Meg received this lovely moss green cloth sling device as a baby gift from her Aunt Cecilia. This clever invention is called a Moby Wrap. The baby can be carried in any one of a multitude of ways by changing the way the very long piece of strong stretchy fabric is wrapped around the upper body of the person carrying the baby and by the way the baby is positioned inside it.
We went for a walk in the woods and this Wrap was perfect for hands-free, safe transport of this fine little lady as we hiked.
A stroller would never do in the woods and it can be tiresome to carry a 15 pound baby for a distance. Precious loved the contact with her mother and never fussed at all on our walk. Her weight is well distributed through the wide straps across Meg's shoulders which criss-cross in back.
Of course, the rest of us had to walk. A bottle of kool-aid provided some refreshment.
The boys ran on ahead and created a "still life" frescoe by holding this pose until we got there.
We really like to walk and talk along the wooded trails and this Moby Wrap makes that easy to do even with a baby.
Sam offered to carry Precious as we got closer to home but it wasn't because she got too heavy for her Mom! He just wanted to hold her. He is getting bigger and stronger every day and knows that his strength can be an asset to the rest of us. It would be too much trouble to "Wrap" him up in the tall grass, but even men can wear the Moby Wrap as this baby's Dad has done!
