Can anyone guess why the koala would be

one of my favorite animals???

Exactly right!  Because they carry their babies for up to 12 months after birth in their built-in pouch!

This picture was taken by Jillian at the side of the freeway in Queensland!
This sweet mama & her baby were in the wild!

Mine may not be built-in, but I agree with Mother Nature!  Carrying your baby is the only way to go!

Enjoying the scenery on a hike from a high back carry!

Someone else agrees too!  We LOVE our Beco!

Amber necklaces keep teething babies happy, and mommies sane!

Our Unofficial Fan Club at Facebook is growing by leaps & bounds! We now have a whopping 242 fans, thank you, everybody!!! But sadly, our fan photos number exactly 4. SOB!!!
Come on, mamas!!! Do you love your baby? Do you love your Beco??? Then send us your pix to prove it!!!! Get yourselves over to Beco Baby Carriers on Facebook and send us your photo!!! Bad hair day? No worries, we won’t tease you! In your pajamas? So are we! Just show us the Beco LOVE!!!!!

I’ll start, OK? Here are a few fan pix and 1 of them is the PAXbaby mama! Can you find me?

As a vendor, and a very special person, hahaa, I tried on a prototype of the new carrier from Beco last September at the ABC Kids Show. I have been waiting patiently, OK, not so patiently, for more information! We now know that it will be called Gemini and is due to be released this spring!

The Gemini is a smaller bodied carrier than Beco’s previous models, and designed to carry babies on your front, back, hip, or, gasp!, front facing out! The facing out position is somewhat controversial, but some mamas swear that their babies will not tolerate facing towards them. So, a great rule of thumb for younger babies to avoid over-stimulation is to limit facing out time to 15-20 minutes and if you see baby’s head turning to the side, that usually means that they are trying to block out some of the action and should be turned back around to face mommy.

Although the Gemini can be used with young babies, I comfortably wore my then-10 month old on my front and back in this prototype Gemini!  In the tradition of the Beco 4th Generation, the shoulder straps could be unbuckled under the arms and re-fastened as crossed straps across your back.  The headrest can be folded down, and the edges of the body of the carrier can be folded inwards and fastened, making the body narrower and more comfortable for smaller babies. (All of these details were true for the version of the Gemini I tried in September 2009. We will, of course, give you the full scoop on the Gemini as soon as more information is released!)

Only time will tell if mainstream moms will adopt this new chic baby carrier for their front facing babies, or whether the blase Bjorn ( that’s bla-zay, ladies!) will continue to be the generic go to carrier.

The part I’m most excited about??? The luscious purple straps that may be available on the first round of Beco Geminis!  Stay tuned for more information, a pre-order special, and more Beco news!

A warm welcome please for Zoye and for Paige who are now joining our long list of adorable Beco Butterfly IIs!!! Both are so sweet!    I just can’t decide which one I think is cuter… Paige! No, Zoye! No, Paige!

Ack, help me decide!?!

Zoye Beco Butterfly II

Paige Beco Butterfly II

Paige in action