Normalize Okay Wrap Jobs

Over the past 10 months, I have fallen head over heals with the most perfect little human being I ever did know! And in that 10 months, I found a hobby I didn't even know existed before baby Ray. For the past 10 months, I have started many different journeys, and I think it's obvious which are my favorites. I love being a mother, and I love being able to wrap my dear littlest and keeping her close enough to kiss.

I am such a perfectionist. So of course I enjoy wrapping! Everything about it needs to be almost flawless or it will be uncomfortable, ugly, unsafe, or worse - all three. Yet while I have wrapped my baby at least once a day for about 9 months, my carries are never perfect. My top rail is just loose enough for Ray to push off me; my bottom rail is too tight and she pops her seat; one arm is out while the other is down by her knee; she slags down so far that my arms turn purple. But I will tell you, I inspect every wrap job I do. Once I tie off, I find a way to reflect. 

Whether that be with a mirror, a car, a selfie, or this blog, I need to look at what I did so I can adjust towards perfection. But that doesn't mean just because my girls arm is down at her ankle with the other arm at my neck that she is unsafe. Just because there's more slack than ideal across her back doesn't mean we will be uncomfortable.  And just because she is straining and loosening up the top rail to be her nosey little self doesn't mean ages going to flip backwards. 

Not every time you wrap will it look perfect. And I promise you will never wrap the same carry the same way twice. You can always find a way to improve, but you can also always find a reason to love it. Whether it's a fancy finish, a more comfortable carry, or a long awaited wrap nap, you'll find your reason to smile and fall deeply in love with your babe and babywearing.