Jillian’s Answers

1. What is your favorite snack food?
   Peanut Butter on a spoon!  Smooth, not crunchy, but I’ll take crunchy if it’s the only kind you’ve got!
2. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
   A mommy of 8, of course!  Almost there!
3. What is your favorite part of the day?
   Heeheee, I know this is terrible, but I adore my evenings after the kids have gone to bed!
4. What do you do to unwind?
   I LOVE watching movies!  Good, bad, drama, shoot em up, whatever!  I just love the act of sitting there and becoming part of another story for 2 hours!
5. What surprised you most about parenting?
   How much breastfeeding hurts!  It’s just not something you can be prepared for, even if you know mentally that it’s gonna hurt!  Even with #5, it HURT!!!
6. Did you always know you would be a babywearer or did you evolve into one and why?
   My parents wore me in a front facing beige corduroy Snugli, and my mom made me my first ring sling when I was pregnant with my first baby, so yes, babywearing is in my genes!
7. You and your youngest child are lost in the woods! Which baby carrier do you want with you?
   My Beco Butterfly II of course!!!!!
8. What is your favorite color?
   Find me the ripest, yummiest eggplant on the vine, and THAT is my favorite color!!!
9. What was your first car?
   I inherited my mom’s black Toyota 4 Runner SUV which I drove until I had too many babies to fit in there!
10. Tell us something about you that would surprise us! I like tattoos, but I’m too scared to get one myself! 
    
11. Dogs or Cats?
    Cats!  Oh how I miss my twin sister old lady cats!  They were 18 years old when they died, and I had them as kittens when I was 8 so I grew up with them!
12. We know you have 5 kids, so lots of experience! What is your favorite age?
    Oh, anytime between 4 months and 24 months is precious and adorable!  But I *think* I’m supposed to say that any stage my children are going through right now
13. What is your least favorite age?
    3 years old!  Forget Terrible Two’s, the Three’s are a disaster!
14. Is your hubby a babywearer? What is his favorite carrier?
    Yes, he is!  His SSC stash rivals mine!  But our favorites match!  Beco Butterfly II, hands down!
15. Tell us something your kids have taught you.
    Patience goes a lot further than yelling!  Whispering gets their attention better than screaming!  And a kind word and loving hug can heal a lot of sadness!
16. What is your favorite sandwich?
    My husband makes this veggie sandwich with lettuce, tomato, avocado, and cheese with a secret spread and it is just divine!  Or, make me a turkey with cheese on grilled Parmesan bread, and I won’t complain!
17. Where do you hang out (spend your time) when online?
    Learning more about babywearing, of course!  Etsy, and Old Navy!
18. Where do like to hang out away from home?
    STARBUCKS & the beach!
19. Tell us why you chose “PAXbaby” for your website name.
    Heeheee, choosing the name for my business was the hardest part of getting going! I knew exactly which products I wanted to carry, and I had my business plan laid out! I had orders coming in, but what I didn’t have was a name! And not just any name, but MY name! So my husband and I sat down one evening and brainstormed!!! The only clue I had on my mind was “something to do with having a peaceful baby through babywearing!” And so, PAXbaby was chosen! PAX is Latin for PEACE!!!