Friday, December 12, 2008

ups and downs

Now that Josiah is a hefty 16lber (okay, so he is actually a light weight for his age, but still not small load) we are growing weary of carrying him for hours in the bjorn. In fact carrying Josiah in the bjorn was the straw that finally broke Jason's back (another story for another blog~ ask him about his experience with Chinese Medicine). All that to say, Josiah is mostly stroller bound these days. Since the stroller isn't supposed to go on escalators, I've found I'm using a lot of elevators these days. For example just to get from our house to school (just a 25 minute trip) we have to take 7 elevators- that is 14 round trip.
Here's the break down-
2 elevators to get out of our estate
2 up and over the street
2 up and down the train platform
1 into the school.
When we go to church it is 10 elevators, 20 round trip (that's if we don't got to lunch or shopping afterwards). All of this traveling leaves Josiah (and mom) tuckered out!

4 comments:

Sara said...

awww....
That new picture on your heading is the cutest one yet...

i can't imagine the elevator thing..but I hear you on the carrier...they get so heavy!!!

The Schmidts said...

You need to get an Ergo baby carrier. You can put Josiah on your back that way and it is so much easier on your body then the bjorn. i started carrying Nayeli in it when she was nine months (15 pounds). We used it the entire time we were in El Salvador and it was a lifesaver! i carried Nayeli in it up until the middle of my second trimester of pregnancy with Eliora and now I carry Eliora in it. You can even buy a backpack that attaches to it so you can carry all of your stuff too. go to: www.ergobabycarrier.com. --Rhiannon

Jennifer said...

Wow I didn't realize it was such an ordeal to get in and out of your apartment. Have you heard of the Ergo baby carrier? I love it and it saved my back. All the weight goes on your hips and it an be worn on the front or the back. It's a little pricey but worth it.

Becky said...

Sheesh! Quite a few elevators trips, but be thankful they're available because when Maggie was a baby, I had to lug the stroller up and down stairs since there was a dearth of elevators!