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Homeschooling with the PAXfamily

PAXmommy Jillian — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:58:39 +0000

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As September moved on through the month, my anxiety got worse and worse! My children hadn’t even started their first week of school, and some of our friends have been back for weeks already! How would we ever catch up? How would we be able to take any breaks? How could we fit it all in? The night before school started, I took a deep breath, and realized…. even if we had started in July, put in long days, and not taken any holidays, there is no way for any teacher to impart ALL the information that they would want to their students. It’s simply not feasible! So instead, I made a list of what I really really really want to focus on this year; maybe next year a different set of skills will seem most important!

This school year, my main goal is to maintain a loving atmosphere of peace and acceptance. A place where anyone can say anything, and the rest of the group will respect the opinions held, the words written, and the feelings expressed. This includes my own, as one of the guiding adults! It’s a whole new world this year in our classroom which was converted from our formal living area in our two story house; for the first ever, I am a contributing homeschool teacher, while PAXdaddy Aaron explores the realm of balancing a part time job with his homeschool teacher role as well. Dehesa Charter School hosts our homeschool education providing funding, support, and on Tuesdays, a slew of fun classes for the kids to attend. While we have been enrolled for 6 years now, Aaron hasn’t used his teaching credential and Masters in Education since 2004 when he last taught elementary school in Santa Barbara. When we encountered the opportunity for him to teach this year, we both agreed it would be a wonderful adventure and so, I juggled my full time work schedule to accommodate teaching a full 5 hours 5 days a week. No matter how hard we thought our juggle was previously, it was NOTHING compared to our new schedule!

I’m so proud to say that even my own mom, PAXmommy Catherine, has joined our teaching team. The last time she taught in a classroom setting was my own homeschooling education, and it’s a fun last from the past for her to work with her grandkids on the most important years of their childhoods! I recruited her when I realized how hard this year was going to be for both Aaron and I, and she will be teaching a variety of topics including a read aloud book, nature study, and helping the children expand their creative writing skills 2 hours 3 days a week! It’s going to be an epic year for all of us!!!!

Charlotte Mason has provided the basis for our teaching methodology, but we dabble in Montessori and Waldorf learning with a high interest in Classical Conversations. Now that I’ve name dropped my 4 favorite and widely varied learning styles, you can google to explore which each one can contribute to a homeschool classroom of seven children ranging from an 8th grader down to pesky preschooler! Wheeeeew… no wonder I’m exhausted!!! PAXdaddy Aaron and I are being asked what curriculum we use, but we are dabbling with a few different companies including BOB books, Catholic Heritage, Meet the Masters, Thinkwell, Saxon, Cherrydale Press, and more! Charlotte Mason has a compelling argument for learning directly from “living books,” and since we are a literary family, this suits us all quite well.

It’s a strange situation for a long time, experienced teacher like Aaron to be sharing the classroom with such a novice as myself, but I am hoping that my brand new enthusiasm will mesh well with his logical knowledge and provide our family an exciting, fun, inspired year. Here’s to hoping that your children’s school experiences are also filled with the light shed from the lightbulbs lit and connections made each and every day!

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#PAXretreat2016 Day 1

PAXmommy Mel — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:45:51 +0000

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Today is Day #2 at our annual PAXretreat with Joanna from Center for Babywearing Studies! Our training session is taking place in Wine Country Temecula, California this year, in a gorgeous house where none of us want to leave! Our PAXretreaters have learned how to teach new parents to use the ring sling as well as how to tie a slip knot with a shorty wrap, and have had some fascinating discussions on babywearing education, our industry, community, and medical issues that professional babywearers may come across in their field of work! Swag Bags filled with goodies that you can browse here at the PAXblog have ben distributed in what Joanna calls “Christmas in September,” and Sakura Bloom will be here at lunch today with the continuing education talk called “Balance: Your Best You.”
Two of the PAXmoms, Jillian & Celia, are currently certified through CBWS, and PAXtographer Allie will be completing her coursework this month as well! We feel so blessed to be able to serve our local babywearing groups with the high level of education that this training provides. If you are interested in becoming a certified babyweaing educator, please contact the Center for Babywearing Studies, and if you would like more information on receiving personal babywearing instruction from the PAXmoms, please email us at help@PAXbaby.com!

