There are many different ways to transport a baby, here's what we've found to work in our household:
Stroller - Bugaboo
Yes, I read somewhere about this incredibly expensive, yuppie stroller that was the luxury import of all other strollers and this little yearning started in me - I had to have it. Or at the very least, I had to spend hours researching it and finding out if it really could kick the bottom of every other stroller out there. And I spent way more time reading up on the reviews and consumer review websites on this stroller (and most of the items below) than I would care to admit to our family and friends.
And the Bugaboo really was everything I wanted: it could reverse the handle bars or the seat within seconds; it came with a bassinet and a seat that could take the weight of a child up to a limit beyond my pushing abilities; it can take a carseat adapter that was compatible with our carseat (okay, so we bought the carseat based on available adapters, I'm a bit ashamed of that too); it folded flat and had a gorgeous minimalist design; and it came in many pretty colors. It maneuvers like a dream and has all-terrain tires and I felt like an incognito movie star when I pushed it around the neighborhood. I may not have showered in three days, my hair may permanently be in that ponytail/bun style, and I may be wearing yoga clothes nonstop, but nothing was more ego boosting and having that stroller as the perfect accessory to draw random eyes away from how unkempt I was behind the wheels. Now, there are actually strollers that are more expensive on the market (yes, husband, believe it or not!), but for the design quality, this was my convertible, European sports car, thank you very much.
Reality check (almost 2 years later): our baby hasn't been IN a stroller since she turned one and started to walk and then to run. So this great investment which was to sustain us through five years of her life has a much lower time-to-cost ratio than I had suggested to my husband . . . and my family . . . and close friends. It now occupies a very nice looking space in our front closet.
Oh, and despite my vehement arguments that we would never buy another stroller or ever need another transportation device if we had this stroller . . . I had to pick up a second hand Silver Cross stroller that I found online because it was the other stroller I desperately wanted. That stroller, although very smart looking and incredibly sturdy, is now languishing in our basement. I keep telling myself someday my grandchild will look absolutely precious and adorable in that stroller (or either since it looks like our stroller days are behind us).
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