Extreme Babywearing

So, we were in the mall last week and the kids were getting tired after being such troopers. I still had some clothes to try on, so Chris grabbed an extra mei tai from the car and threw Seth on his back. I had Liam in an ERGObaby carrier, and we merrily went about our shopping.

In fact, Eliza soon fell asleep in the Babyhawk carrier, and Seth was on the verge as he relaxed on Daddy's back in a custom ballbaby. Liam was snoring (and drooling a bit, I might add) as we finally got out to the car.

Ultimately, what could have ended in an apocalyptic meltdown of the no nap crankies resulted in a sweet bonding time Chris had to show off his awesomeness as he wore our nearly 5 and 3 year old while I snuggled Liam. Our hands were still free to hold our purchases, and we knew right where the kids were.

I asked Chris if it hurt carrying the older children, and he said that it was actually quite comfortable because the weight was evenly distributed around his core and they were positioned correctly.

Plus, he liked getting the attention. ;)

Proof yet again how hot it is to see guys babywear!

Babywearing

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I just love babywearing, which is simply the act of wearing a child in a carrier. It just seems natural to me to have them "close enough to kiss," the motto for BabywearingInternational.org, while keeping my hands free for daily tasks. Especially now that I'll have three little ones to nurture soon.

First and foremost, I want to make sure my children are safe as I raise them in this crazy world. What mother doesn't?

Check out the interview on proper babywearing that our local news did after this article came out on infant deaths in slings.

As the host of the 3rd International Babywearing Conference (IBC) this June, education towards proper babywearing is one of the main goals we have for the conference, and what better opportunity to share this knowledge then to show HOW to properly babywear?!

In fact, it's one of the things I look forward to when our third arrives this summer because of all the cute carriers that have been donated for our Idaho Babywearers. To see pictures of what I'm talking about click here (the Martins are frequently throughout the photo gallery)

Or see it firsthand this summer by taking a trip to Idaho!