Stroller, Check. Carseat, Check.

Yesterday I was telling someone that we went out and purchased our Stoller and Carseat (after much research) and their response... "Why? It's so early.  Maybe someone wanted to get that for you at your shower."  Seriously?  Umm... It's a month till Christmas and under 2 months until we are considered 'full term'.  Not only that, I'm having a shower after baby is born as we are not sharing the gender.  Do people actually wait to buy a stroller till after?  Also, there are people who go into labor early all the time, I really hope I'm not one of them but isn't it better to be prepared?  And lastly, I hear that the further along you are the more uncomfortable you get, so doesn't it make sense to get as much done as you can?  I don't know, maybe it is to early but as a 'planner', I didn't appreciate the comment.  Rant over.

Anyways, so I heard yesterday from a friend that the stroller and carseat they wanted were backordered and they had to wait 6 weeks for them to come in.  Of course this got me worried, so right after work we went and bought them. 

We decided to go with the Britax B-Agile Stroller and B-Safe Carseat.  Mainly because of the ease of use and how light they are.  It's so easy to fold with just one hand.   I think the dogs were more curious than anything about what was in the boxes.

I love not having to put things together and husbands are just so great at it! Then again, this looked super easy, I don't think it even came with instructions.

And of course, we had to test it out so we strapped Pez into the Carseat.  It was so hard to try to get a photo and the only one I got that wasn't blurry, his one eye is closed.  Oh well, still a little cutie!

stollers & carseats

Seeing as I am PATIENTLY awaiting our ultrasound next week to find out the gender, I've been forced to shop for necessities and things that didn't need to be .blue or .pink.  So I began my typical google search of Best 2012 Strollers.  Well, turns out strollers and car seats are a hugemungo business with a bizillion options.

The first thing I looked at was Safety.  Honestly, they all meet Canadian Safety Standards so it's kinda tough to judge.

On my short list of features was:  lightweight, easy to fold, good in snow.

With those things in mind, I narrowed the search a bit then visited West Coast Kids to test them out and get some advice.  The first thing we decided between was whether we wanted to 'buy for the future' and get a stroller that can eventually hold 2 kids.  After checking both out, we realized that the biggest difference was weight and they were a LOT heavier.  I'm weak, so I need something light.  With that we decided to focus on the one baby and look specifically at 3 wheel strollers (easier in the snow).

Here were the finalists:

Baby Jogger City Mini 

details here.

The reviews that I've read at all very positive and is really smooth to push, lightweight, and looks cute!   Car seat adapter fits any carseat. 

Britax B-Agile

details here.

I'd say the reviews for this were almost perfect!  Most people really seem to like it.  Folding it down is pretty sweet, it's so easy and it's lighter than the City Mini. 

So after seeing both of these, which by the way are basically exactly the same price wise, we started talking about car seats.   Of course both fit any car seat with an adapter.  So we took a look at that and even though it's just one more step, it complicated the ease of each system. 

And then we were introduced to the..... 

Britax B-Safe 

details here.

The great thing about this (if you pair it with the Britax B-Agile) is the seemless snap in system.  It's so simple and easy.  

So I guess that made up our mind!  Now I just have to pick the color of the stroller - I'm thinking black?  Is that to boring?  It comes in kiwi, which could be fun and is pretty gender neutral.   And order away!   Any thoughts on our choices?????