Beco Butterfly

These just arrived! The newest innovation by Beco Baby Carriers! Everyone has been anticipating the Butterfly and it is going to live up to our expectations and even exceed them! Of course the fabrics are the beautiful Beco look that we have all come to know and love. And the details of this carrier are exquisite. The comfort is as good as or possibly even better than the Fourth Generation.

After watching the DVD, I was able to confidently play around with my Butterfly. Buy this baby carrier and you will never need anything else!

Like a frame backpack, you may load the baby into the baby carrier first. But unlike a frame backpack, there is no frame between you and your baby. When I started babywearing, frame backpacks were one of the baby carriers I tried. I found them bulky and uncomfortable. The Beco Butterfly has added the versatility of a frame backpack without the bulk and discomfort.

The newborn insert features narrower leg openings to accommodate a little one's shorter legs. There is another insert for older babies. These unique inserts allow for much safer loading and unloading and especially for much easier and safer back carries. Since the baby gets loaded into the carrier first, there is no need for hip scoots or Santa tosses and that scary moment of time when you can't see your baby and don't have a good grip. With the brilliant design of the Butterfly, you simply put your baby into the carrier and start putting the shoulder straps on first, then go ahead and secure the waist strap. This is the same way you would load a frame backpack.

These are sure to be a fast seller so grab yours now!

Babywearing Conference

I am so excited! I was asked to teach at the 2008 2nd Babywearing Conference in Chicago! I was not planning on going. I did do a bronze sponsorship but that is all I was going to do. It will be so exciting to meet everyone in real life! I am a bit nervous about the travel. We are moving in a few weeks and when I agreed to do this, my husband said we'd all go. But in our new town, airfares are a lot more expensive and I am afraid I am going to wind up traveling with my youngest. That sounds tiring! Oh well. I've never been to Chicago. It'll be fun to see a new city!

I think I'm in love!

I recently hired someone who is helping out with special projects and shipping.

It's so funny - people always ask, "Where did you meet her?"

The fact is, we've never met! Not yet, anyway, but we will in June at the Babywearing Conference. Until then, we are getting to know each other and learning things about each other.

Recycling, reusing, and avoiding waste is very important to me. So I sent her an email asking her to save all the packaging she got. I was in a bit of a panic, thinking she'd been throwing it out all this time. Some of the products do seem to come with an awful lot of it!

And do you know what she said? She's been using the paper that comes in the boxes to put on her daughter's playroom wall for "murals". And she already saves this kind of stuff.

Sigh!

It doesn't get any better than this!

I have my period and don't even know it!

I have used a Diva Cup for over a year now. I love this thing. I wish I'd always known about it. It is so much better in every way than tampons, sponges and pads. I never buy any of those things any more. I feel very off the grid!

What is the Diva Cup?
It's a silicone cup that stops the blood from leaking. When it fills, you rinse and reinsert. There is also a rubber version, quite similar.

How do you use the Diva Cup?
Put the cup in in the morning. I am able to wear it all day without leakage. At night, I remove, rinse and reinsert. I can do this for my whole period. I can swim, exercise, go to the bathroom, whatever! There was a learning curve for me but it's been so worth it. Every once in a while I don't do it correctly so now I know to dance around a little to make sure it's in correctly.

Where to buy Diva Cup?
I'm not going to tell you! Just google it and find a place near you. It is around $40, which sounds like a lot of money but come on, you know you spend that on pads and tampons within a few months.

I think my favorite parts are that I never have to worry about changing pads/tampons in a public bathroom. That can be such a pain. And now that I am always with my kids, it's even better!

Just one more thing

So I thought I was done but then I tried my website in Opera and it would not give me the lock. Picky, picky. After some serious digging, I uncovered yet one last image that was not https and now Opera likes me! LA LA LA LA LA!

Online Security: SSL

I consistently work on ensuring a safe shopping experience. I've come a long way in this regard. As far as I know, my website is very secure, but I am always open to hearing about any issues.

Like yesterday, a customer called and said she was not comfortable ordering because there was no lock on the browser. I had noticed this before but hadn't addressed it because, well, an entrepreneur always has a million things on her plate. But if it's costing sales, it suddenly becomes Issue Number One.

So after frantically researching this, it turns out that the issue was due to some images from external websites that were not being addressed by the full secure pathnames. If a website is set up for SSL, you can get to the same place by using either the http:// pathname or the https:// pathname. Some external images were not being accessed by the secure pathname, even though the script was created by the vendor. Their bad!

I've kludged my way through and put in proper secure pathnames to all external images and now the lock shows up. But not on all browsers. So read the article for more ideas to ensure you are buying from a secure website before sharing your credit card information.

Please note that my site was secure all along. Now it's just able to show that it is secure.