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Read Aloud with The BFG

PAXmommy Jillian — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 04:20:27 +0000

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Our newest adventure in #readaloudrevival is Roald Dahl’s The BFG in which the Giants drink an amazing beverage called Frobscottle. I challenged each of the kids to design their own magical elixir! The results were varied, but everyone stated that their concoction was “rare!” Some were tasty, some not, and three of them had the magical ability to fill you up for the whole day; wouldn’t that come in handy! My focus with the older kids this year is GRAMMAR, so they each wrote a paragraph about their imaginary beverage. This challenged a couple of them to think outside their usual “box,” and drew out the sillies from the others who love to get creative in their writing! I love watching their vocabulary improving daily as well as their use of interesting sentence structure!
#homeschool #homeschooling #learnathome #secondgenerationhomeschooler

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Thank YOU, Sugar & Dreams! #PAXretreat2016

PAXmommy Mel — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:03:15 +0000

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Sugar & Dreams has made the most adorable wrap scrap flower clips for our #PAXretreat attendees!
If you have been looking for a way to wear your favorite wrap even when you are no longer wearing, THIS is the way!
Thank you, Sugar & Dreams for making our rainbow dreams come true, and making our hair just perfect too!

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*happy babywearing*
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School is around the corner!!

PAXmommy Mel — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:47:18 +0000

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Well, it is that time of year again! With the start of September comes…BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!
This year, all three PAXmoms are homeschooling!
For those of you that are homeschool vets, we would LOVE to see how YOUR school runs! Where do your kids do their learning?
Which curriculum do you follow? Do you un-school? Co-op? How do you wrangle and entertain your babies and toddlers while your older ones are schooling?
Email us at help@PAXbaby.com, and share your pics and ideas with us!

Those of you who are just getting started, we thought that we would share more of our own PAXmom-homeschool stories, and photos with you this year! We will let you all know what WE are up to throughout the year, you know, besides bringing you all amazing babywearing rainbows and such. 😉

We hope you all have an awesome back-to-school!!!

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*happy back to school babywearing*

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Where

PAXmommy Mel — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 05:12:04 +0000

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Where has babywearing taken you this Summer??

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PAXretreat 2016 – Foundations Course with CBWS

PAXmommy Mel — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:20:45 +0000

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This September PAXbaby is pleased to host the lovely Joanna McNeilly from the Center for Babywearing Studies; join us here! Once again, Joanna will be teaching the Foundations course. You can read all of the nitty gritty details directly on the CBWS website, but here is an excerpt:

During the course you will:

Learn how to teach others to wear baby carriers: Pouches and ring slings, woven and stretchy wraps, meh dais and SSCs (soft structured carriers), plus a few knots.
Examine the physiological and the psychological aspects of infant carrying.
Identify how to assist someone in discovering what makes a good carry/carrier for themselves.
Discover and recognize the importance of a systematic approach.
Understand our core principles which will guide you as you meet each new parent.
Design your own concept for an individual consultation.
Explore sensitive listening and it’s importance in successful consultations.
Delve into incident data reports from the CPSC (reports of injury in baby carriers/while babywearing) to better understand what concerns exist with regard to babywearing.
Plus much more!

Our Foundations Course is ideal for anyone working with new parents, parents to be or infant caregivers including:

Babywearing Consultants
Retail Store Staff
Baby Carrier Manufacturers
Lactation Professionals and Peer Support Volunteers
Midwives
Doulas
Nurses
Childbirth Educators
Babywearing Group Leaders
Babywearing Enthusiasts

We cannot wait for you to join us for this jam packed week of fun, learning,rainbows, and babywearing!!
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*happy babywearing*

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Different

PAXmommy Jillian — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 16:56:56 +0000

To those who aren’t who they want to be.What they want to be. Where they want be. How they want to be.

To those who envisioned their life differently. In a different location perhaps. In a different state of mind. In a different physical body.

To all those who were wishing and hoping but your wishes and hopes didn’t come true or fell through or were forgotten while tending to others’ needs and wants.

To all those have been counting on being, having, feeling, doing something different in some way, in any way.

Standing over here, looking into your every day, I can’t see the full picture; I can’t explain why or what or how or when.

Standing over here, looking into your every day, I only see my own reflection, mirrored in the quiet sorrow in your eyes as you play sweetly with your children. My own reflection caught as still as a photograph, doing a mundane task, tears streaming down your face as you take a moment to grieve alone. My own reflection, a twin to your own emptiness, a twin to your own void, a twin to your own infinite pit of abject sorrow and intense anger. What have you lost? A lost world, a lost soul, a lost life, a lost year, a lost month, week, day, hour, minute…. LOST.

