Renee, at 21st Century Parenting talked about how she was making a new baby carrier. I thought I’d show some baby sling pictures of my own, for the fun of it.
X riding in the Hug-A-Bub carrier I borrowed from a friend. The learning curve was high, but once I figured how it worked, this style became my favorite baby carrier. Toph called me Obi-Wan whenever he saw me putting it on. heh.
I loved the style of the sling I borrowed so much, I asked my inlaws to make me one of my own. It quickly became my favorite way to keep the monkey close. The great thing about the wrap slings is that they distributed X’s weight so evenly through my shoulders and hips, I could carry him for long periods without hurting my back. I carried him in one of these slings when we spent three days at Disney in 2004, when X was 4 months old!
I wish I’d discovered this kind of sling much earlier in my parenting career.
