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We aren’t skipping a beat – here is our second contest for the Mother’s Day Giveaway.

Two weeks ago, I introduced you to a fellow work-at-home mom, and a “hero” to me – Jennifer Sprague, owner of All Natural Mommies.

Jennifer is a single mom with two children. Amazingly, despite parenting on her own, Jennifer runs her own business, hand making incredible natural parenting products such as baby carriers (all different kinds,) shopping cart covers, nursing blankets and more.

Jenn is an inspiration to me and I am thrilled to let you all know more about her mom-owned business, All Natural Mommies and offer one of her beautiful Mei Tai’s for our next Mother’s Day Giveaway contest. (The winner can choose either a Mei Tai or a gift certificate to All Natural Mommies of an equivalent value of $52.95.)

Jenn is also offering all our readers a 10% off discount at All Natural Mommies. Just let her know you are there from 5 Minutes for Mom and she will apply your discount. (You can reach Jenn at [email protected])

So – what exactly is a Mei Tai? Personally, I had no idea. It sounded like something with a pineapple skewer that I would sip while I suntanned by a pool. review-mei-tai.jpgBut it actually is a baby carrier that originated in Asia and is sometimes referred to as an ABC – an Asian Baby Carrier.

Jenn sent me one to try out. Here is a photo of my friend Crystal and her two year old son in my new Mei Tai. Crystal instantly fell in love with this gorgeous Mei Tai and immediately decided she wanted one too! (I had to lend mine to her for a while, cause I didn’t have the heart to take it away from her!) Jenn’s handiwork is wonderful and you get to choose what fabrics you want. Jenn offers a wide assortment of gorgeous fabrics – I chose this wonderful brown suede. It is so soft and luxurious – not your average baby carrier that is for sure!

The Mei Tai is actually quite easy to get on and get used to. Jenn is so awesome – I phoned her in a panic asking how to put it on and she directed me to her detailed online directions (complete with step by step photos) and walked me through it. It really was super simple.

You can wear your child in many different positions, such as in front, on your back, or on you hip, depending on the age of the child. (Mei Tai’s can be used from infancy up to 35 pounds.)

I was also surprised at how comfortable wearing it was. I put Julia in it and it held her 22 pounds beautifully.

I am totally in love with my Mei Tai and can’t wait to use it with my new baby.

Whether you are new to baby carrying or are an experienced baby-wearer, you really must check out Jenn’s assortment of carriers. And if you are looking for a gift for a mom with young ones, All Natural Mommies is a great place to shop. (Plus, by shopping at All Natural Mommies, you are supporting a work at home mom!)

To win a customized Mei Tai (or an equivalent value gift certificate) just leave a comment at this post and follow the directions in our Mother’s Day Giveaway post.

If you are already linked up to our Mother’s Day Giveaway post with a button on your site, just leave a comment here at this contest and you are good to go. If not, head over to get your code and read the rules of our Mother’s Day Giveaway.

(Note – you are still more than welcome to let your readers know about Jenn and All Natural Mommies! I know Jenn would really appreciate some link love!)

One more thing – Jenn is running a fantastic contest of her own this month – with daily prizes and a grand prize worth over $450!!! Head over and check it out – it is tons of fun too! 🙂

(And of course Jenn is a blogger! You can find her at Natural News by All Natural Mommies.)

Good Luck! 🙂

edited to add: Canadians may enter, but please remember that there may be duties or taxes you need to pay when the item crosses the border.

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  5. I have to say what a great gift. I am desperate need of a carrier. I have a 18mth old and a 3mth old and could really put it to good use. Would love to win

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  6. I’d love to have a Mei Tai carrier!! With a two energetic young boys (ages 2.5 and 1.5) and a baby on the way, I’m going to need the use of both hands when I’m walking around with all three kids. Great giveaway!!