Today I sit poolside, sipping my lemon water, listening to the palm trees sway in the wind and in this quiet moment by myself I am allowed to imagine how this day would have should have could have been. A round belly protruding over my bikini bottom instead of post partum love handles. A blissful list of baby names rotating through my head. A proud expression on my face as someone asks me how many children I have. “8!” I could have said while rubbing my tummy happily. What a lovely moment spent thinking about my would have should have could have, and then… my children are here and fill the space with shouting, laughing, crying, splashing, eating, jumping, swimming, being, and my thoughts are turned again to focus on the here and now. The reality in front of me. Tangible, incredible, magical, these small beings who fill my every minute with themselves. How well they keep my mind occupied to have these thoughts often, and and how well they keep me too busy to stand and look into your every day, but believe me, I feel your sadness and recognize your hurt. Your life, like mine, will continue. Your world, like mine, will slowly begin to spin again. You will wonder how it is that you’re back in the swing of things, back in the saddle, and back on the road; you will wonder how it is that your life has been so changed and yet, that’s okay. It’s just DIFFERENT.

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#PAXretreat2016 deets

PAXmommy Mel — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:54:53 +0000

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?#?PAXretreat2016? is hosting Joanna from Center for Babywearing Studies for a Foundations course here in sunny Southern California. September 15-19 2016 will be an amazing weekend full of babywearing, rainbows and new ideas cumulating in our Birthday Blessingway!!

How long is the training class? Our Foundations course provides 30 hours of training time over four days. The exact schedule will vary based on the individual needs of each class. Can I bring a child to class? Our Foundations course is 30 hours of intensive professional training. Feedback from past graduates has been that by the later days of class, children become overwhelmed and frustrated. While we do allow infants 6 months and under to attend with their caregiver, you must be able to perform each carry with a demonstration doll and your skills assessment must be performed with a demonstration doll. We encourage you to consider childcare, if possible, so that you and your fellow attendees can focus completely on the coursework. We are happy to allow a caregiver to bring your baby to nurse or have a bottle, and we will also have prescheduled breaks and lunch for time with your little one. Our goal is to make sure that you and your classmates get the absolute most from your time with us. What are the materials that are included in the cost? Included in the cost of each class are several items:

A knot-learning shawl. This is not a baby carrier but instead a great tool for learning and teaching how to tie knots. You will likely use this frequently over the years.
Your manual. This is a great reference tool and will hopefully be something you refer to as needed. Our bibliography has over 75 unique references, the majority of which are from the last 5 years, and can be a great asset to you if you want to research something directly.
Professional quality teaching aids. This is new as of July 2013. Based on feedback from our graduates we are now including a set of teaching aids that you will be able to take home with you. This will save you the time of creating the visual aids yourself and the hassle of getting them professionally laminated. We want each of our consultants to be able to begin consulting straight away and believe this will eliminate one of the largest hurdles.

Do you ‘certify’ your consultants? As we wait for an industry-wide accepted certification, yes we do ‘certify’ those graduates of our program who complete the additional steps required. We have an outlined set of parameters that must be met in order to qualify for the ‘certification.’ After these conditions are met then the trainee is considered ‘Certified.’ What does your ‘certification’ entail? We feel there are a few components that are necessary to consider a consultant competent to be ‘certified.’ There are 6 steps that must be successfully completed.

Completing all Pre-class homework.
The “Consultation Concept” must be developed and finished by review time during the last day of class.
You must show mastery of teaching technique for 15 carrying positions, plus knots during the “group skills assessment.”
Successful completion of the final quiz at end of class.
Obtaining liability Insurance coverage as described in your Handbook.
Obtaining a valid AHA CPR card

