi arrived yesterday so of course we had to use it right away. Wrap by @pavotextiles . . . #babywearing #wearallthebabies #pavotextiles #pavotee #pavoup #textureseries . . . Image: A white woman with long blond hair in a side ponytail and gold framed aviator sunglasses is wearing her baby on her back in a black and white wrap in an abstract pattern. The woman’s black hood is up, protecting her hair from her hair-pulling baby. Only the baby’s feet are visible, on either side of the woman’s hips. A park scene is in the background.

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Today the weather got way cooler again. Which honestly I’m not complaining about because I hate hot and humid. (Not well matched with NOLA climate, ha) I feel like this picture summarizes so nicely being a mom - the flowers in my hand that #mryassine picked for me, the pedal that fell off #biggestY’s (brand new) bike on our walk, and of course #keshinoir carrying #babysister on my back. Wrap by @pavotextiles . . . #babywearing #wearallthebabies #pavotextiles #pavotee #pavoup #doublehammock #heypavo . . . Image: A white woman whose head is out of frame has her daughter (also out of frame) wrapped on her back in a ivory colored wrap with thin, uneven black stripes. In one hand she is holding small white flowers an a kid’s bike pedal. Behind her is visible a wooden fence.

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More wrap snuggles today for me and more tea. Got some medicine so hopefully on the mend soon. 🙏🏻 (white praying hands). Wrap by @emmelinetextiles Mug by @potterybym . . #beyondbabywearing #emmelinetextiles #etcoterie #emtex #tea #teatime . . . Image: A white woman, whose face is half out of frame, is sitting on a leather sofa with a light green scarf around her neck, an emerald green and ivory wrap in a damask pattern draped across her lap, and holding a cauldron shaped mug with a light green glaze near the rim and a dark green glaze at the base.

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When you’re trying to be #fancy but you baby wants #chickenwings... 😂 (crying laughing emoji) Wrap by @pavotextiles . . . . #babywearing #wearallthebabies #pavotextiles #pavotee #pavoup #heypavo #andalusiantourmaline . . . . Image: A white woman with long blond hair pulled back and purple cateye glasses is wearing her daughter (who is out of frame) on her back in a black and teal colored wrap with an ornate pattern with birds. The carry she is using has two gold rings at chest. Her daughter has one of her arms under an over-shoulder pass, “chicken wing”.

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Earlier tonight we went on a walk in our neighborhood. The pollen is super heavy right now and I can barely breathe through my nose but kids need to burn energy. #babygirl got to ride along in #notpartitano6, which was super comfy. . Wrap by @emmelinetextiles . . . . #babywearing #wearallthebabies #emmelinetextiles #etcoterie #emtex #testerwrap #comingsoon. . . . . Images: A series of pictures of a white woman wearing her brunette white-presenting Arab American daughter on her back in an ivory colored wrap in a modified herringbone pattern. They are walking through a residential neighborhood, and the woman is wearing gold framed aviator sunglasses. The woman has a strand of gray chew beads around her neck. 1- A straight on shot of the woman with the setting sun behind her. 2- A side view taken from the height of the woman’s hip. 3-opposite side view. 4- Shot taken from above. 5- Picture of the woman’s two blond-haired white presenting Arab American sons taken from behind them. Her older son is riding a green bike in front, and her younger son is riding a scooter behind his big brother.

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I rashly offered a wrap in a trade and after my offer was accepted I felt immediate remorse. It’s something likely only other babywearers understand. To try and soothe my sad feelings I decided to wear babygirl tonight in another sentimental wrap, #pavofiligree, her daddy wrap. This time of their being little is so fleeting. I’ve really been ruminating on this fact lately. Wrap by @pavotextiles . . . . #pavotextiles #pavotee #pavoup #babywearing #wearallthebabies #mmonpoint . . . . Image: A downward angled shot of the torso of a white woman who is wearing her baby on her back in a ecru wrap in a lace pattern. The woman’s head and the baby are out of frame. The woman is wearing gray and black chewbeads necklace, and her middle maker is centered in her chestpass.

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When you nail the mm in the wee hours of the morning, you take a picture. With most of your bedhead and runny, red nose cropped out. 😂 (crying laughing emoji) Allergies are knocking me flat on my back this year. I feel like I don’t know if I’m coming or going. Wrap by @solnceslings . . . . #babywearing #wearallthebabies #solnceslings #solnceferns #solncelove #fernsmesmeric . . . . Image: A white woman with her head half out of frame has her daughter (also out of frame) wrapped on her back in a black, turquoise and hot pink wrap in a fern pattern.

