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Thank you, A Charming Collection, for your generous donation of these adorable BUNNY loveys! *awwwww*
Aren’t they precious?? Your little one will love snuggling up to one of these cuties!

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Under the Nile makes the most luxurious organic cotton items for your little ones! We are so pleased that they have joined with PAXbaby.com to make our #PAXbirthday9 party extra-special with these organic goodies!
THANK YOU, Under the Nile for making our hearts sing on our birthday!

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Happy FREE FRIDAY with PAXbaby.com and Nil Organic Tea!

Our lucky winner this week will win a tea gift basket with three of our most popular tea blends, three reusable tea bags, and a voucher for one free tea blend of your choice from our website!
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Kimberly and her husband Shiloh are the creators of Nil Organic Tea.
As a new mom, Kimberly’s tea-time was also her me-time; but as a breastfeeding mother, she was concerned about the research she had done in regards to the chemicals and artificial ingredients found in most gourmet tea blends. She was determined to keep her me-time, so she began to hand-blend her own teas using all organic, Fair Trade ingredients. They have now created 18 amazing blends, including a carefully crafted line of three special pregnancy blends– Budding Belly for early pregnancy, MaterniTea for late pregnancy, and The Breast Friend for postpartum lactation support.
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Not only was she striving for a healthy tea, she also wanted to be able to proactively empower change in the world. As a result, Nil Organic Tea invests 25% of all profits in Kiva.org microloans to help combat poverty in some of the most impoverished regions in the world. You are not going to want to miss out on this amazing Free Friday giveaway!! Nil Organic Tea is also offering a special PAXbaby following exclusive offer! Please use paxbaby20 at checkout for 20% off of your purchase through June 2016! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact them directly via their Facebook page  or by e-mail.
Please support our amazing Free Friday friend by visiting: www.nilorganictea.com
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The winner will be emailed once the drawing comes to an end on Friday, May 27th, 2016!! Shipping address must be confirmed via email within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen!! For this reason, make sure to check your email(including your Junk folder!!) Shipping in the States will be free; International winner will pay exact shipping costs!

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Attending one of PAXbaby‘s famous babywearing retreats is amazing in many ways, but one of the BEST perks of the event is our swag bag! PAXmommy Jillian has carefully selected the items for our swag bag, introducing our retreat attendees to some of her FAVORITE WAHMs and manufacturers! Each retreat has been sponsored by some of the same manufacturers and some have been different. This #PAXretreat2015 features over 25 small (and a couple LARGE!) businesses that we would love for you to meet! If you like what you see, please give these working mamas and papas a shout out! A link share or a Facebook like goes a long way in our small community! And thank you thank you thank you to our beautiful sponsors; we have been overwhelmed by the generosity shown by these goodies and gifts!!!

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#PAXretreat2015 Sponsors

Gathering Hands

David Morgan Graphic Design

GroVia

Ovolo Wraps

Little Sapling Toys

Under the Nile Organics

Brooklyn Owl

Starbright Baby

Blessed Beginnings

Wrapsody

MamAmor Dolls

Mama’s Go To Salve

Turk and Bean

The1stYearBaby

Rockin Green Laundry Soap

Bluebird Babe Boutique

Tula Baby Carriers

Tekhni

Ergobaby Carriers

Harlow05

Rumpeez

Beco Baby Carrier

Doula Jackie

Judy & Park

Kowalli

Moxxy

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Foot stirrups? check! Hood? check! Ultra soft organic twill? check! Fun color choices? check! Happy baby? check! Comfortable parent? check, check, and double check!!!!

Join the ranks of delighted parents by trying one of PAXbaby’s favorite toddler carriers! The Boba baby carrier is the perfect solution for those little ones outgrowing their previously comfortable carriers, now needing a better carrier to support their longer legs and heavier bodies! Foot stirrups keep your toddler’s legs in that very important ergonomic M position, and the organic twill and local manufacturing pushes us over the edge to not just wanting, but NEEDING, a Boba for our daily toddlerwearing activities! Good thing we have a Tweet Boba coming soon!

By the way, use the code “Need a Boba” to receive 10% off your limited edition Tweet or a free goodie with the purchase of any of the regular Boba baby carriers!

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The Boba Baby Carrier debuted in September 2009 with the first generation which did not include the hood, and although the Boba 1G can still be found, the detachable foot stirrups and removable hood validates the price difference in my opinion!  Having received the JPMA safety certification in March, Boba Baby Carriers can now assure parents that their soft structured carrier meets very strict quality, safety, & functionality requirements set by ASTM!!!  And Nap Inc, the parent company behind Boba and also Sleepy Wrap, is required to test 25% of their Bobas in a certified lab and have Random Retail Testing quarterly so moms like us can be sure that Boba is a safe choice for our babies!  Thanks, Boba!!!!

Featured on the Today Show as one of parent’s best baby carrier choices, I was thrilled to see Boba on the Liz’s iVillage list as a comfortable & safe toddler carrier!  While the press has been going nuts over the recall of bag slings, this was a refreshing news article focusing on fabulous carriers.  From a mainstream point of view, it was great to see Boba listed along with Moby Wrap and the Baby Bjorn!  Wooohoooooo!!!!