Do you offer continuing education? Yes. We offer a range of ongoing education opportunities that we consider to be beneficial to developing and expanding your baby wearing consulting practice. We will add additional continuing education opportunities as we partner with the people and companies who we find have valuable resources that can assist our consultants. As always, as we develop these classes our graduates will have the opportunity to be involved in the “beta testing” for free or low cost. Plus they will have a voice in how the classes develop. Do you promote mentor-ship within your organization? Yes we do! We believe mentor-ship to be a hallmark tenet of laying the foundation for a new career or industry, such as babywearing consulting. Those who are paving the way in babywearing consulting have valuable experience and information. We are hopeful that they will share openly and honestly with those who are just entering the field. To that end we encourage mentor-ship and guidance within our organization and will help facilitate that as needed. Why do you teach a proper cradle carry? Yes our consultants will know how to do, and teach, a proper cradle carry. Experience has taught us that here in the USA there is a section of our population who believes that this is the best way to carry a baby. We tried to teach them to carry their babies differently and lost many of them in the process. Knowing how to do a proper cradle carry means that when confronted with the parent/grandparent/caregiver who insists that is the way they want to carry their child you will be able to assist them, talk about best practice and hopefully gain their trust in the meantime. We have also seen that, while rare, there are times when a tummy-to-tummy position is impossible for whatever reason. We want our consultants to be the best prepared for whatever they encounter and feel that this knowledge and experience helps them to be very well-rounded in their practice. Read more here : PAXbaby
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#PAXretreat2016

PAXmommy Mel — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:46:32 +0000

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Welcome to our #PAXretreat2016 event group! I love planning for this epic annual event, so I am tremendously excited to share the details we have set in stone so far! #PAXretreat2016 will be hosted from September 15-19 in wine country Temecula, California. I found an AMAZING house that will fit all of us comfortably and will provide ample opportunity for relaxing during retreat time. Arrival will be Thursday morning, when you will have a couple of hours to settle in and meet everyone. Thirty hours of class will be spread out over the FOUR days of PAXretreat with plenty of time to soak up the beautiful scenery by day and enjoy the social atmosphere at night. The pricing structure will be based on the privacy and size of the various rooms available; assigned first come first serve as you pay your deposit.

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ALL food will be included in the cost of the retreat, with special attention given to guests with dietary restrictions. Childcare will NOT be included; however, this year we are offering the option, at additional cost, to bring a caregiver for your little one, so you can fully invest in your education. PAXretreat is a certification course and moves quickly; our goal is to provide a distraction-free learning environment so you can focus on Joanna’s teaching and not worry about your child’s needs. Nurslings under 6 months may attend class with you, but older babies would need to be attended to by an accompanying adult. The cost for an additional adult is $600 which covers all food, and $300 for a child over 2. There are many more details that need to be finalized, but I hope the overview provided so far gives you an idea of what to expect and how to plan!

Because of the beautiful array of rooms available at our PAXretreat house, the cost differs depending on which room you choose! These are first come, first serve so get your deposits on in! Each #PAretreat2016 ticket will cost between $2,250-$2,650+ based on your childcare situation as well as the room chosen. A deposit will be due by May 19, PAXmommy Jillian’s birthday, and the remainder will be due in July. Swag Bags, a swanky spa service, and some super fun PAXexclusive goodies designed just for #PAXretreat2016 are included in the cost of your retreat as well 1 free ticket to our BIRTHDAY BLESSINGWAY event held on Monday, September 19th, after our retreat has officially ended.** “Childcare will NOT be included; however, this year we are offering the option, at additional cost, to bring a caregiver for your little one, so you can fully invest in your education. PAXretreat is a certification course and moves quickly; our goal is to provide a distraction-free learning environment so you can focus on Joanna’s teaching and not worry about your child’s needs. Babies under 2 are therefore welcome if they are accompanied by an adult caregiver, and nurslings under 6 months may attend class with you. ”
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#PAXpoppins

PAXmommy Jillian — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 09:33:24 +0000

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The #PAXpoppins is my new favorite carry; you would not believe how EASY this one is! Follow along with my SUPER FAST video, or beg me for a new demo! Here are my written instructions for this torso rebozo one shouldered carry with a sixe 5, 6, or 7!

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#PAXpoppins Carry

Find middle marker

Place at center of your torso

Gather wrap

Pull ends to your back

Switch hands

Pull ends up and over your shoulders to your chest

Let ends drop in front of you

Gather wrap on each shoulder making sure that wrap is smooth across your back

Hold baby on your body where you want baby to be when you are finished wrapping

Pull top rail of the wrap over baby to their nape

Smooth wrap down over baby’s body

Tuck remainder of wrap under baby’s bottom creating a seat (knee to knee with baby’s knees higher than their bottom like an M)

Pull ends to tighten

Smooth wrap over each shoulder and leave gathered on your neck

Pull one end taut and either place between your knees or stand on the end

Pull the other end taut and pop your arm out and over the end so the wrap is now under your arm around your ribs

Pull snugly scross your torso and baby’s body

Pull the end under the taut vertical rail

Tuck this new layer under baby’s bottom as a second seat

Double back the end so that the “wrong side of the wrap is showing”