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  7. I have been looking into carriers for a while now and the mia tai looks like the one to beat! I have a 9 month old and twins on the way very soon so a comfortable carrier is a must have. Not only that but a must have at a resonable price!!!! So yes please sign me up for this wonderful contest and I will cross my fingers and toes! All you wonderful mothers out there have a great mothers day!!

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  8. Baby carrying is such an incredible way of parenting! Please include my name for the beautiful Mei Tai!

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  9. I am in love with the Mei Tai. My son hates the slings because his legs are all bunched up. I bet he will love the mei tai.

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  16. Pls. count me in! I have a 2-yr. old son who would still definitely love this ride and another upcoming baby, due by Sept. ’08! Let me wear those & my babies! Thanks a lot, love your contests – will spread d word! and yes, I’m definitely inspired by Ms. Jennifer S. – moms are really great and super!

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  21. I’d love to sling my baby on my back – ditch the stroller and actually use a grocery cart when shopping!

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  22. I could soooooo use this…My husband is in Afghanistan and I am left home with a 22 month old and 4 month old twins!

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  24. I would love to have a Mei Tai to carry my next bundle of joy in, as it is a great way for baby to stay close to mom while out on a great walk! Happy Mother’s Day!

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  25. This is such a great invention! I would have never even known about these carriers if it werent for a mom bringing one in for me to sell it was handmade for her and her baby got to big! I own a gently used baby store in a small town called Red Bluff, I have only been open for 3mths but it is going great. I am a young single mom doing it on my own with my preciouse 15mth old daughter! I would love to have one for myself they seem so great. i tryed on the one that was braught in but it was denim and just didn’t feel write, but i bet a softer material would be so great! Good luck to all the mommys have a great mothers day!!

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  28. Count me in! I’d love to have a “real” mai tai made for my 4th kiddo due in November. Thanks!!!!

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  63. This would be perfect for my 4th little one, due to arrive in September! Enter me too, please!

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  76. Oh I have been wanting one of these since baby #2. We are now with blessing number 4 and I STILL want one!!! 🙂

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  83. Oh, please sign me up for the contest. I would love one of these for my very active son – a good way to keep him close by!

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  84. Oooh, I would love one of these for my 13-month old. We have a HUGE backpack carrier that is just too much of a pain to lug around if we’re not going hiking. I think this would be perfect. Please, count me in for the contest.

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  94. This looks easier to use than the Korean baby carrier my sister gave me. I still can’t quite figure out how to use it!!

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  103. Wow. Look how far down I had to scroll to enter! Thanks for offering this contest – I’d love a mei tei for my coming-home-not-soon-enough daughter.

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  115. Sign me up! We’re adopting siblings and I would LOVE some new goodies for our newest family members!

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  117. I’d love a mei tai! I have 4 girls under 4 yrs old, and any kind of sling is a life-saver!

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  118. Please sign me up. I have some new mommy friends who definatly could use one of these

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  119. I’m so tired of my Baby Bjorn hurting my back – I would love to try one of these with my 4month old!

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  126. what a lovely MT.. pls let me win it 🙂 here in Poland it’s hard to buy something like this 😀

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  127. I’ve been looking at making one of these for myself–how great if I could win one instead!!

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  132. Oh! Enter me please 🙂 I have an 8 month old girl, and would love trying out a mei tai!

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  139. whatever possesed me to give birth to my second child ( due in Aug) when baby number one (16 monts old) is clearly still SOOOO attached to me, i don’t know, but having two little monkeys would deffinatly be easier with one of these ultra sweet carriers!

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  141. Would make a lovely gift for one of our expecting pastor’s wives (not as in he has many, but as in…you know one of the pastors has a wife thats pregnant…oh good grief!)

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  142. That is beautiful! Count me in! I think I would pass it along to a friend who has a 16-month old daughter, and a son due in July.

