Life On The Farris Wheel: Newest Obsession

Yes, I have a obsession….and its my new stroller. I never thought that a stroller could be so much fun or that it could have so many bells and whistles. When my sister and I were little we use to strap in our cat, Christi, into our doll stroller. Traumatizing for our cat, but was the birth of my obsession with strollers.

Yesterday, my stroller came in the mail!! I was so excited that I didn’t even get the box 3 feet from the front door before I ripped it open and started putting the stroller together. The entire setup process totaled maybe 15 minutes and only consisted of snapping parts together and Velcro.

While I’ve never known the name brand of strollers when I was younger, in my babysitting days, I could spot a solid stroller for miles. The main thing I noticed were (1) size of the tire (2) color scheme (3) diaper bag in tow (4) if it turned on a dime. I am pleased to report my stroller has all the 4 best characteristics (minus the diaper bag, since I don’t have one yet). The tires are well made, I picked black/teal color scheme and it pushes like butter.

I’ve quickly learned that its important to research a baby product before purchasing it. But I’ve also learned that e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e has an opinion, especially when it comes to how to have a baby, how to raise a baby, how to feed a baby, and baby products. I think Amazon’s “customer reviews” on baby items far outnumber any other category of reviews.

With all that said, I still believe the only opinion that matters is yourself.

I might have already taken it for a ‘test drive’ around the neighborhood…but this time, I didn’t strap in the cat.

And a HUGE shout out to my mother-in-law, Lisa, for gifting us the stroller. She probably has no idea how much I love it!