We got to do something we haven’t done in a long time this past Saturday – go hiking. There are really only so many places that a stroller can go before it just becomes impossible, or should I say impassable. I had been researching the backpack style baby carriers recently, and the one we purchased came last Thursday. It was time to take the maiden voyage.
We weren’t real sure how Quincy would react to it. We put him into the carrier once in the house and that wasn’t pretty. It didn’t help that the carrier has about 400 adjustable straps to fiddle with. So on Saturday, we decided to drive up to Letchworth State Park, the self-proclaimed “Grand Canyon of the East.”
The pack has tons of storage space and looks to be very comfortable for the one riding in it. We got Quincy in the carrier as quickly as possible, and he started whimpering and fussing. Once I was able to get the pack on my back, Quincy stopped his whining and was actually enjoying the view from way atop dad. I, however, was in agony. The pack was no where near adjusted to my body. After about 5 minutes of hiking or so, we had it adjusted just perfect that it wasn’t bothering me at all. The only thing that was bothering me was my son pulling at the back of my baseball hat as we walked.
Quincy seemed to really enjoy being out in the wilderness and looking at the streams and trees and such. His mom and dad, however, were pretty tuckered out after the hike. We look forward to taking him on more hikes while still in New York and then really doing some exploring once we move to Maine.
Dara took some pictures on our hike. You can either go under the Photos section or just click here to jump right to them.
Today I added one new video of Quincy playing around in the kitchen with a cracker and posted his weekly picture as usual.