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The FrankenKozy
So far I've spent most of my day dealing with fussy baby syndrome. Something a lot of new parents deal with all the time, though so far I've been mostly lucky and have a calm baby (er.. a good chunk of the time.. he still has his moments.. *cough*)

I found one site with a great article on various tips for dealing with a fussy baby (http://www.askdrsears.com/html/5/T051200.asp for those of you who might like to make use of the resource). One of the recommendations was to use a baby carrier. I thought back to about a week ago when Adam gave that exact thing a try and remembered how well it worked. Unfortunately it didn't work all that well for me because I found wearing one of those pre-fabricated baby carriers to be really uncomfortable. They really aren't made for overweight people and the baby doesn't sit in it quite right, not to mention he won't be able to fit at all if I'm this size when he gets bigger himself.

With this conundrum, I went off to a link I found the other day with instructions on wraparound baby carrier positions (http://www.peppermint.com/girasolcarry.htm, this site has some great carry instructions!). Something you can simply take a bolt of material the appropriate length and wrap around yourself. Making a carrier to your body specifications and allowing the child to sit where the two of you find him/her to be most comfortable against your body. Unfortunately for the moment my longest bolt of material is "only" 5 metres long and it is about half a metre too short for my width. Boo.

So I continued my search and found the FrankenKozy! It's an Asian style carrier with wraparound style straps and looks quite comfortable. What's even better is the people who created it have instructions on how to make them (for personal use only!). It looks like I have enough material in the colours and patterns I like. This sewing novice just needs to make sure she can understand the instructions before ruining good material!

Anyway.. I know that was a long drawn out explanation for not a heck of a lot, but there are a few great links in there for other moms and, who knows, maybe you know someone else who may make good use of this info!