baby wearing

I really LOVE my Rockin' Baby ring sling. I love that Micah loves it just as much as I do and will calm down within minutes (usually falls asleep within 5 minutes too) I love having him close to me, but it also allows me to have my hands free to do other things ( like do laundry, take photos at my brother's wedding, stamp, be on the computer, eat, play games, etc) I always knew that I wanted to be a baby wearing mama but never realized how much I would love it!

 I love that with the sling Ronel (or anyone else) can also use it and wear Micah.

I also like that we can go for walks and not have to take the stroller. It is also a great workout - especially as Micah continues to get bigger!

Oh - and something wonderful about Rockin' Baby slings is that they have a special Mother to Mother movement and for every sling that is purchased, they give a sling to a mother in Haiti.

photos from my brother's wedding

October 1st, 2011 was my brother's wedding. 

The wedding was great and the reception was a new experience. The reception was a traditional Chinese reception held at a Chinese Seafood Restaurant. Each of the 10 dishes were chosen for their meaning and each was served one at a time. There were quite a few dishes that were very different for us. I tried to have a taste of everything but there were some items that I didn't/couldn't try. Marshalla & Curtis had 3 different outfits - the traditional North American outfits for the ceremony & the beginning of the reception, then they changed into traditional Chinese outfits and then later on changed again - her into a red evening gown and him into a red vest & tie. All 3 outfits looked great on both of them! The reception was long and we headed home just after midnight. We got home just before 1am - over 15 hours after we left home that morning!!

The Newlyweds!

The sisters and the 2 youngest nephews. This was the first time my older sister Tanya met Micah (She's holding Micah in this photo)

Micah did great - he spent all of the ceremony on me in the sling asleep. I had to wake him up after the ceremony to feed him. He did great at the reception as well, I fed him right when we arrived (we were early to help set out favours) and he was passed around the table to hang out with his aunties and then he went back into the sling when he got tired. I had a couple people mention that they were surprised how little noise they heard him make. He was a little upset that we put him in his carseat and drove home -- he woke up on the drive home and wanted to eat and he wasn't so happy that he had to wait till we got home! He ate and went right back to sleep as soon as we got home and slept straight through 9am when he woke us up.

The day was just great and we are happy that we got to celebrate in their special day! That was the last of my siblings to get married!