Available is a range of nature-inspired colors, Boba just made their first foray into prints with their Tweet fabric custom designed for them at Spoonflower, and we are hoping that this will be the first of many vibrant Boba Limited Editions!

This is an action photo of the Tweet and I think it may be even cuter in real life than in pictures!!!

Our Tweet pre-orders have all been filled now, but if you’d like to email me, I will take your information for the next round of Tweets!  If you are in need of a fabulous soft structured carrier NOW, order a Boba Chestnut, Walnut, Pine, Cedar, Aspen, or Willow for immediate & FREE  shipping!  And if you’d like to “borrow” a Boba to see what all the fuss is about, get more information about PAXbaby’s Sling Exchange!

Become an expert about SAFE baby products!  Read more about the JPMA official certification or the ASTM standards and regulations!

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Now, onto the details! The optional sunshade can also be used a napping hood or windbreaker, and folds up neatly into the front panel with the help of 2 neat elastic little bands. To connect it to the shoulder straps, reach it up and snap the hood at the desired length on each side. The sleeping head also makes for the perfect discrete nursing cover! No one will even know what you 2 are up to under there! When in use, make sure there is some slack in the hood so that your child’s face isn’t pressed too snugly against your body. You always want baby’s nose & mouth clear to ensure that they can breathe. If you and baby decide unanimously that the hood is simply not for you, removal of the fabric sunshade is made easy with 3 little snaps, and you can stash the hood away in your closet for your *next baby,* wink wink!

For front carries, buckling the chest strap can be a test of dexterity, but keep in mind that the lower on your back you make get that strap, the better you will be distributing your baby’s weight across your whole body, not just your upper back and shoulders. The double shoulder straps adjust easily by pulling away from your body or through the buckles on the carrier as well for that extra support you may need hiking or for longer front carries.

For back carries, the chest strap keeps the shoulder straps snug and comfortable. The waistband is nicely contoured with just the amount of padding to hold my baby’s weight without making me feel like a football player! Some baby carriers also have the tendency to make a lot of cleavage where you don’t usually have much, but the shape of the Boba shoulder straps avoid that!  This video shows a back carry in action, but don’t get the mother’s own belt confused with the Boba waistband!

My son’s favorite part of his Boba?  The foot straps aka Boba’s ingenious & now removable foot stirrups!  Boba has made a study of toddler babywearing and come to the conclusion that to be truly ergonomic for baby also, your baby carrier should support your child’s feet while being worn.  I was neither here nor there about the foot straps until my 18 month old was absolutely thrilled to be given a place to rest his feet!  I realized that during the hours that I am wearing my little boy, unless I am holding his feet up, his poor little legs are just dangling. What a relief to have somewhere to rest his sweet legs and to help keep his body in a healthy sitting position!  To quote Boba, the “perks of leg support:

• provide proper leg support in the flexed abducted position
• naturally tilt the pelvis, fills out hip sockets, aligns spine
• the more leg support the less pressure absorbed by the spine
• takes the pressure off of the hamstrings
• reduces the leg dangle
• gives feet a place to rest
• ensures complete blood flow throughout legs
• no pinching of the major nerve behind the thigh”

After that list, how can you NOT want to try the Boba!  Plus, you’ve probably already heard but each carrier is made from totally organic materials!  The Boba is 100% GOTS and OE100 certified organic cotton and filled with 100% organic Texas cotton lining, and as soft as can be!!!  Thanks to the toddler sized front panel, the Boba can support kids from ages 6-9-12 months (depending on height, of course!) to around 4 years.  The height restrictions are listed as 15-45 pounds, and just in case you were wondering, the Boba’s measurements are:

• body 15 inches wide and 16 inches tall
• 19 inch shoulder straps that extend an additional 19 inches
• 28 inch waist belt that extends to 50 inches
• 5 inch waist belt
• total weight of the carrier: 1.8 pounds

Also as useful information to know when recommending carriers to friends, the old Boba was lower priced, but also had fewer bells & whistles…  The foot straps were NOT removable, and there was not a hood of any kind.  The waist buckles were those “impossible to work with 1 hand” safety buckles, and the waistband was not as comfortable as today’s fabulous 2G!  Now, enough reading, get planning!  You can buy a Boba, rent a Boba, or pre-order a Boba!  What is a babywearing mama to do!?!

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My Natalie Butterfly has arrived!

Oh, the luscious purple-ness!

Ah, the soft organic twill!

Lalalaa, I’m so happy that today is Beco-day!

Can every day be Beco-day for me?

*happy babywearing*

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Meeting up with a fellow babywearing mama and her beautiful little one

Watching my 5 happy kids play and enjoy the winter sunshine

Preparing a delicious (and healthy!) snack and having not a single crumb left

PS!  I’m wearing my Beco Butterfly II in the gorgeous Organic Isis Edition!  LOVE IT!

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