Tuck this new layer under baby’s bottom as a third seat

Bring end over baby’s body and leg (or under if you prefer) and to your back

Bring the taut vertical end leg (or under if you prefer) and to your back

Knot off behind your back with a double knot

Or if you have plenty of tail left, cross and bring back to your front to tie off under baby’s bum

Smooth the layers over baby’s body

Using your thumb pull the bottom rail of the wrap over your shoulder down and back up to cap your shoulder (or gather neatly if you prefer)

Check in a mirror that baby’s posture is a beautiful M and that baby’s airways are clear

ENJOY the comfort of the #PAXpoppins carry, a rebozo torso carrier with one shoulder and a Poppins finish!

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Try my #PAXpoppins video for a quick tutorial!

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PAXretreat Progressions Course

PAXmommy Mel — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 05:06:08 +0000

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#PAXretreat2015 Progressions Course is about to start…. Are you ready for the rainbow updates!?! Thank you soooo much to everyone who helped make this amazing Evonne, PAXmommy Celia, PAXdaddy Aaron !!!

Let’s get ready to LEARN!!!!

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The first day!!! #PAXretreat2015

PAXmommy Mel — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:13:45 +0000

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If you have not attended one of our PAXretreats, you are definitely going to want to put it on your bucket-list!
In all honesty what could be more fun than a girls’ sleepover filled with babywearing, rainbows galore, goodies, amazing food, awesome friends, THE BEACH AND the PAXmommies!!?!

Today marks DAY ONE of our THIRD PAXretreat, PAXretreat San Diego and we are SO excited to provide yet another opportunity to create future babywearing educators! Not in attendance this time? Make sure you check out the hashtag #PAXretreat2015 for all of our FUN photos along the way!

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#paxbirthdaybash8 and the swagbags!

PAXmommy Mel — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 05:22:46 +0000

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Help us celebrate PAXbaby’s amazing achievement, our EIGHTH YEAR birthday; this month marks our anniversary of awesomeness and we want YOU to party with us! Unable to attend our party in Temecula California? Live too far away to come visit for the event? Stuck home with a teething toddler and a baby? Too shy to come out and play? NO WORRIES, we’ve got you covered! Our PAXbirthday Bash Package includes all the ingredients you will need to get your groove on all in the comfort of your own home!

Look what we have for you :

A PAXexclusive wrap scrap goodie
The ability to view Wrapsody’s Kristi’s amazing PAXseminars from our #PAXbirthdaybash8
A stalk free dibs to PAXbaby’s NEXT PAXexclusive canvas Tula Baby Carriers stocking
PLUS a chance to buy Nymphai PAX before our new Tekhni wrap is widely released!
AND you might be the lucky draw for a PAXretreat Swag Bag which includes 3 baby carriers, and over $200 in other goodies!

Say what? All these amazing prizes for $40!?!? OKAY!! Sign me up!! 🙂

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The PAXmoms brainstormed one laaaate night (early morning, really) and thought of something adorable and never ever made before (that we know of!) These Wrap Scrap Slap Bracelets are adorable, hand made here in California, and more fun than you know! As an eighties baby, the appeal of these bracelets was a total blast from the past! Show off your rainbow spirit, and slap one on!

Fine Print: Trust us to choose the right bracelet for you; some are rainbows, some are not, but we will share them equally!

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Hearing Kristi from Wrapsody: The Wraparound Baby Carrier speak is going to be the highlight of my YEAR! This babywearing mompreneur is a founding mother to our growing industry and has more knowledge of our community in her pinky finger than most of us do added together! This lady put together the BCIA, the Baby Carrier Industry Alliance, which has saved babywearing from its demise MANY times! In addition to her work for the BCIA, her thriving wrap manufacturing business, Wrapsody… employs a family-owned company under fair trade conditions in Bali. What an amazing woman, right?

Kristi is a natural public speaker, and when I first asked her months ago about coming to be our guest speaker for our upcoming birthday party, she immediately said YES and sent me a list of interesting topics that would be fascinating to hear! We’ve chosen 2 sessions for our#PAXbirthdaybash8, one geared towards babywearing educators called Branding for Businesses which will delve into the topic of how to make YOUR brand stand out among the crowd, a trait that Kristi has mastered! Her second session is applicable for everyone who wants to improve ANY relationship whether that is parenting, business, teaching, or marriage! Personality for Peace will bring happiness to you personally and closure to some of the issues you have been facing in your day to day life. Experience these inspiring talks via recording; you will be able to watch Kristi teach over and over!