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Most of the wraps I use these days are relatively thinnish and pliable. This is a wrap that makes my wrists ache a bit while wrapping, but is cloud-like on the shoulders (Cloudberry Weave). It required a large ring for a ring finish DH, so that gives you an idea! I’m sure it didn’t help that little miss was fighting me tooth and nail while being wrapped. But she fell asleep quickly so I guess she needed it. Wrap by @solnceslings. . . . . . #solnceslings #fernsmesmeric #solnceferns #babywearing #wearallthebabies #babywearingmama . . . . . Image Descriptions: Six images of a white woman with blond hair pulled back wearing her brunette Arab American daughter on her back in a black wrap with hot pink and turquoise ferns. The first image is a Closeup of the chestpass and shoulder of her double hammock, with her daughter’s face peering over her shoulder and above the line of the camera. The woman’s head is out of frame. Second image is similar, at a slightly farther distance. There is a wooden fence in the background, and the woman is holding the chain of a swing in one hand. Third picture is a straight-on shot of the woman with her face in frame. There is a palm tree and a wooden fence with the sun setting behind it in the background. The fourth image is taken from the perspective of the babywearer looking down at her chestpass. She is standing inside her house and the wood floor is visible. Fifth image is a shot taken from the woman’s side showing the carry and her daughter’s sleeping head on her back. Sixth image is similar to the fifth, taken from the opposite side. In both the last two images, a white interior door is visible behind the woman.

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Today was our gray themed day, lol I find myself subconsciously color coordinating the kids’ and my clothes and wraps. Is that weird? Haha #ladyyara had a brief morning nap while wrapped while I was doing dishes and laundry. No stop party at our house on the weekend! 😂 (crying laughing emoji) Doesn’t help that big brother is sick, poor boy. #babywearing #wearallthebabies #emmelinetextiles #etcoterie #emtex #partitaglasgow #woolwrap * * * * * Images: A series of four photos of a white woman with long blond hair pulled back and purple cateye glasses wearing her brunette Arab American daughter on her back in a light gray and ecru colored wrap in a modified herringbone pattern. The first image is taken from the side. The woman, wearing a long sleeved gray t-shirt, has her eyebrows raised and her daughter is smiling. The baby is wearing a gray headband with a gray flower. The second photo is also taken from the side, and features a closer shot of the carry’s chestpass. The baby’s leg, dressed in cream colored leggings with dark gray dots, is visible hanging down. The wrap appears to mold to the carry like a second skin. Neither the baby’s nor the woman’s head is visible. The third shot is taken from above and shows the baby sleeping. The mother’s head is only partially in frame. The fourth shot is of the baby after she has Ben taken down from the carry. She is laying on a blue, gray, green, and yellow rug wrapped still in the wrap. She is gazing to the side, and is holding her bare feet in her hands.

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I’m participating in a #MysteryTempTrade group and @meagan.vaillancourt sent me the most unbelievable wrap!! @vandeloowoven #f64prototype, a wool blend. It is so soft and flannely, very supportive, and super easy to wrap with. I will have so much fun playing with this lovely! Thank you Meagan! 😘 (kissy emoji)

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Dinner out with three kids when all three need to be touching mommy all the time, lol.

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Today was a teaching day for me, which usually ends with my being exhausted. As a natural introvert it is just draining. We jumped right into dinner makin’ and wrapped up #ladyyara in @appleblossomwovens #twilightmagenta, and she fell right asleep. . #babywearing #wearallthebabies #appleblossomwovens #appleblossomwovensig #momof3 Image 1: A white woman wearing purple cateye glasses and with long blond hair pulled back is wearing her sleeping brunette infant daughter on her back in a purple to blue grad wrap in a twill Weave. Behind her is visible a stovetop with two pans with cooking food. Image 2: A downward angled shot of a babywearer wearing a purple to blue grad wrap with a twill weave. The wearer is using a knotless double hammock carry. Her feet in black stockings are visible beneath the wrap.

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Friday before Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Folks have their spots claimed along St. Charles. The ladders you see are used by kids so they can be above adults’ heads to see the floats and catch some throws. Drop offs in the morning have been hard. Baby girl still HATES cars. Today she was crying and sputtering until she was choking. It’s really hard to take. My work day was cut short by a sick kiddo with an ear infection. I don’t know why my poor middle baby is always getting sick. We were able to get some wearing in today - Paintstrokes Vermeer by Woven Wings then my custom dyed Partita No. 6 by Emmeline Textiles.