We currently have a bubzilla pouch sling, which is great, but now bubs is getting a bit older, she will only go in it if she is aldready asleep - she hates being in it when she is awake because she can't see, but she's still too small to wear her in it like you would an older baby. So I've been looking into other types, and really like the piccolo, the only problem is that I've only found one online! everywhere else is sold out, and I would like it asap. So then I had a look at the babyhawk mei tai, which i like because i can get a pattern for me, and have the other side plain black for hubby (whereas the piccolo, he wants me to get a plain one so he can use it). The main thing we like about the piccolo is that I can wear dd facing out on the front (i quite often end up carrying her like this at the shops, but she's getting to heavy), but can you do this with the mei tai?

As a side note, I remember reading a post about trying to justify another sling to dh - i managed to get him to agree to a new sling after I'd told him how much the dress I bought for a family wedding was - it was almost a third of the budget ($6, as opposed to the $150 he was letting me spend)!