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  147. I have seen these various places and always wanted one, this would work out perfect for my 2.5 year old and also my 1 week old niece when I babysit her. *fingers crossed*

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  149. I’m definitely in on this one. We’ve been borrowing a Mei Tai from friends, but I’m thinking they’ll want it back at some point…

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  150. I have always wanted a Mei Tai! I have an over-the-shoulder-baby-holder (sling) and love it, but to be able to back-wear would be SO nice!

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  153. Ahem! I NEED ONE OF THESE SO BAD! My peanut was born at 30 1/2 weeks. We adopted this Jan and she is in my backpocket, literally! She is still kind of tiny and it’s hard to…never mind this is not a sob story. Win win win win win win!!!

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  154. My 18 yo dd has been searching sales to find a sling for when she babysits. The twin bedsheet isn’t cutting it! This one would!

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  162. Count me in, I saw a mom wearing one of these on the plane and wasn’t bold enough to ask where she got it!

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  175. Hello there !!!!

    I’m a new reader — my Mom just refered me to your blog and I couldn’t help but stop to enter the contests — what fun !!!! 🙂 I’m a new Mommy myself — looks like I’ll enjoy this blog alot !!!!!

    Have a great day!

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  179. I am so excited to find this! I have been looking for a carrier for my daughter who is expecting her first baby. Please enter me in the contest.

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  181. I’ve been eyeing ABC carriers for a while. With 5 kids and a new one on the way I am going to need something that I can snuggle baby with and keep my hands free! Thanks for the contests!

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  183. Oh please, please, please let me win this one!!! My Mom tried to make me a Mei Tei, and it just turned out…well, not so great!

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  187. My button is up on my blogspot, which I remembered to include in this comment…. moms of five forget these things sometimes….

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  189. I would LOVE to win this! My baby days are (evidently?) over but my daughters are now mom’s helpers and it’s a hard job carrying little ones while they clean house for the mom who’s running errands! This could help out a lot! Hope we win it.

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  190. I would love this! I have had a hard time finding something I really like to carry my now 9 month in. I also have a 2 year old and I like to be able to push the 2 year old in the stroller and carry my 9 month old on my back. This looks like it would work great!

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  192. commenting to be entered into the mei tai giveaway contest. i had one with my first two but thought i was done(ha ha) and gave it away. i have two more now,lol.

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  193. Those are beautiful fabrics!! I am expecting #4 June 30th and have already been looking into babywearing. This would be so perfect!

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  200. This sounds like a great giveaway… I just stumbled on your site today for the first time. I’ll be back!

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  201. Count me in too. I have one friend who just delivered a baby and another friend who is expecting. I’d love to shower one of them with this fabulous gift!

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  205. I’m in for this one! I have a one year old that suddenly wants to be held all the time and prefers to have “piggy rides” on my back! We could definitely use one of these around here LOL!
    Thank =)

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  206. Yeah!!! Pick me I always wanted a Mei Tai and these look beautiful. No public blog but I will let my friends know about your great contest

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  209. I think my ds is still under the weight limit for this. Sure would be great for family outings…strollers are so cumbersome at times!

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  210. What a pretty design! This would be great for carrying the getting-big-baby on the back instead of in the baby bjorn in front only.

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  213. these look so funky and awesome! i would love to carry my soon-to-debut little one in one of these. sign me up, please!

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  214. Sign me up — baby number 3 to make his appearance in a few weeks – this would be AWESOME! 🙂

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  215. I’m a grandmother of three and I would love to have a gift certificate from All Natural Mommies! Please count me in.

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  217. Baby #3 is on the way–which means my hands-to-children ratio will no longer be even! This would be GREAT!

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  221. These are so gorgeous! I am having so much fun browsing her site. I think I need to earn some more fun money to spend there.

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  222. Ooooh! I have two mommies with little ones, and I’ve just been wanting to introduce them to babywearing!

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  231. I just saw someone use this for the first time the other month. I gotta sign up for it!

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  234. I’ve been DYING for a carrier for my 15 month old. This would be perfect!

