I must be crazy!

I don't know why I did it, but I agreed to have a booth at the Babywearing Conference! I am so busy with doing all the sponsorship tasks and thinking about teaching, and now I have to figure out how to be a vendor too! I have so much to learn! I have been sinking every dime into more inventory so I'll have a good selection of products to choose from. I've been combing forums for ideas about booth layout. It is all so daunting! Every day, I learn something new at this business but this is a whole other animal. I thought I could do this smallish but it sounds like people are taking it super seriously. One vendor keeps asking me what kind of flooring and gridwalls I am going to get! Yikes! All that stuff costs a fortune and then what do you do with it? I don't want to just leave it there; that is so wasteful! But I haven't been able to find any leads on 2nd hand stuff. It seems strange to me that you can't just rent all this stuff. I guess that probably exists but also isn't cost effective. I don't think I'll ever be doing this again; the sheer waste of all the extra shipping stuff around keeps me up at night!

Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier Voluntary Recall

Yesterday, Beco Baby Carrier announced a voluntary recall of the Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier. You can read the full text here:

Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier Recall

If you purchased one of the affected baby carriers, you should have been contacted by now by the vendor you bought it from. If you have not heard from them, please contact them immediately to find out about repairing your Butterfly Baby Carrier at no cost to you.

Swiss Strolli Rider Spring Madness Sale!

The Swiss Strolli Rider is now 25% off regular prices! Hurry! These go back to full price on March 29th!

We moved!

Well, SoBeBabies is no longer South Beach Babies! We've moved to north central Florida and we love it! So many trees! No more condo living for us. An actual sweet little house with a yard and a pool. A pool which is currently full of leaves from those trees. Sigh. Shortly, I will do the daily dredging. It's all good. Very meditative, in fact. There are actual seasons here! At night, you can tell it's winter! And yet, we have a citrus tree in the backyard!

Active Mom Carriers

I love getting new baby carriers in! We recently got our first shipment of Active Mom Structured Baby Carriers (AMC II). We were lucky enough to test these and give feedback on the design. The finished product is amazing.

I was so glad to find out that many people had the same reaction I did during the testing process; we just wanted to pet the carrier and didn't get to using it right away because it's so pleasing to so many senses. I can't say this of any other baby carrier. The fabrics are very lush and rich. And soft and so nice to the touch. Sort of like petting a kitty. Plus the foam is wonderful and makes for a super comfy ride.

Another great thing about the AMC II is the minimalist green packaging. I love working with environmentally responsible vendors.

New at SoBeBabies: Active Mom Structured Baby Carriers!!!

My order is nearly ready to ship to me. I can't wait to see how the silk looks and feels. I had one of the testers with the Minky lining and I mostly just pet the fabric before even wanting to try putting in a baby. It was very cool to find out I wasn't the only one with that reaction to this baby carrier. I have to admit I've never reacted like that before or since but the Active Mom Structured Baby Carrier is so yummy, you'll see what I mean!