Ozstar - I got chocolate brown. I'll definitely be back to let you all know what I think

Willow - I usually end up wearing Alana in the Baby Bjorn in the evenings while getting dinner ready too, so my shoulders are KILLING me! If it was just for kinder drop offs I wouldn't worry. The Ergo you can usually start using when they are around 3-4 months (K was 4 months when I first bought mine), I think it all depends on their size and head/neck control? I bought the Close Carrier second hand (of course LOL) so I'll just onsell it when I'm done with it