Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Belle Baby Carrier

I have a baby carrier that I love. It's a contraption made of a waist strap, a big pocket for William, and two shoulder straps that cross in the back. The whole thing is made of fabric, so I can roll it up and put it in my diaper bag. I can carry William facing in or out, and it's comfortable for both of us. I use it at the grocery store, Elizabeth's volleyball games, the library, Target... pretty much anywhere that I'm going to be standing up or carrying William up and down stairs. It's much easier than his car seat.

We get a lot of comments that go something like, "Well that's the life!" and "Must be nice to be carried around all day." Some days we don't get many comments, and other days we get lots of crazy ones. Here's a few of my favorites:

3 year old boy at Target:
"MOM!!! That baby is HANGING there!! MOM!!!"

Young woman at Target to her 2 year-old girl:
"Look at that baby. Poor baby. Poor, poor baby. You used to be a baby. Poor baby."

Old lady at HEB:
"Well that baby is just precious. Look at him riding in that! Have you taken a picture of him? You should take a picture of him."

Man in an elevator at the Dr. office:
"Just like hangin' in a tree! Now he knows what it's like to hang in a tree! Just like hangin' in a tree..."
I guess that makes me a tree.

Cashier:
"I guess you liked carrying him in your belly for 9 months?"
"Excuse me?"
"You're still carrying him on your belly!"

Lady at HEB:
(after a long conversation about how William must be a magician because he apparently makes his nose boogers come out of his eye)
"Now, I ride motorcycles and that would be the perfect way to ride with my new niece!"
I reply with stunned silence thinking about how illegal and dangerous that would be.
"How much does one of those things cost?"
"This one was $90."
"Oh! That's expensive! Can I buy yours from you?"
"No. I'm keeping this for a long time. We have to go."

4 comments:

Travis and Erin Bodeker said...

Wow--it seems to attract the crazies.

Unknown said...

Wow, some are funny, but that motorcycle lady is just crazy! And I wonder why that young lady kept calling him "poor baby." Oh, well! I think it's really cool it and seems very convenient!

The Driskells said...

Great comments!
And yes, you are a tree. Eventually he'll learn to climb you and use you as his jungle gym!

Study Abroad Office said...

Hey Lauren!!! This is the first time I have actually looked at your blog and as I read through it, I thought to myself, "Why has it taken me so long to read this awesomeness!"
The motorcycle lady cracked me up! Hahah Rachel also sent me on a mission to tell you to blog again soon since this was awhile back, so....

Please post again soon! =D