Conferences and Carriers

This past week, we had a huge victory! I thought it was a victory, anyway. We went to a church conference and Irene went to her class without a fuss every day but the last, and the last wasn't a big fuss, she was just ready to be done. She is four years old, and this was her fifth conference. Always in the past, I have tried to leave her in her class, but she would cry. It wasn't just any cry, and she wouldn't calm down at all. This year, even the last day, she never shed a tear, just said that she didn't want to go to class. I explained to her that she wouldn't have to go tomorrow, and that she wouldn't be able to finish her craft if she didn't go to class. That was enough to convince her! Wow. Not having to chase a 2-3 year old around was refreshing...except that I still had a 1 1/2 year old to chase. I chose to keep Helen out of the nursery because she had been exposed to a very contagious-but-not-serious disease and I didn't want it to have to shut down for disinfecting a second time if Helen came down with it.

My mei tai really came in handy! I hadn't used it much in almost a year because Helen started liking the stroller and I didn't need to wear it all the time for long walks. My shoulders weren't terribly happy with it because I wasn't used to it anymore, but I had discovered how to tie it on the hip just last week. That was much easier on my shoulders and I was able to carry her in it a lot more than I would have been able to carry her in my arms. She was ok with it at first, but she really started liking it by then end of the week, so much so that she would get excited and say "Yeah!" if I showed it to her!