the baby bjorn

this thing looks so easy when you see people cruising the streets in it (we have even seen people "walking" their dog in a baby bjorn. that's a whole nother story). newsflash: it ain't easy. there's a reason grace went to moma in the sling - she can't stand the bjorn. this morning she set a new record of a solid hour in the thing before melting down. in these earlier photos, you'll notice different versions of what "relief" looks like on john's face: careful relief:

and proud relief:

in both cases grace was going bananas about 2 seconds after the picture was taken. thank god she loves the sling (and seems to be coming around to feeling okay about the bjorn too).