Wear 'em Wednesday: Sharing our love of nature

Babywearing while hiking has always been a way of life for us. Not only can we get the exercise because of it, but we expose our children to nature at such a young age that it becomes the backdrop of their lives.  We started hiking with Cole when he was a month old and with Bevin when she was 2.5 months old.

Once Cole learned to walk we continued to wear him,  but also put him down so he could start hiking on his own. We had no idea what a good hiker he'd become, but I feel like a lot of it has to do with how comfortable he feels in the woods. 

So for his third birthday we hiked up a huge ascent to the VerNooykill Falls in Kerhonkson. Bevin was awake for two key parts of the hike: the beginning and end. She fussed both times. The first time I nursed her while wearing her and  walking, but the second time she was not into nursing at all and just wanted out of the carrier. So Keith held her. Because Cole was so tired that he kept stopping to sit down on various rocks along the trail, I wore him for a few minutes (we were right at the end when everyone started to unravel). 

Awake and interested in her surroundings:

Bevin was asleep by the time we reached our destination. Of course this meant I couldn't sit down. 

Cole couldn't believe he was being worn by Mama. It made him so excited. "This is the carrier Bevin was just in? You had Bevin in these straps before?"