16hrs of driving, sitting, flying, sitting, flying, driving seemed long enough. And yeah, Shelly, you've got to love the Gov who only cares about the lowest fare and not the shortest travel time. At least all of yesterday goes in the books as comp time that I can use as vacation time.
Brought the bookcase in from the shop and took a proper picture althought the lighting makes it look much more orange than it is (or is that just my display?).
We used the Bjorn for around the house and have a pretty nice (and comfortable) Kelty backpack for longer walks but as Al said, it'll be months before you can even think about a backpack. Our kids hated slings, but I've known just as many that were the opposite so unfortunately you've just got to try stuff and find what works. Actually, that's probably the #1 rule of parenting...