unruly things

when we go for walks, whether it be a weekend stroll through the woods or a weekday trip to the farmers market, most often I’m carrying Wolf in the Ergo or the Moby.  I’ve been on the hunt for a cute multi-purpose backpack for such outings to carry all his stuff as well as my things too.  one main goal is that it should have pockets and spots to stash things without having to dig, dig, dig.  here’s a few that I’m eyeing.

one: herschel standard  /  two: makr round backpack  /  three:  sanqvist stig  /  four: herschel sydney  /  five: kelty daypack  /  six: bag ‘n’ noun napsack  /  seven: seil marschall mini canoe  /  eight:  herschel post  /  nine: kelty cycle hiker /  ten: goertzen summit pack

{psst!!  there’s a little sneak peek of the new look for UT above with a custom watercolor tag painted by Lauren of Spencer Studio.  dlb is furiously working on coding the look for the new site.  stay tuned!}

I’m breaking my own rule by posting adorable kids stuff on UT, but this one is just too good.  I’m sure you’re all familiar with the incredible bold prints from Thief & Bandit, but did you know that they just opened a kids only shop?  Amie Cunningham, the designer behind Thief & Bandit, also has a son named Wolf!  Wolfgang is 19 months old and skateboards – how cool is that!?  not only is he the inspiration for her prints but she’s even going to add custom skate decks to her shop soon.

to celebrate their new shop opening, T&B are offering Unruly Things readers a special 30% discount off anything in the kids shop.  just enter coupon code UNRULY2011 at checkout anytime between now and next Monday, October 31.  I think Wolf needs some snakeskin print leggings, I mean come on – too cute!!    thanks so much Amie!

I love this new series of baby animals from Sharon Montrose called Little Darlings.  how cute is that bear cub?!

I told her she should photograph a wolf next, because… well, you know why.  ;)

here are some recent instagram photos of us with Wolf.  he’s such a ham for the camera and I’ve got 1000+ on my phone to prove it!

if you’d like to read more about our journey with Wolf, I also write for Babble’s Baby’s First Year.  here are a few recent posts you may enjoy:

can you believe that this sweet little face has a wee witching hour?
a Moose, Wolf and a Cat – all in one house.
the post I avoided posting – to christen or not?
my sweat smells like maple syrup.
Wolf rolled over a month ago but nothing since.  thankfully, there’s a video to prove it!

this handsome baby rolled over from tummy to back for the first time a few days ago.  I’m such a proud mama!

if you’d like to read more about our journey with Wolf, I also write for Babble.com Baby’s First Year.  here are a few posts you may enjoy:

not everyone can breastfeed – and here’s my story.
this boy is teething already so we found some cute toys!
I start back to work full time in just over a week.
a video of my adorable wiggle worm.

are you familiar with Beso?  it’s a product search destination where you can shop from a curated set of stores – from big name retailers to exclusive boutiques and shops.  pretty fantastic if you ask me.

Beso has a contest going on now and all you have to do is share your favorite baby item and you could win a $1000 shopping spree to diapers.com. seriously, a $1000! plus if that weren’t cool enough, Beso is also offering one Unruly Things reader a $50 gift card just for entering and leaving a comment below.

to enter the contest and giveaway, all you have to do is:

1. create a Beso account, if you haven’t already {takes 3 seconds}
2. enter the Beso “How many cute things can $1000 buy?” sweepstakes
3. then leave me a comment below on this post with your Beso username

easy right?  you have until August 31 to enter – good luck!

my friend Roberta from Camp Comfort just had a sweet baby boy in July.  I prepared a guest post on her blog about my summer essentials.  have a look!

a few weeks ago, my friend Leah Verwey came over to take some photos of Wolf.  I’m so happy to have some photos of Wolf and our little family and think they turned out so so good.

would you like to see a few more?  hop over to Unruly Little Things to see my favorites.

Leah is a Portland based wedding and commercial photographer.  be sure to check out her blog and her other project, Space PDX for some more beautiful photos.  thanks again, Leah!!