Baby product 'endorsement' part 3- Baby Wrap

Moby Wrap Most of my friends have joined the babywearing bandwagon. I tried to jump on with Jacob, but I missed the stop. I was given a snugli carrier at the baby shower but I found it to be uncomfortable when I used it. It was like wearing a heavy backpack backwards and my shoulders did not like it. So I bought a sling from Target. I ended up returning it a week later- I was not comfortable using it and kept thinking that Jake was going to fall out of it... A few weeks before Amelia was born, it occurred to me that we only had a single stroller and I wasnt sure how we were going to do public outings. Thus came the double stroller vs baby carrier debate. Jacob doesnt stay in strollers for very long and isnt typically a runner so I wasnt sure if it would be worth buying a double stroller. Those things arent cheap! But if he was tired, it would be handy so he could sleep and I wouldnt hafta carry him-- he may only be 20 pounds, buts hes a heavy twenty pounds. A lot of my friends use the ergo or boba3g carriers & theyve said they were real comfortable, but theyre also pretty expensive-- up to @ least $120 new. And then for babies under 12 pounds, you need an infant insert... I was very pregnant, so its not like I couldve gone to the store to try them on/out to see if id like it. And its over $100, thats a lot of money too.... Jacob likes to run around at the zoo- weve gone there so often he's pretty much got the place memorized, so I was leaning more towards the carrier. One of my fraternity brothers used a mobywrap before graduating to an ergo aand she graciously sent me hers to use. Let me tell ya, that thing is handy. I used it last week at the zoo & I dont know what i wouldve done without it. Being a LONG piece of fabric it looks complicated, but its actually pretty easy to use. and it was comfortable. it allowed me to carry Amelia around and still be able to hang out/run around with Jacob- it didnt slow me down like a stroller wouldve. Later that day we took our first family trip to walmart- we had amelia in her carseat, which Joshy put in the big old section of the cart (he didnt feel comfortable putting the seat in the 'chair' spot) and we had Jacob in his little stroller since he was practically asleep when we got there (but we shouldve known he'd wake up as soon as we got there). Shortly after we entered the store, I wished I had just put Amelia in the wrap. It wouldve made it easier, because having a stroller AND a cart just seemed to be a pain to me. And since the carseat was in the basket part of the cart, we couldnt fit much in it- luckily we weren't planning on buying much. I will def be using the wrap for future trips.... I will def be looking into using the ergo once amelia gets bigger. I have found some on sale for a relativley good price, but havent jumped at it yet since im not working.... but perhaps i should, cuz will the deal be there when the time comes?