My cousin Trina is visiting me this weekend. She arrived accompanied by two of the cutest boys one could lay eyes upon. Her oldest son is 7 years old, and the baby is about 7 months old. The baby is so happy… he so personifies how life is supposed to go for a baby. Rarely have we seen him fuss, and when he does he has a good reason. He settles quickly, because he knows his mom is there for him all the time. Trina does a fabulous job of responding to his cues. She hears his cries when I hear nothing, and I have very acute hearing… so this reminds me of the dance of attunement we talk about all the time. Trina hears him because she is tuned in. Trina is nursing, so he and she are literally glued together a significant portion of time! Most of the time this adorable baby lights up a room with his smiling eyes and big grin.


This is a working holiday for Trina, as I have put her to work helping me wade through my never-ending basement full of boxes. To that end, she has employed the slickest baby carrier I have ever seen. (So darn many things that are available now for moms and babies that are so cool that weren’t around when I had babies… I’m jealous!) This carrier consists of a 7-yard long strip of knit fabric. It's called a Mobywrap, and you can check it out and order it here… or here for free shipping (but less selection.)



Trina’s baby is no lightweight, and she reports this carrier does a terrific job of dispersing his weight. This would be a wonderful tool for parents who are schlepping around a newly acquired family member—one that weighs 25 to 35 pounds! The website shows a myriad of ways this carrier can be utilized. The child can be worn facing in or facing out, arms in or arms out—all kinds of possibilities. I wish I could have used one of these when Amy arrived… Trina suggests it might take a bit of “toughing it out” to get an older child to adjust to it, but her son, who has been in it since early on, just loves it.


I sent this information on to my mom with the PTSD son that I mentioned in a previous blog. This is a wonderful way to literally wear a child. Check it out!