we are going to mike's parents this weekend. we haven't been up there in quite a while, so that will be nice. it's always nice to go up and enjoy small town life. :) my mother in law called this morning to find out if we would be willing to play piano and bass at church... such is small town world! :)
we've been looking and looking at bedding. trying to find one we love. i think maybe we've finally found it... i love the simplicity of this one. the price isn't terrible, and i like that we could accent with the chocolate brown color, and then if we wanted add pink or blue....
We've also been looking at strollers.... who knew it could be so difficult...
we've been leaning towards a jogger lately, purely for camping and going for walks. the bigger wheels are just so much nicer and smoother to push.. we found one that we like pretty well. http://www.dreamerdesign.net/parkave.cfm
we've also been leaning towards the chicco cortina.. i LOVE the adjustable handle mostly... i'm short and most strollers are uncomfortable for me to push....the storage space is nice as well. http://www.chiccousa.com/product.php?productid=272&cat=5&page=1 i'm not in love with the small wheels though.... it just seems like it would be so bumpy....
but just in the past couple of days, we've been wondering about for-going a big stroller. we want to get a sling to use when the baby is young. since i'm due in january, i HIGHLY doubt there will be lots of walks happening... so we're wondering about just doing a sling and then perhaps a umbrella stroller, like the maclaren later.... who knows... so many decisions to process...
anyone have any brillant thoughts on this one?!?!
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So...man...I didn't want to tell you this, but don't make a sling ok?:) Get my drift?
We don't have a sprayer for our toilet, we just dump what needs to be dumped in and we are good...with a newborn it would be different, but you can just do what our moms did, dunk the diaper in the toilet a couple of times.
Yah, 24-30 diapers is a lot, but you are probably right about going through them a lot at the beginning.
Strollers are hard...we have 5! Yah, I know...we have a frame for the infant seat,(which does work out nicely, but we didn't buy it, it was a hand me down.) Then we have a cheapy single for the van, a single jogger for here(no way would anything else work...ours is a baby trends from Baby's R Us and it is wonderful!) We also have a double jogger now and a double chico umbrella because Forrest still won't be able to keep up with us all the time with out it...pretty silly huh?
We love our jogging stroller. Two recommendations in that respect: Unless you are going to run with it, get one with a front wheel that swivels. Also, keep in mind that you may not be able to use it until the baby is 6 months or 1 year old, depending on the manufacturer. Ours says 6 months, but we found that Lucas was way too small at 6 months to even attempt it.
The Chicco stroller looks nice. To cut down on bumpiness, make sure the stroller has shocks, and if it has rubber wheels as opposed to plastic, that helps too.
As far as not getting a smaller stroller, keep in mind that if you end up with a C-section, what you can carry will be very limited. Plus, a sling would not feel good on a fresh incision. I know - so much to consider!!
I love the bedding set - super cute! The colors I am looking at for Holly's room (if we EVER move) include brown. Love it! :)
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