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Wonderful Attachment Parents…
Posted (reneeholiday) in attachment parenting, baby friendly biz, babywearing, breastfeeding, community, random thoughts, travel, twilli pie design on July-2-2008
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Hello everyone. Long time… I JUST NOW got DSL hooked up at my parents’ house in TN. Yea! So I should be posting with a bit more frequency now.

I returned from the Babywearing Conference in Chicago on Sunday. The conference was amazing! I learned so much and met SO MANY wonderful people! It is amazing to see so many like-minded people in one place. And it was very refreshing to be in an environment where I can wear and nurse my baby at any time, and still be part of the goings-on! Twilli responded REALLY well to everyone there too! She got to play with a lot of little babies and toddlers.

The TWILLI PIE PODEGIs were well received! I will be requesting testers soon, so please contact me if you are interested.

I met SOOOOO many influential people in the babywearing and attachment parenting realm! I probably don’t know the HALF of it! I plan to continue seeking wisdom from these people who have “walked the walk” and continue to share with us relative newbies! ;-)

It was awesome to traverse the city via public transit. (Gas was $4.47 - $4.89 per gallon there. Eeek!) And I did a LOT of walking! Babywearing makes a HUGE difference in that regard. And I was very pleasantly surprised at how much people helped me with my luggage on the train or in the train station/transfers! I guess I was quite a spectacle with a baby strapped to me, a backpack, a diaper bag/purse, and my suitcase pulled behind it all! lol

I will write more about the conference in the next few days. But I wanted to touch base and let everyone know that we are still alive and kickin’! :-)
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Comments:
Julie on July 6th, 2008 at 10:21 pm #

Glad you had a good time! I’d love to be one of your testers if you are still looking to fill a spot. I was also wondering if you know if it’s possible to do a standing position with a podegi? There’s a gal in our babywearing group whose baby has Downs and can’t have his legs splayed. I thought you’d be the one to ask!

The visual I’m getting of you at the train station reminds me of us at the airport! I think babywearers pull it off with grace though.

Welcome back! Julie

Pamela on July 13th, 2008 at 4:28 pm #

Found you from your husband’s blog, from a comment on another blog, from BlogHer…maybe. There was a lot of clicking, and I can’t exactly remember. But anyway. I think your Twilli Pie Podegi looks super cool. I have a 19 month old who weighs about 22 pounds, and would love to try it out if my babe fits the demographic you’re looking for. I am involved in a local attachment parenting group, and between us we have babies of all ages, shapes and sizes. We could take turns with a carrier and get lots of opinions for you. Thanks.

reneeholiday on July 14th, 2008 at 2:39 pm #

Julie, Thank you for your kind words. yes, I’d be honored to let you be a tester! I’m still in TN for one more day. I’ll be heading back to FL tomorrow.

I’ll contact you then by email to arrange details. In the meantime, take a look at the pods available right now at http://twillipiedesign.com.

Pamela, So far I really enjoy your blog too! I’m glad you found me, so I could in turn find you. I would LOVE to get your honest feedback on the podegis! I will also contact you when I get back home tomorrow. That way we can decide which one will be best for you. Thanks!

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