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About Heather

I came to Boba this summer to support blogging and international online advocacy for babywearing. But, my history with Boba is a longer, more personal one.

I met Robert and Elizabeth Antunovic, and their beautiful children, when I moved in next door to them on a small street in North Boulder a couple of years ago. I was working as the media and communications director for an international sustainability company. Naturally, we found ourselves talking about online engagement, media and public relations, and lots of sustainability issues, usually while hanging out in the grass with the kids, or sharing watermelon on the steps between our homes.

Babywearing, natural parenting and family travel are all things I’ve been inspired by and have learned a lot about through my friendship with the Antunovic family and working with the awesome Boba team while researching articles and more. I’m happy to be helping to spread the word about the benefits and mission of Boba Family and babywearing through my blog and PR work.

Born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, I lived in Boulder for 12 years before relocating to Chile in 2011. I live with my partner, Pablo and we have a new baby (our first), a darling daughter named Violeta. We live in a small beach community and I work freelance supporting socially and environmentally beneficial business projects through pr/communications work, express myself creatively through singing, writing, painting and ceramics, and am embracing the biggest, most important role of my life: being a mother.

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Watch My Baby Experts Tuesday, Win a Boba 3G!

UPDATE: Watch the recorded episode here, on the Boba blog. – – – – – – – – – – – - We’re excited to announce that we’ll be featured on this week’s LIVE online TV episode of My Baby Experts! Hosted by Shari Criso (Nurse Midwife, Lactation Consultant, Baby Expert and MOM) will be…read more >

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Independence vs. Freedom vs. Closeness

  Two weeks ago, my adoptive country of Chile celebrated the anniversary of its hard-faught independence from Spain. Chilean flags have been flying everywhere, traditional Cueka music is all around us, and a very simply long lovely weekend was granted to all. I spent mine in a beautiful mountain home with my partner, the married…read more >

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International Babywearing Week Is Fast Approaching

  It’s about that time again for International Babywearing Week! This year’s event theme is “A World of Possibilities” and happens October 10 – 16, 2011. The week is a great way for families to come together and celebrate how using baby wraps and cloth carriers to keep our little ones close opens a whole…read more >

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Wearing “Babies” Big and Small, Video Demos by Drea

We’ve been inspired by Drea for a while and wanted to offer up her baby wearing words and movin’ pictures of wisdom (and send a big thank you for her love). Here’s Drea demonstrating how to carry your child in a Boba Wrap (what we originally called the Boba Baby Wrap) with both a smaller…read more >

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Are We Sending Our Kids to the Wrong Schools?

ā€œNo more classrooms, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks…ā€ or so the song goes. Which reminds me of a certain Pink Floyd song and so on… Well, thus opens a topic dear to my little heart (and I’m taking some liberties on length with this one, so stay with me!). Today, catching up…read more >

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Anticipating Motherhood

I’m the inspired and easily-inspire-able sort. I see art that moves me and ideas for songs and sculpture and poetry envelope my mind. I see strong, inspiring community leaders and a wish to be of service to the world in a mobilizing way wells up in me. I see a happy family, and… you guessed…read more >

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Breast Feeding Babywearing Flash Mob Alert!

A big shout out to all the moms who participated in and supported this baby wearing breastfeeding flash mob at the Salt Lake City Library. We love supporting such enthusiastic, dedicated (and well-coordinated) mothers and families!   An extra baby wearing hat tip goes out also to the moms out there who covered and posted…read more >

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