frame baby carrier

I just found out we may be going to Scotland VERY soon!  While I'm super excited I just realized that I need to do ALOT of preparations. One is to get a passport for an infant. Kinda funny to have a passport with a picture of an infant in it. A child's passport doesn't expire for 5 years. While this is convenient, it's also weird to think that when she is 5 years old she will look nothing like her passport picture :P

Passport aside, I have been looking into frame backpack carriers. Little chunky monkey grew out of her infantino carrier and will only agree to the moby wrap if she's sitting in front and facing outward. This rules out the Ergo. While the moby is super comfortable, this does put limits on what you can/can't do while wearing her. This is also just an OK position for hiking. I am hesitant to get a backpack carrier due to their enormous size. While it may work well on daddy I'm afraid the giant carrier will dwarf me and just look plain stupid.

While looking online the other day I discovered the city carrier by kokopax. I think we'll take a trip to the local baby store and try one out. They look promising.

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Very stylish, lightweight and easy to take on/off.  Plus she'll be sitting up high where she can see everything (staring at a back is her biggest protest of back-carrying with the moby). I also like them because they don't look as out of place as a typical backpack carrier when you're making quick runs to the grocery store. Let's hope this all it's cracked up to be.

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pyrex

I have somewhat recently developed an unhealthy obsession. This obsession is with vintage pyrex. The milk-glass pyrex. My liking turned into an obsession a few months ago when I had found exactly what I was looking for at a second hand store.

Ta da!

An immaculate set of pyrex butterprint refrigerator dishes!!!!  Excluding the missing lid on the largest dish, this set is PERFECT!!  And like I said, exactly what I had been looking for and hoping to find. Never in a million years!  I probably should have also bought a lottery ticket that same day.  I love the colors on these dishes. The small ones work perfectly to thaw out baby food in the fridge. No worries about BPA in these puppies.

I have my favorite second hand store (not naming any names) that I frequently visit. Every single time I go there I come home with a pyrex find. This is incredible because I can go to 10 other stores and never find a single piece. I don't know what it is about this place. I came back with another find today. 

I love this yellow divided dish with lid!!  I have two others, but without lids.  This one is a beauty.  I also snagged the red refrigerator dishes. They are rather beat up, but the price was pretty good so I couldn't resist.

This was actually the first pyrex I came home with. It holds a special place in my heart. I love making macaroni salad in it.

These two little mugs are so precious. They are my first and ONLY pyrex cup finds. The cups seem to be a bit more elusive. I love drinking my coffee out of these, it makes it taste that much better!!  They are so tiny that I need to refill a couple times :)

Another little bowl find (plus a glass pyrex bowl find). I love to eat my popcorn out of this little guy!

And last but not least my two little lid-less divided dishes. I hope to someday find lids for these guys.

That's my collection so far, not very impressive but its a start. Making, serving food and eating from these vintage pyrex dishes makes the food taste that much better! The 'hunt' is on for more.

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