In Progress: a Mei Tai

I have recently discovered that it is so easy to carry J (10 mo, ~14 pounds) on my back.  I have a maya wrap, but it's difficult to get her on by myself.  A friend had a mei tai, which I very much admire.  I have been putting her in the bjorn on my back with the help of my husband to shovel feet and feet of snow this week, but I can't get her in or out by myself.  Thank goodness the fabric arrived from fabric.com before the 2 snow storms!

This is a combination of Brooke's mei tai http://stilllearninglife.blogspot.com/2008/01/diy-hood-to-headrest-mei-tai-tutorial.html and Beth's pocket mei tai  http://thosemartins.com/bmt/index.htm.  I'm making it reverseable, with the pocket on one side.  I might make the hood zip off - will have to see how comfortable the zipper teeth would be near baby's head.