L'echarpe

I much prefer the French word "echarpe" to the English term "wrap style carrier" to describe the ultra simple, traditional baby carrier that I am currently loving- a wrap style carrier is just a long strip of cloth which is almost infinately adaptable. The length that I use is 15 feet by 2 feet, and I have used it to carry Eliot on my back, and now to carry Ivy on my front.

I will admit that using one of these requires at least Padawan status on the jedi scale, but once you get the hang of it, it's much more comfortable than a sling, in addition to its versatility. Here are some pictures from our walk today.
And if anyone is wondering why the mother of a newborn is awake at 3:30am while her baby is asleep (and taking her third of the bed out of the middle of mine, might I add), let's just say that it was a cruel evolutionary trick that made caffeine a potent migraine fighter.