Fine print: PAXdaddy Dave from Yo Daddy will be editing and creating a video for you to enjoy! You will be emailed with the secret link in about 4ish weeks. Hold tight; it will be worth the wait!

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It’s the moment you have been waiting for; let’s talk Tulas! In addition to all the other wonderful goodies and opportunities offered in our PAXbirthday Package, here is the chance to forego all the drama, all the anxiety, all the sadness of a regular PAXexclusive stocking, and to know that at the end of the day, YOU will HAVE a PAXexclusive Tula. Now at this point, we cannot reveal to you the pattern, print, name, or strap color that we have chosen for this special carrier, but we can assure you that it’s ADORABLE!!!! A stalk free dibs is priceless when compared to the epic adventure that is stalking for a PAXexclusive, so from now on you can just lean back, relax, and enjoy the show!

Fine print : When we receive our order of PAXexclusive Tulas (sometime before the end of the year,) we will notify you of a private stocking date and time where EVERYONE will go home with a special Tula and MORE! Please understand that these dibs are NON transferable, NON refundable, and only one PAXbirthday Package is available per PAXaccount/ household address. We won’t be able to change the shipping address manually, but if you need to edit your information, keep it updated!!! THIS ORDER IS A FINAL SALE!

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Nymphai PAX is an amazing collaboration between Jessica at The Leaky Boob, Alisa at Tekhni, and PAXmommy Jillian from PAXbaby! Designed from Jessica’s tattoo, this amazing wrap became technicolored thanks to a little rainbow boost from our signature PAX rainbow warp at Tekhni! Nymphai PAX has been described as the “baby” of three beautiful WAHM businesses, and the end result is a stunning Repreve wrap that you will NEED to add to your collection!

Fine print : These wraps are slated to be delivered to PAXHQ sometime before November. 20 random PAXbirthday Present Package winners will be selected and notified of their stalk free dibs after October 1; thanks for your patience!

PAXretreat Swag Bags are famously sought after; these packages include goodies from a wide range of sources and may each differ slightly. Wraps from Ovolo Wraps, wooden teethers from Little Sapling Toys, beautiful babywearing jewelry from an array of different companies, baby carriers from Beco Baby Carrier and Ergobaby Carriers, gift certificates for custom baby shoes from Moxx, soothing salves from Mama’s Go to Salve, handmade unicorn horns from Brooklyn Owl….. As a virtual PAXbirthday attendee, you have the chance to take home a Swag Bag for your very own. This is an amazing opportunity to win SUPER big, stock your babywearing lending libary, have baby shower presents ready for years to come, or enjoy each and every goodie yourself! Please, let’s thank the WAHMs and companies that provided such sweet items for us to enjoy with a simple Facebook LIKE; here’s our PAXblog post with links to each business page <3

Fine print: Will you win??? Wait and see! A winner will be chosen at random at our BirthdayParty, & will be notified by email the night of September 20th, 2015!

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With all these amazeballs flying around, I’m sure you have questions for the PAXmoms so please feel free to comment here at the PAXblog or send us an email to help@PAXbaby.com! We will respond just as soon as possible but please note that these are VERY limited and once the PAXbirthday Packages are sold out, we won’t be offering any more!! THANK YOU & * happy babywearinng *

Fine print: Offer available until September 20, 2015!

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Wrapsody’s Kristi at our PAXbirthday Bash!

PAXmommy Jillian — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:20:16 +0000

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Hearing Kristi from Wrapsody speak is going to be the highlight of my YEAR! This babywearing mompreneur is a founding mother to our growing industry and has more knowledge of our community in her pinky finger than most of us do added together! This lady put together the BCIA, the Baby Carrier Industry Alliance, which has saved babywearing from its demise MANY times! In addition to her work for the BCIA, her thriving wrap manufacturing business, Wrapsody: The Wraparound Baby Carrier, employs a family-owned company under fair trade conditions in Bali. What an amazing woman, right?

Kristi is a natural public speaker, and when I first asked her months ago about coming to be our guest speaker for our upcoming birthday party, she immediately said YES and sent me a list of interesting topics that would be fascinating to hear! We’ve chosen 2 sessions for our #PAXbirthdaybash8, one geared towards babywearing educators called Branding for Businesses which will delve into the topic of how to make YOUR brand stand out among the crowd, a trait that Kristi has mastered! Her second session is applicable for everyone who wants to improve ANY relationship whether that is parenting, business, teaching, or marriage! Personality for Peace will bring happiness to you personally and closure to some of the issues you have been facing in your day to day life.

