Entrepreneur makes an old idea new again

With three children younger than 2 years old, Sarah Spoor was on a quest to find a baby carrier that worked with her lifestyle.

“A lot of carriers are good for going hiking once a year, but that’s not your normal life as a mom,” Spoor said.

The Anthem resident’s mother brought her the carrier she used when Spoor and her three siblings were babies, and although the Gerry brand carrier was what she was looking for, she said it was almost 30 years old and barely being held together with duct tape. Gerry had been bought out by Evenflo, and the carriers weren’t being made anymore. So Spoor’s mom found a better-preserved version at a thrift store and Spoor began using it.

“Everywhere you’d see me, I was wearing it,” Spoor said.

About 4 1/2 years ago, Spoor added some new fabric and a light bulb went off. She decided to take the old carrier and modernize it.

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