What's not a personal item?
The following items are allowed and do not count toward your one bag and one personal item limit:
Jacket or umbrella
Reading material
Pet carrier (service charges apply)
FAA-approved child restraint seat
Diaper bag
Food or merchandise purchased in the airport
Assistive devices (collapsible wheelchair, cane, one set of crutches, medical devices needed to administer prescription medications, portable oxygen concentrator, etc.)