Are you unable to attend to our Birthday Party? You can buy our PAXbirthday Present – link available this week – to experience these inspiring talks via recording; you will be able to watch Kristi teach over and over!

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Delta PAX Double Hammock Freshwater and Saltwater Finish Tutorial

PAXblogger Adrienne — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:44:22 +0000

Delta PAX Double Hammock Freshwater and Saltwater Finish Tutorial

by Adrienne Miller

Middle marker at your chest. It won”t ever be this close to center again. Soak it in.

Look down at your child holding your phone watching Super Simple Songs and question your parenting tactics. Bribery, screen time and crying just so you can create a tutorial. Let”s justify it by saying it makes people laugh. Totally okay, right?

While he’s distracted, quickly put the wrap over him with the middle marker at the back of his neck.

Nope, that”s wrong. I”ve done this a thousand times and still get it wrong. Place the middle marker at your chest, bring the wrap around your torso and find the spot where the wrap hits the middle of your back.

THAT spot goes on the back of your child”s neck. Thank goodness for phones.

And…Heave! Actually, Linus has lost weight since he started running everywhere. 24lbs. But it still feels like 40.

Start him up nice and high, cause he”ll lower himself drastically. His face says it all.

No mama, I”m not even going to watch your phone, I hate this so much.

Just kidding, i can”t resist.

Just kidding again. It”s going on the floor. Thank goodness for Otterbox.

Do what you can to create a deep seat. WHATEVER YOU CAN. Aaaaaaaand it will never be deep enough.

Bring the right pass over your right shoulder. Gather, pleat, accordion, whatever you’ve got in you to make it happen!

Place that right pass between your feeble thighs that really don”t hold anything. Smile because you can just imagine the joy on your child’s face as this is happening.

Now bend down and pick up the phone. No not that show mama. That one. No, that one. Noooooooo thaaaaaat oooooooone!

Use your right hand to reach behind and support him. Rather, to keep him from purposefully popping his seat.

With your right pass held between your knees, grab the left pass from behind you and bring it around your torso to the front to begin making your chest pass. Gather it tightly into your right hand. So sad, Linus!! It’s almost over, buddy. Just kidding, we are so far from over.

Bring that chest pass BEHIND the right pass that you are holding between your knees.

Bring that chest pass around to your back. Because I’m such a mediocre wrapper, I always hold onto the top rail and let the rest go, which then loosens all of the tension in my chest pass. Don’t do as I do. Learn from my mistakes.

Bring that pass around to your back. Reach behind you with your left hand to grab the top rail. Hyperextend your wrists to take that wrap far enough behind you and behind your baby’s bum to get it up and over HIS ENTIRE BODY.

You can also do the towel dry move where you bring it from side to side up your baby’s back, all the way to his neck. Bend your elbows to pop it over his back.

That pass will now come up and over your left shoulder. Attempt to make a second seat, by tucking in the bottom rail under his bum.

Finally. We are half way done. This is like the longest Lord of the Rings journey ever. Grab both rails coming over each shoulder.

This is what we call an “L” pull. Except don’t copy me, because I’m doing a backwards “L”. OF COURSE. I’m thinking about what an L would look like facing forwards. Think about an L if I were facing you. Your right arm should pull up and your left arm should pull horizontal to the left. This will help tighten your horrendously loose chest pass.

OMG even after my photographer told me to do it again, I still did it backwards. I don’t do well in dance classes with a mirror either. I get my rights and lefts mixed up. I’m 30 years old.

Put the pass coming over your left shoulder between your thighs. Filled with glorious food. Take the pass coming over your right shoulder and feed it behind and down through your chest pass.

He gets his resting rude face and death stare from me.

Now you have the left pass in front and the right pass behind your chest pass.

Now take your left pass and cross it behind your right pass.

Lol. Linus is still not happy at all. Now that you have crossed your passes, take them both behind your back OVER your baby’s legs.

Now, tie under your baby’s bum, which is virtually impossible. If you have a longer wrap, cross the passes and bring them around to the from going under your baby’s legs and tie in front.

As you tie the knot, jump up and pull the tails out to the side. Jumping and bouncing your toddler up in the air will lift his weight and you can pull the knot tighter. Obviously, do this safely and only with an older toddler.

