My daughter, Leah, is almost 22 months. I know its late to be starting to wear her, but ive read tons and watched tons. I know there is still lots for us to benefit from by wearing her as a toddler. Im hoping this will be a whole new bonding experience for the both of us, and even Daddy, as we didnt have the chance to bond this way before.
I know many people think, or will think "She can walk, why do you still carry her?!" or "Why did you bother buying one now? Your not going to get much use out of it."
Well, for one... yes, i know she can walk but she is still really little and she does get tired from walking at some point. She's small for her age, but that doesnt stop her or hold her back in any way.
Two; she LOVES being up in my arms. No matter if im sweeping, cooking, doing laundry, or just walking to get the flyers in the lobby. Why would i deny her of this?
Three; its much more convenient than a stroller. I mean, yes... there is a time for a stroller and the three of us love having one and going for walks. But it cant get more convenient than ssticking the sling in our diaper bag and be able to have all of our needs met while still being hands free!
Lastly, to us its not a waste of money. I plan on wearing her until she no longer wants to be worn, or i physically cant anymore. But like i said, she is still SO little.
Today i woke up to a great surprise sitting on the kitchen counter; my ring sling came in the mail!!
I tried it on right away and practiced with a baby-sized teddy baby. After a few attempts at getting her in and getting both of us comfortable, i decided to go do laundry. I walked downstairs to the laundry room, then back up again, all the while carrying her in the ring sling. She absolutley loved it! She asked to go outside, and so we did for aboutt 20 minutes just walking around, trying out our new sling.
There's a local Thanksgiving Day parade coming up on Monday, so this package could not have come at a better time! What a great time to try it out publicly!
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