Carseats and Strollers

[dancer]

I know that preference for these items is akin to religion, and some people spend more time researching than they do buying a home. I want to be informed but not obsessed. Using our Consumer Reports online membership has been extremely helpful in this. The things I think we would be looking for

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[buxom_bey]

I've seen the Uppas around and fell in love with them, but found the cost to be prohibitive. We went with Baby Trend; a car seat/stoller fram combo. I took a lot of time a Babies R Us testing out the different styles and I found this one to be the simplest to use. Also, when we didn't get the stroller at the shower, I picked one up for cheap off craigslist.

The drawback is that we will need a different one when Roo's older. For me it was worth it. The ones I saw that span the age diffference seemed bulky, and given the stairs at our place I want somthing that can live in the car. The stroller frame colapses very compactly and when she's older we'll get a imple umbrella stroller (probably off craigslist) that I can sling over my shoulder when needed.

FWIW I highly reccommend doing some serious hands on research at Babies R Us. They were very friendly and all their stuff is accesible; you can sit in the chairs, wheel the strollers, check out full size assembled cribs, carry the car seat, etc. As for "guy-friendly" depends on the guy and you know yours best. Jon didn't want to step foot in the store, but at least came to test out the glider we got before purchase. His brother on the other hand came with me once and was zipping around like he owned the place.

One last thing I will mention is this. We saw one at PAX and I had to have it. They're dicontinued, but I eventually found one on craigslist. It is the most versatile and awesomest of awesome things evah!