stroller talk

Apparently one of the largest purchases you make when you're preggo is the stroller. Well let me just tell ya—there are hundreds of these suckers out there to pick from. Totally confusing. I was faced with questions like… do I want a stroller system or do I want a bassinet? I had no clue and of course my mother had no idea either. When I was born, she used my grandmothers old buggy. I know it wouldn't be practical, but I sure wish we still had it. So retro & cool. I could just stroll leisurely along with my perfect sleeping baby, right? Actually, my friend Amy said her baby screamed her head off every time she tried to use the beautiful bassinet that came with her stroller. Figures.

{ grandmother mimi with me, baby will and cousin lauren }

I admit I did very little research. I went to Target + Babies R Us and was less than thrilled with their options. I looked online a lot, but I kind of wanted to see them in person. And then my friend Andrea, who's coming to visit me this weekend, told me she got hers at REI. Random, but they carry a brand called Bob. Wish it was Bon. So I went, wheeled around the aisles, fell in love and walked out with my stroller. No list of pros & cons here. I just thought it was good looking and liked the colors. I'm a simple gal.

The funny thing is I got home to show hubs (who told me to basically buy whatever I wanted - good man) and he started laughing. You see I'd bought a jogging stroller. No big deal except that I don't jog. Ever. Ha! I don't care. I love my stroller and maybe this will motivate me to do a little jogging. Maybe.

Oh and let me introduce you to my practice baby… Mose. Actually he's pretty similar to the real thing. Very needy, cries a lot when left alone and loves to cuddle. Plus my parents spoil him rotten. He was a stellar stand in and got along smashingly with Bob. That is until I saw him sniffing the wheels. Mose likes to mark his territory on car tires and pretty much anything. I scooped him right up just in case. Good boy.