02.08.08
New Additions
Ok, Ok I know, it has been a long time. I have been working hard and very busy. I thank all of you for your support and kind words. I have added a new line, the Karma Baby Sling. As my youngest has gotten older I have really seen the need to have a carrier that is fast. I went looking for the ever popular pouches. I needed to find a sling that was beautiful, functional and would not break the bank, because I truly recommend this as a second sling or a sling for the older baby (4 months plus). I still use my ring sling for those very long days out and when I know we will be away from home during nap time, because the ring sling is able to provide a custom fit that puts my son right to sleep! Ya! But I keep my new Karma Baby Sling in my back seat of the car for when I need to get in and out and he is up and wants to play. Now he has fallen asleep in the pouch but the fit will never be as good as a ring sling so I find myself needing to support his head a little more. I even love that my 2 year old thinks its cool and will sit in it (let me just tell you he is a wild little boy, so thats saying a lot!) I have to say I could not live without my new pouch, if you see me out and about on mommy/business errands you are most likly to see my baby in my favorite Ara print pouch!
Now besides the new slings I have been so busy with the three kids, you know there are just those days sometimes you wonder how you can manage it all. I was at the store the other day and it was taking forever to checkout (there was a problem with the computer) and my 2 year old is playing on the floor, my 5 year old dancing and singing and my 4 month old hysterical. And then it happens out come the tears and the milk, right throught the pads and bra and I looked a mess. At that point I was at the registar for 45 minutes and with 3 store people helping, luckly I ended up paying at a different registar and going home but at that point I am thinking WHY! I even had someone tell me, “Oh I know it is hard being a single parent”! My first reaction was you have got to be kidding me: I am married, I have a ring on my finger and in army communities it is usually easy to tell who is an army wife and who is not. Well that HAD been my experience at least. I was angry and called my husband who just made it home, and he thought the whole experince was cute! Cute! CUTE! I did NOT think it was cute at all.
Now looking back it was kinda funny but the one thing that stuck in my head was the lady, who assumed that I was single. Was it because I was alone? Was it because my kids were bored and being wild? Was it because I was crying? What makes one woman look MARRIED and the other SINGLE?!? What stereotypes are still out there about single women. All I know is that even though I am married I feel single most of the time. My husand is usually gone and when he is home it somethimes feels like he is not 100% with us; his mind constantly on his job and what he needs to be dong. I know that all of you military wives can relate, but there are others, same postion just different job titles!
