Wrap snob.

I started "babywearing" with Gabriel when he was about 4 months old. But we didn't do it around the house. We only had one stretchy wrap, and we only used it when we went out in public to go shopping, sight seeing, whatever. It wasn't that comfortable, because any child over 15 lbs isn't going to be worn comfortably in a stretchy wrap. I knew about other wraps out there, that were more supportive, but told myself I'd never spend up to $100 on a wrap.

Cue Xavier's arrival. He has been 100% different from the get-go. He had a strong desire to be skin to skin at all times, and no matter what I did had a fussy period every evening for about 3-4 hours. When I remembered the carrier I had, is when his fussy period began becoming more tolerable.



It only took me 2 weeks to realise that the wrap I had wasn't going to cut it, and that I needed something more supportive for my needy little baby. I bought my first german woven wrap, and it all went downhill from there.



I went from one woven wrap...

To 6 in a matter of 6 weeks. So much for never spending so much money on a wrap, eh?
I was even able to get George in on the action.



And Gabe enjoyed the occasional back ride, as well...



Here we are, 7 months later, and we still wrap atleast 3-4 hours a day. Xavier is in a wrap before every naptime and bedtime. That's how he falls to sleep, nestled into my chest. We also wrap anytime we go shopping, to the park, etc. - but we're starting to do that less, now that Xavier prefers to sit in the cart at the grocery store, or crawl around in the grass at the park.



And here I am, 7 months later, with 9 woven wraps.



I certainly don't need 9 wraps. But wrapping has become such an intimate and important aspect of our lives, that I've ended up acquiring that many - and it's perfect.