i once went to this bloggy thing

about a month ago i decided to expand my beginner blogger wings by tagging along with a friend to this conference called baby bloggy boot camp.  baby what, you say?  basically an event where bloggers, specifically moms and moms-to-be, get together to learn and discuss how to become better bloggers... i.e., me.  as someone who blogs sporadically and to a very minute audience, it was interesting and quite insightful to learn some of the tools and tricks to growing a successful blog, whether it be the type of content you write to seo techniques to taking advantage of the social media channels.  so should i ever want to take this thing to the next level i now know how.
can you imagine it -- M a blog star?  maybe one day. ;)

well with every conference also comes swag, and being 7 months pregnant it couldn't have been curated more perfectly.  we were all sent home with:

honest company samples (always fun to test),

a liz lange maternity dress (i chose this one because it's super soft, which is important on an overly sensitive belly, and stylish enough to be worn even when not pregnant. a little long for my petite self but nothing a quick hem job or fashion tape can't fix),

and several ergobaby products: the wrap, swaddler

and brand new 360 baby carrier!

^^ i was most excited about this product because i was planning to buy a used ergobaby carrier off ebay for #2.  we used the babybjorn for M, and while we had no problems with it at the time, i wasn't aware the design wasn't optimal for the baby's positioning or comfort.  this notion became very apparent after going on a family hike last summer and seeing M's legs just dangling from the carrier after she'd fallen asleep. seriously, i thought they were going to fall off so kept checking the circulation every 10 min.

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big difference, right?

this post is written by me on behalf of liz lange and ergobaby.  product was provided.