    I’ll post my entry soon! 🙂

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  250. Alright! I’m going to have another baby, so this contest would certainly work for me! Count me in.

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  253. Oooh… I love the Mei Tai or I would love the Mei Tai I have been admireing it for months through my computer screen so count me in this contest!!

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  254. I’d love to win this for my SIL who’s about to pop out a girl! She’s already got 2 teenaged boys and an almost 2-year-old boy. She’ll need this I think!

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  256. I would love to be able to wear my 18-month old on my back! She would think it is so much fun!

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  258. This would be a great gift for my expecting Momma friend! Or a GC for me… it’s just fun!

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  259. I don’t have any little ones anymore (baby is 6!! 🙁 ), but I would LOVE that credit! I peeked at her site and she has some wonderful soaps and eye pillows and neck wraps! Count me in again! 🙂

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  263. I so need this! I have 2 year old twins and a new baby and it would make my life so much easier!

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  275. I’m linked up already.

    I would love to win a mei tai carrier, in anticipation of our second adoption! 🙂

    Thanks so much!

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  276. I’ve really been wanting a mei tai carrier for a while, but I haven’t really had the ability to purchase or make one! I love to use my ring sling and wraps, but doing back carries is hard with those. I would really like a mei tai to use for back carries since my little punk is getting bigger.

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  281. Oh, I love these carriers. I would love to have one of my own as my sister took my old one!

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  282. I love the blue and brown one in the photo. My sister just had a baby and this would be a perfect gift.

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  285. I would LOVE to have this…my friend has one and loves it, and I’ve been envying her for awhile. 🙂

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  286. My niece is having her first baby in September. I know she would LOVE this item! I wish I had one when my girl was little.

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  290. I would love to try a mei tai. I am always looking at them but was afraid they would be too hard to use. Looks like this might be the time to try one out.

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  295. I LOVE the mei tai, and it is so hard to find them here in Winnipeg. I was really excited when I saw this contest, and I’ll be crossing my fingers that I may actually win it!!! 🙂

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  297. Nice! It is beautiful! My lil’ one is too big but my BF is due in Dec. and this would make a great gift!

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  300. I would love to try one of these! my 3 month old would love to try it too haha 🙂 What a great gift!

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  304. I’m in too! My little one would love it and when she got too big I could give it to my DD who wants to have a baby in a year or two!

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  305. I have a 13 month old son and baby #2 due in September!! I could so use that! Count me in!!

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  308. Count me in! I have a son who is about 24lbs. And I have another one on the way! It’d be great!

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  314. I love my wraps but I would like to try a mei tai. Babywearing is the way to go. Please enter me in this contest.

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  320. Please enter me. This would be so wonderful. I have a 1 year old that clings to me all the time . It would be nice to have my hands free.

    Thanks You
    Nikki

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  321. That’s wonderful! I have a pack that my mom used with me and my 8 siblings, I’ve used with my 2 girls, and my sister used with her little boy. We could use a new one! 🙂

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  322. Wow! I would love to carry my baby in this! It looks so comfortable, and “natural”. 🙂 Sign me up, please!
    Thanks!

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  328. Not sure if there is another baby in my immediate future, but I like the look of several things on her site.

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  334. I would love this! My kids are too big but you never know what God may have in store and I have plenty of friends/relatives I could give it too…

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  336. Oh how exciting! Please count me in! I’m new to babywearing with my 2 week old, and I’m enjoying it. This carrier looks great! 🙂

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  339. Wow I love baby’s carriers. I’m a christian soon to be mom (due date on may 18th) My husband and I got married last year un july and God blessed us with a pregnancy almost right away. We are on a tight budget and my husband and I belive that our role as men and women are clearly stated in the bible so he work outside the home and I’m a homemaker. My job here is to make his job easier (the more money I save the less hours he has to work to pay the bills) I think its a fair deal.

    So since I’m pregnante I’ve trying to fing good deals. I ‘m a little outside the normal way of thinking of having everything fast and convinient I’m more of the type of living with less and If i need to work longer to save a couple buck i”ll do it!

