Stroller Time!

We decided which stroller we were going to get a long time ago, but just ordered it yesterday. A lot of people have asked why they didn't see one on our registry....well, we are just snotty and special ordered ours from California...
(I found an awesome retailer in San Francisco that gives great deals when you order over the phone...and free shipping!)

As mentioned in a previous post, after living in Europe we fell in love with the more European-style stroller or "pram" and hope that the one we chose will last for multiple children and will prevent the need for 3 different kinds of strollers. We went with the Mutsy (sounds like moot-sie) 4Rider Single Spoke Stroller. The picture to the left obviously shows the "seat" and there is a large canopy that attaches as well. We did get it in "College Black".

We also opted to get the bassinet that attaches for when the little guy is very small. Our plan is to treat this also like a portable pack-n-play for sleeping while he still needs to be in our room, etc. The "carry-cot" detaches and attaches easily (I guess we'll find out when it comes in on MONDAY!) so again, theoretically this will work out well. (The frame in the picture is actually for the Mutsy "Urban Rider". Our front wheels are not that large, but are still air-inflated.)












This stroller could also be made into a "travel system" with the purchase of the Graco Car Seat adapter. (coming on Monday too). We already got our car seat a while ago because the color/design that we wanted has been discontinued, so we snatched it up before it became unavailable. It is the Graco Snugride in "Metropolitan". So, while Connor is very small, if he isn't in the bassinet, he'll likely be in the car seat which can snap right into the stroller frame.

One of the reasons we chose the Mutsy over the popular European "Quinny Buzz" is that it had the Graco car seat option as well as the fact that we could get a "dinner tray" as an accessory for the toddler seat. Most European strollers don't come with any kind of tray because European people don't tend to eat on-the-go like Americans do, so it isn't necessary. I can see that we would get a lot of use out of this little tray though, so it was one of the deciding factors. And I like the look of 4 wheels as opposed to 3, and the seat is larger so hopefully Connor will fit in it until he no longer needs a stroller.

Of course there are other accessories that we can purchase at a later date, but this is all we got for now. I had a very difficult time deciding between "college black" and "active black" (active looks like gray) so thankfully Brian made the decision....black black it is. Hopefully all the research done will pay off in the end. Most people would probably think I'm nuts for ordering something we'll use so much without ever even test-"driving" it. I guess I just have faith in the internet and in other people's reviews. We'll find out on Monday!