[blparent] Glad to join

Fri May 20 04:44:29 UTC 2011

Yes, it sounds like you've really done your research and founds some great
items.  I have an Ergo baby and love it so much for having my son on my
back.  Every baby's different, but my son was not a fan of being in it
facing my front but he's extremely social and gets hot really fast so he
felt smothered in it.  I got a Baby Bjorn Air which I still use a lot where
he faces out on my front and he LOVES it so much.  Your set up sounds nice
at home and you are going to have so much fun with that little guy.  Love
the name as well by the way.  It's a classic and you can't go wrong with a
classic.

Oh, something else I couldn't live without is my Pack & Play because I role
it in and out of our master bath when I take a shower so I can have my son
right there with me.  I got the smallest one on the market which is the
Pippin and it doesn't have anything fancy on it but it works great for what
I need.  The design is kind of ugly according to my husband but the green
elephants  have kind of grown on us now. GRIN  Downstairs I have the largest
play pen you can get out there which is a Joovy Room Play yard.  Dawson
loves it because it feels so spacious to him and can fit tons of his toys.

Take care,

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Angie Matney
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 4:02 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Glad to join

Hi Erin,

Thanks. I've gotten a taste of that feeling already. It's so amazing to know
that my son is growing inside me.

We are going to name him Jacob Matney Pettke. I considered changing the name
because Jacob is so popular. But we just love the name, and we think it
works well with my last name as his middle name.

We aren't doing a separate nursery right now. Our house has one huuuuge
bedroom upstairs and two bedrooms downstairs. So Jacob will be spending the
first few months in a co-sleeper that attaches to the side of our bed.  I
like the idea that he will be so close by. Having said that, a number of his
toys seem to involve a jungle theme, so I might consider that if I were
doing a full nursery right now.

Thanks for the product ideas. I'm familiar with some of those items. I
definitely want a My Breast Friend! And I need to find those waterproof
disposable pads!

We opted for a Britax Chaperone infant car seat and a Britax B-Ready
stroller. We really like the way the stroller pulls, and the car seat
impressed us; it seemed so much sturdier than some of the others we looked
at. I've seen Britax seats like the one you mentioned, and we will probably
transition him to one of those when he is older. We also found something
that we think will make travel around here a good deal easier for us. Public
transportation isn't the greatest around here, so we use a lot of cabs. We
have an Ergobaby carrier, which we plan to use whenever we can as opposed to
the stroller. But we weren't sure what we would do with his car seat in
those situations. we found a car seat travel backpack that holds the seat
with plenty of room to spare. It's designed for people who want to check the
car seat while flying, but for us, it will be a great general solution.

Again, welcome to the list.

Angie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 1:16 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Glad to join

> Congrats Angie.  You'll enjoy being a mother more than anything in the
> world.  Sometimes out of nowhere I'll just break-down and cry quietly out 
> of
> joy that my little guy brings me and because I feel so blessed.  It's a 
> hard
> emotion to explain, but you'll know what I mean when your baby's born and
> your heart over-flows with love for the little gift sleeping in your arms.
>
> Do you have any names picked out yet?  I remember how fun researching baby
> names was.  Meanings have a lot of importance to me so when I came across
> the name Dawson which is old English meaning "son of David" I just knew 
> that
> was the perfect name for our little one.
>
> What theme are you doing for the nursery?  I did a Noah's Ark theme which 
> is
> a lot of fun.  With all the animals around our pumpkin, we'll be shocked 
> if
> he doesn't grow up to be a veterinarian or animal biologist or something 
> of
> that sort. SMILING
>
> I did a ton of research on many many baby products so please let me know 
> if
> you have any questions about anything you're thinking about purchasing 
> since
> it's a little overwhelming with how many things are offered out there. 
> Some
> of the items I just couldn't live without include: my Breast Friend 
> nursing
> pillow which snaps and-or Velcro's onto your waist for ease of nursing, 
> the
> ultimate Crib Sheet by Summer Infant which is a waterproof crib sheet that
> snaps onto the rails of the crib and saves you from always taking the
> bumpers off each time the sheet needs to be changed, my nursing wrap that
> goes around my neck and has a wire loop in the front to allow for air flow
> and allows baby to look at your face when nursing.  I am forgetting the
> company that makes that wrap but you can get it at Baby's R Us and it's a
> must if your nursing since it will allow you to be much more confident in
> public when nursing because baby can't just tare the cover off of you
> exposing you to the world since it's around your neck.  I don't know what
> type of car seat you have but get whatever travel system you love the most
> and I recommend Britax for when your baby grows out of his infant car seat
> since it exceeds safety ratings and is extremely good quality in addition 
> to
> allowing your son to be in a 5 point harness into the higher pounds.  We
> have a Britax that will allow him to be rear facing until 40 pounds and
> forward facing until 70 pounds which I love.  Oh also, the waterproof
> disposable pads you can get from Baby's R Us are a must for the changing
> table as well so you're not doing loads and loads of laundry every day 
> every
> time your little fire fighter tries to put out a fire with his high 
> pressure
> hose which they're great at doing! GRIN  Okay, these are just a few of my
> faves and I could go on all night about the things I love and wouldn't 
> want
> to do without.
>
> Take care,
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Angie Matney
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:52 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Glad to join
>
> Hello Erin,
>
> I'm relatively new to this list myself. My boyfriend Chuck and I are
> expecting our first child, a boy, in July. I've already learned a lot by
> corresponding with people on this list. I'm an attorney, and Chuck and I
> live in Virginia.
>
> Best,
>
> Angie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:36 AM
> Subject: [blparent] Glad to join
>
>
>> Hello blind parents,
>>
>>
>>
>> My name is Erin and I'm thrilled to find a quality list serv for parents
>> who
>> are blind.  I have a six month old little boy named Dawson who is the joy
>> of
>> my husband David and my life.  He is doing so many new things nearly 
>> every
>> day which is wonderful to witness and my guide dog Provo and him are just
>> the best of buds.  It's really sweet to see exactly how close my guide 
>> has
>> gotten to Dawson and Dawson just giggles with delight whenever he sees 
>> the
>> dog around.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've been blind since birth with LCA.  I have put my career outside of 
>> the
>> home on hold in order to be a stay at home mom which I feel very blessed
>> to
>> be able to do.  Our son is truly the sunshine of our lives and after
>> nearly
>> 12 years of marriage I can honestly say that he was worth the wait.
>>
>>
>>
>> I look forward to corresponding with all of you on a variety of subjects
>> and
>> it's great to know that I now have others I can throw questions out to
>> when
>> needed since I don't have that many blind friends who are also parents.
>>
>>
>>
>> Warmly,
>>
>>
>>
>> Erin
>>
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