    So with this rambleling I would like to be in this draw thanks

    BLessing
    Renee

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  343. Yay, This is a perfect contest! With a toddler and a newborn, I could use this for both. Sign me up!

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  344. This would be great for packing my son around : ) Please add me into the draw. I have the button on my site linking to your mother’s day entry.

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  348. These look really really neat, I’d love to carry around my baby girl in it, how slick! And I love the fabric used!

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  350. Oh, I have been wanting one of these SOOO bad, but just can’t justify spending the money on one right now…but I would LOVE to get a free one! hehe 🙂 Can’t wait to see who wins it!!

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  351. Please oh please let me win. Boy#4 is due any day now, and 14 mo. old Boy#3 loves to ride on my back – of course, my belly is big enough now that that is difficult, but #3 would love to ride in this until #4 is big enough for it. Can’t you just see me with #4 in my Maya Pouch and #3 on my back in this mei tai?

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  355. I love this! I’ve been looking at new carriers for my 6 month old just today, so you can bet I quickly linked to the contests and to Jenn! I’ve got the button on my sidebar, too.

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  358. That looks so cool! The convenience of that sounds great. Throw my name in the drawing… there’s a pretty good chance I might be needing one of those in about 9 months or so. 😉

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  359. I would LOVE to be in on this one. I will link to Jen, but I’ll have to wait until I actually announce we’re expecting– too many family members read my blog and we’re not quite ready to tell yet!

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  367. Oh, I’m already in love with everything on Jenn’s site for my new little one and wouldn’t a mei tai just be the bestest!!!!

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  369. That is so awesome! Sign me up for a chance at that beauty – baby #2 will need to be attached to me so toddler #1 can hold my hand.

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  372. How awesome – This would be perfect for afternoon strolls with my two children – This baby carrier is so beautiful and stylish :0)

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  373. I want this mei tai!!! I am so excited! I have been looking all over for one or a pattern to try and make one!!! Woo hoo!

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  375. Count me in for this one too. I have a good friend who is expecting and this would make a great baby gift!

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  396. love it!! Was thinking it’d be great for a friend who is bringing a baby home from China in 2 weeks…but I’m not sure I’d be able to part with it!!

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  401. I’ve never used one of these…I’ve always used a sling, but I’d love to give these a try. Baby #4 is coming, so why not give it a shot?

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  403. My best friend is due any day now. She would just die for one of these! If I win it will be sent her way, my fingers are crossed…..

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  404. I’ve been wanting one of these since my son was born. It looks so much more comfortable than the cheapie front carrier I have.

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  406. This would be great. I am due in 8 weeks and think a mei tai would be awesome help keeping up with my 3 year old.

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  407. I haven’t had much use for traditional carriers, but this one looks great. My six-month old boy would LOVE this. Good luck everyone!

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  409. I would so love to own one of these…my son just got married and I’m hoping for a grandbaby soon! hehe xox

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  414. Ooh! This looks great. I’m in the market for a baby carrier for my baby boy who will be here in 2 weeks!

    Looks very stylish too!

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  422. Neato!!!! This would make a great gift for my sis-in-law…she is prego with her first! WooHoo!!!!

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  425. I love mei tais!!!! Right now hubby is always using mine, so I could use a new one!

    Steph

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  430. I love this! My dd is 15 lbs from 35 lbs, so we’d be good to go for a while longer! Sign me up! 🙂

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  436. Okay, I am getting a little excited just thinking about winning this one. I will be praying. I am going to give some link love. 🙂

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  443. Those are awesome! I sooo want one! With little league season here this would make keeping Bean in one place sooo much easier!!

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  445. These things are so cool, i would love to win that for my sister in law, who is pregnant with her first child. Thanks.

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  447. I would love one for one of the three kids that could use it 🙂 Thanks for this opportunity!

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