I love Caleb's stroller!!

I just want to take a minute and declare my love for one of our material possessions. When buying our baby gear we went for safe but inexpensive on most items and skipped some items altogether (like the changing table--sorry Grandma Evie :)), but we searched a long time for a stroller. For us a stroller was a very important item. Before Caleb came along Andy and I spent a lot of time outside riding bikes, hiking or just walking around and wanted to continue a bit of that lifestyle. Plus both of us like to think we go running more than we actually do so we were definitely looking for a jogging stroller. After much online searching, talking with others, and occasional tests at the store, we settled on the BOB SUS jogging stroller. I must admit, I have not jogged with it as much as I should have, but I still think it was worth every penny for us. First SUS stands for sports utility stroller. Andy has said time and again how the stroller was obviously designed by guys with the input of moms. (BOB started out making bike trailers to haul gear and expanded.) Reasons I love this stroller:

--It has large wheels that can go over all curbs I've ever tried, do stairs, go over rocks, go accross lawns, loose dirt, etc. (SUS was properly named)

--I can unfold it from the car using one hand. I had no idea how handy this would be. I have a hold of Caleb or a bag of something or whatever and the stroller is folded up in the back of our Subaru, and I can grab the handle and with a jerk in a certain direction, the whole thing comes together and snaps in place. It's awesome.

--It folds up. Not terribly small, but I can ride the public transit bus with it and fit it into a car packed with tons of baby gear when visiting relatives.

--Caleb falls asleep in the stroller. I worried about this for a while since it was obviously a habit many parenting books would disapprove of, but have since quit worrying and loved the fact that all I need to have is a stroller and wherever we travel Caleb can fall asleep. Every day I take him on a little walk to fall asleep for his nap. Yes, everyday, unless we run errands and the car does the trick. What will I do when it gets cold? Honestly, probably still use the stroller because it has an awesome weather shield.

--The weather shield. I got the weather shield for our stroller on clearance for ten dollars at a store going out of business in Twin Falls and used it all winter to take Caleb on walks. We walked to the library, walked around town, walked everywhere. I couldn't have done it without the weather shield because TF is very windy and it blocked the cold and uncomfortable wind.

--Our stroller pushes easily, and is nice to walk and run with.

Now, I do not post this to say that everyone should get a stroller like ours, because I don't think they should. Everyone has different needs and tastes and habits in life. This one just happened to be one of those buys that turned out to be just fantastic for us. I simply wanted to record it. :)