Hands Free Device

This is a post about how the Ergo Baby changed my life.  No really it did.  I was on my way to becoming the Hunch Back of Notre Dame's twin sister with my old infant carrier.  Not a good look or feel for me.

The carrier I was using was an Infantino.  I bought it when Kaci was born.  I never really put it to much use.  Having Dean though, along with a wild 3 year old, I do find that I need to have my hands free.  Well I quickly found that my old carrier was garbage.  My back would ache after just 15 minutes of strapping my little Dean Bean on.

The Ergo Baby is what I went with.  It cost a pretty penny, but I found that it was well worth it.  Aside from the fact that it doesn't hurt my back, it also has a large zipper pocket.  My old carrier had one teeny, tiny pocket with no zipper.  So small that it would not even hold a binky.  Useless!  This new carrier is also much easier to put on.

Sorry son, these hands are needed for other activities!

Dean taking a peek around

 As an added bonus, it boasts the ability to carry a 4 year old toddler weighing up to 48 lbs.  Ummm, why would anyone need to carry their 4 year old in a pack for extended periods of time?  Attachment parenting at it's finest?  Probably not for me.  But I figured I had better make sure my carrier was not defective.

Don't get used to this Kaci!

It should be noted that even Kaci was embarrassed about this photo.  She would like me to remind everyone that she is not a baby.  It should also be noted that this is the second time that Kevin's Women In Waders calendar makes an appearance on my blog.