Always double knot for safety!

Back view! Your stripes will never be vertical. Just accept that.

Voila! Your Double Hammock with a Freshwater Finish is complete!

Untie the knot under your baby’s bum and uncross the passes in front.

Place the pass coming over your right shoulder in between your knees.

Take your right hand behind your right pass and grab the pass coming over your left shoulder.

Pull that pass behind and all the way through over your chest pass and let it fall to the ground.

Now, take that pass (that came over your left shoulder, behind the right pass, over the chest pass) and cross it behind the right pass. It will go to your right hand.

Take both passes and bring them around to your back, making sure to go over your baby’s legs.

Tie your knot under bum (or bring it around to tie in front if you have a longer wrap). Do the bounce n’ pull!

Double knot for safety!

Darn those stripes! Always showing the world how subpar my wrap jobs are. Meh, that’s alright. Perfection is overrated.

And that’s it! Don’t do what I did and twist your right pass to show the wrong side of your wrap. Keep them untwisted. I was just showing you what not to do. WINK.

Doesn’t a Saltwater Finish look awesome and super complicated?! But it’s not so bad, is it? You did it! Congratulations! And, if you didn’t, then you are like me and it took you 3.492 times to get it right.

This wrap is just so happy! And that little chubby toddler hand!! Squeeeee!

Bye, bye Shana. Now get out of my house and get me out of here, mama!

Sighhhhhhhhhhh.

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Carseat Safety

PAXmommy Mel — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 03:49:15 +0000

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Carry your baby, not your car seat.

Like it, share it, spread the word!

We are not fueling the parent wars; merely shedding light on a common practice.

It’s *never* safe to put a car seat on top of a cart, whether or not it clicks in. The clicking can actually damage your seat, as it wasn’t meant to attach to anything other than its own base, and cause it to fail in an accident. This is specifically detailed in the car seat manuals. Additionally, the seat makes the cart incredibly top heavy and many babies have been injured or killed when carts have tipped over with their seats on top.

If you cannot babywear, try putting the bucket seat directly into the basket of the cart.
<3 Let’s keep our littles safe! <3
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PAXretreat – laughing, learning, FUN!

PAXmommy Mel — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 13:17:03 +0000

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It is hard to believe that #PAXreatreat San Clemente is over already!

We had an absolutely AMAZING time laughing and learning with so many wonderful mamas and babies, listening to presentations from Laura Brown of Ergo Baby, CharLee from Quasico Creative, Cassiopeia of Tula Baby Carriers, a skype lunch conference with Keren of Je Porte Mon Bebe, and to top it all off – certification by the Canadian Babywearing School!!!

Guests received babywearing portraits by Salt + Light Photography, packed goodie bags, hours of instruction, gourmet meals and snacks prepared right on site and tons of life long memories!!!

What could be better than a gigantic week-long sleepover with some of your favorite babywearing friends and all of the PAXmommies!?!?

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A HUGE, HUGE thank you to ALL of our generous sponsors – we could not have put on this event without all of your help!!

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We are Here!!

PAXmommy Mel — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:22:43 +0000

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We have officially finished DAY ONE of the #PAXretreat!

There was food, friendship, freebies and of course… BABYWEARING!!

Education is so important on our journey as babywearers and this retreat has provided such an awesome opportunity to be able to learn alongside friends.

We cannot wait to see what the rest of the week will bring!!!

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ONE More Spot at the PAXretreat

PAXmommy Mel — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 04:06:38 +0000

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We have goodies BIG and small from the following AMAZING and generous sponsors:

JPMBB, Tula, Beco, Ergo Baby, Babyhawk, Angel Pack, Raspberrie Press, Pretty Baby Accessories, SPB Custom Creations, Family Tree Glass

Wrapsody, The Natural Baby Co. , Luna Pads, Sling Rings, Jade Made, Wrap Scrap Stash, Fun Factory

PLUS: 5+ hours of babywearing business building seminars from Laura Brown, CharLee Christian, and PAXmommy Jillian, Babywearing Ballet, portrait sessions with our PAXtographer, lunch and learn with Cassiopeia of Tula and Karen of JPMBB, a babymaking party, and much, MUCH MORE!!!!!

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Sound like fun?? You better believe it is going to be!

We have ONE more FULL retreat ticket left and it could be YOURS!

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This is going to be the most EPIC sleepover of ALL time!!

Come join us!

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