Jacob is in a throwing/dropping phase. Playing with him involves picking up whatever toy he dropped on the floor over and over again. He thinks it is very funny to take what you hand him and throw it somewhere where you have to chase it. My friend Lisa may have put it best when she said that Cassidy, her daughter, is teaching her to “play fetch.”

For us in particular, with our love of babywearing, it is especially treacherous to give Jacob a toy while we are out and about. I like to give him a toy, like Sophie the giraffe, to keep him occupied while I am running errands. But, if he drops it, I run the risk of Sophie falling on the dirty floor of whatever store I am in or even getting lost. Sophie getting lost would be a catastrophe!

I was thinking about it, and I thought of an idea. What if the toy that my little Jacob was playing with was attached to him or somewhere where it could not fall on the dirty floors.

So I decided to make a leash for Sophie. The first prototype used metal snaps, and for the second I decided that the plastic baby snaps are much cuter. 🙂

How they work is fairly simple: one end of the leash would snap around Jacob’s wrist, the side of the stroller or car seat, or any other surface that can hold it (like a belt loop or plastic chain, for example).

What do you think? Would you buy one of my leashes for any of your friends who have babies?

I am thinking of selling simple ribbon loops on her one of my wraps so that when I wear Jacob the toy is within reach.
Here are some action shots!