A few months after Lily was born I stopped at the baby consignment shop and found a great deal on a Kozy carrier Mei Tai.

I can't believe this was just over a year ago. Lily is SO tiny.

We used it every once in a while but not all the time so I kept my eye out because I knew there had to be something better. Then a few months ago I found a store that was having a sale on Ergobaby carriers. After a couple of days of trying to decide if the price was worth it and convincing Waldo that it was I ordered a nice tan Ergo and I was not disappointed with it. Within two minutes of it getting delivered I had Lily strapped to my chest and I was off to take pictures.

The Ergo is so much quicker to put on then tying the straps of the mei tai that I really started using it almost everyday and once I got the back carry down I do use it everyday. In fact most days I use the Ergo more then once. I strap Lil to my back and do some cleaning and laundry and it works out so great so that I can make dinner again or at least get dinner started and then Waldo can finish it. The Ergo is totally worth the price and then some.

While looking around at the babywearer.com for trade/sale forum I found a screaming deal on a ringsling. I have always wanted one so I just couldn’t pass it up. I am so glad I got it. It is so quick and easy to just grab and toss on. It is perfect for shopping and wearing around the house when Lily wants to be held and I’m not doing something like cleaning where I need her a little more out of the way. I use my ringsling all the time. I’m still getting the hang of it though and need to learn some different carries.

Babywearing is a perfect for someone like me who has a baby that needs to be close all the time.  I can satisfy her need to be held and have my hands free to do things that I need to get done. Babywearing is very safe when done properly and is such a sweet way to hold your baby close. There is a lot of information on the internet about babywearing, my new favorite blog is by my friend Alison. She is my hero and tandem wears her cutie pie twins.

Waldo was skeptical about babywearing when I first talked to him about the idea. He didn’t know if it was really safe or going to be effective with Lily. He has changed his tune and now makes comments all the time about me putting Lily on so we can do this or that or something else. It really makes me feel like a true babywearer and I couldn’t be more proud.

***Man I just re-read this and there are way too many pictures of me in this post. LOL

Here are all of my baby carriers.

I have a Moby wrap, a Kozy Carrier mei tai, an Infantino carrier and a Peanut Shell sling.

My favorites are the mei tai and the Moby wrap

Lily’s favorite (and because of that the one we use the most) is the mei tai

I was wondering how other people stash their stash? I haven’t found a good convenient place to put them in the new house yet. For now they are in my diaper/blanket cart, but now that I’ve washed most of my cloth diapers this cart needs to get reorganized.

Any suggestions?

Thanks Steph

I bought a Hotsling, took it home and it didn’t really fit.  So I took it back and ordered a Moby Wrap off the Internet.  Once I got the hang of wrapping myself up in it the Moby was great (in theory). Lily will tolerate it occasionally.  She prefers to face out so she can see what’s going on around her.  I don’t feel she has good enough head control to be in the wrap for too long that way.  Not that she wants to be in it for very long.  I was starting to loose hope.

I stopped by our local baby consignment shop to see what kind of carriers they had.  I had thought maybe a ring sling or something like that would be good.  The nice sales lady (possibly the owner) showed me one she was really excited about and it was a great price.  It was very colorful, possibly too colorful for me.  I looked around at what all they had and decided that colorful one was going home with me.  It was $18 and I had another item to exchange so it didn’t cost me anything out of pocket.

I took it home and washed it.  While I was hanging it to dry I noticed the brand and a website listed.  So of course I went and looked it up.  It was a Kozy Carrier.  I couldn’t believe it when I saw the price.  A new one is $89 plus shipping. I would have preferred the natural colored straps over the black but I got it for such a good price I can’t complain.

Between the instructions and videos on the website I was pretty easily ably to get Lily in it.  I’ve worn it around the house I think 4 times and she usually put up with it as long as I keep moving.  For at most 30 minutes, but its better then nothing.  I think once I can take her for walks in it she will like it much more.  She still wants to face out but I feel more comfortable in the Kozy then I did in the Moby.

I’m still not an experct at wearing it but I’m getting better.

Lily in the Kozy

I need to learn how to take self portraits.

Please excuse the fuzziness of those pictures.  I love Lily’s expressions so these had to be used.

While typing up this post I found this site.  It looks like a great babywearing resource.