The Vallee de Mai {The Ordinary Moments} #24
I try to get to the Vallee de Mai with Arthur at least once a week these days as he absolutely loves going there.
A while back I posted this all about our first real family walk there and going there truly has become an ordinary moment in our lives. Which is pretty amazing since it’s such an extraordinary place.
Arthur loves to clamber around the rocks, play with little stones, gaze up at the trees, listen to the black parrots whistle their tunes.
I posted this week about our upcoming trip to Sri Lanka at Christmas. Since we’ve had that booked there has been a little adaptation to our ordinary moments in the Vallee de Mai
As it’s not long until our big adventure, I wanted to try out baby wearing again…although now I guess it’s toddler wearing! We will have days out in places that will not be ideal for a pushchair, and while Arthur is a fab little walker we can’t expect him to walk the whole time.
I was lent a Moby wrap and I’ve fallen in love with it. It’s been the most comfortable way to carry Arthur. I’ve been taking it to the Vallee de Mai on our walks. It’s still too much of a walk for him to go all the way around and so I’ve been putting him in there and carrying him for some of it, up the steps and around the parts that are too difficult for him to walk.
It’s been a big win I have to say.
We get to enjoy the Vallee de Mai together. Arthur gets used to being in the wrap, which will be useful for when we are away. I get some really good exercise carrying him up all the steps. Oh and the walks REALLY tire Arthur out so we get a guaranteed good sleep out of him, always a bonus right! But the best bit is that when I carry him in the wrap he gives me lovely cuddles!
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What a beautiful place to have to go for a walk round! I never really did baby wearing (I always loved pushing the pram) but really wish I’d given it more of a go now. Lovely ordinary moments xx
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It looks so beautiful there Chantelle! And Arthur is, as ever, the cutest little man! Hope you are well poppet – I’m so jealous of your Christmas plans! Xxx
What a beautiful place to have an ordinary moment! Gorgeous and the wrap looks good too. I’m hoping to baby wear a bit more second time round but get so confused by all the wraps, slings, carriers, etc! Xx
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Oh me too Caroline it’s only because I was lent this one that any sort of decision was made haha!! It is very comfy though I have to say!!
Ahhhh gorgeous pics, love the toddler wearing. I wish I had carried H around like that longer, would have made life a lot easier! xx
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What a gorgeous walk! I carried the kids in a sling for a while, but found I just couldn’t manage it once they were toddlers, baby wearing duties passed to daddy at that point! Perhaps I just never found the right wrap π You must be getting so excited about Sri Lanka! #TheOrdinaryMoments
That looks like such a great place to explore and he looks super comfy in the Moby! x
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Oh my, what a beautiful place you live in! Gorgeous surroundings. x
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Ah lovely to see you feature Chantelle! Gorgeous photos, I never got on with baby wearing but I had friends who swore by it. And such a gorgeous place to go weekly- beats my local scabby park. π x
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Ahh thanks, I didn’t really think about it but yeah I guess I’m not too often in there….apologies for the sweaty face and no make up haha!! It’s such a special place for us we are so lucky!!! Xx
Lovely post, and lovely baby wearing, we love it too! Extra cuddles are the best! your plans sound amazing! x
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This looks so beautiful, nothing better than getting out and about and this looks such a great place to explore. The wrap makes it looks so easy too and I love the colour! Thank you for linking up with #magicmoments
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Oooh hello!!! It’s rare we see pics of you! It looks like such a stunning little place for little adventures. Love how the sun rays shine through in your pics.
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Hello! Yes please excuse my sweaty no make up face haha!!
Thanks lovely it is a perfect place for little adventures π x
I love that this is your local walk, totally amazing! I can imagine it tires him out but it must be so much fun for you to go there, what an amazing childhood he is having getting to experience something so different xx
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Wow how lucky you are to have such an amazing place to walk and for him to explore! Love the babywearing pics too! #theordinarymoments
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What a wonderful fun and beautiful place that looks. It really is mother natures playground! #Magicmondays
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Oh wow – proper paradise on the doorstep! And yay for having got on so well with the Moby – I love my slings, they’re so useful especially with three little ones and the feeling of them cuddling into you as you walk is just magic π
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Lovely photos and a lovely place.
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I’ll tell you what, lady, your walks are sure as hell beating the ones we’re partaking in right now- windy, raining and definitely MUDDY! x
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What a gorgeous place to go for a walk and Arthur looks like he is enjoying exploring. I love the photos of him snuggled up in the Moby – I have a very similar wrap and it is a lovely way to carry a little one (although Sophie is a little too heavy now for it to be comfortable so I tend to use a woven wrap these days). Those snuggles are so precious! π
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A great way to travel and enjoy the outdoors too. Looks like a lovely place with some amazing plant life. do join me on country Kids you have a real outdoor explorer there #MagicMoments
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yay thanks for linking up.
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What an amazing place to be able to enjoy for your ordinary moments! I had the exact same Moby wrap for my Arthur when he was tiny and absolutely loved it, but I found that as he got heavier the stretch meant he would end up slipping down after a while. I still wear him now (at 21 months) in a Connecta, but if you like wraps you might find a non-stretchy one works better when he outgrows the Moby π I’m a big fan of toddler wearing. What could be better than all those cuddles? x
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Love those leaves! In my country we used that to make fans as its hot so a fan is a necessity! #magicmoments
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Such a beautiful place to go for a walk! Impressed that you can manage to carry Arthur round. He looks so cute in there!
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What a lovely looking place! I used wraps (and later pashminas!) until Munchkin was 3.5. Really great for getting out for longer walks with little people. Your travel plans sound fantastic too…jealous!
Wow what an incredible place. Such lovely photos x #MagicMoments
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