Is it week 4 of “What I Wear” already?? I can’t believe it - I think I slipped into a black hole or a time continuum.
I looked through all the pictures - and it’s funny, the choices were so beautiful, but the storytelling aspect wasn’t as present as in past months. I’m not saying that’s true for all pictures, but obviously there is a difference for us when we can shoot our clothes vs. having to put more of ourselves in the picture.
Despite browsing a lot of actual clothing items (and some that I really want to find for myself now!!) I finally picked an image with someone wearing a non-clothing item. I’ve missed the other weeks (thanks to health, computer and traveling issues) so I don’t know how many people did things like “I wear a smile, clean face, etc..” in comparison to this week. Normally those things seem to be saved for the last week of a theme.
Would baby-wearing pop into my mind as a possiblity if I wasn’t a mother myself? I’m not sure, but as someone who now has scoliosis from carrying a child on one hip for nearly four years - I definitely think about wearing another human. In fact, I think about when it will stop.
I was never able to figure out the baby wraps. Hell, I never figured out how to wrap my daughter like a burrito when she was born. She tore off her blanket almost every night - and now she likes to sleep in sub-arctic temperatures. So I’m amazed when I see other mothers manipulate pieces of fabric while their babies remain snuggled and sleeping - the bond completely unbroken. I swear, if I ever have another child - I’m going to attend baby wrap classes… or find someone who will help me.
In my mind, the days I spent with Faith and a baby wrap were a nightmare close to being trapped with your head in a turtleneck - but having a screaming infant inside there at the same time. Obviously I was doing something wrong.
For the correct vibe, see Jaclyn’s post and self portrait about wearing your baby. It’s supposed to be calm and wonderful. I saw her picture and thought “that’s what the video showed!! that’s what I missed!” If anyone can find something more beautiful to wear than your own newborn child, please let me know. My Christmas list is still open.
Mother, child - it’s a wrap.
Image courtesy of Jaclyn.
Until next week,
