Simeon's first outing was a walk around the neighborhood. He was too small for the front carrier so Michael just held him as we walked. A teen aged boy going door to door saw us walking and said "Whoa! Are you holding a baby? That looks weird." Then he added, "I am selling magazines. We have kids ones. Do you think your baby wants any?" We declined.
Longer walks around the neighborhood helped us realize that normal parents use a stroller so we got out the Snap and Go. Not the smoothest ride but better than carrying Snug in our arms.
Somewhere around the 5th or 6th walk around the neighborhood, we remembered the Snap and Go stroller has a cup holder. We initially thought it was stupid and took it off. Deciding it was brilliant, we reinstalled it so it could hold Michael's beer. On one of the walks, we met some new neighbors. After talking for awhile, the neighbor looked at the beer, then at the baby, then at Robin and asked "Did you bring beer on your walk?"
When Simeon was about a month old, we took him on a bumpy walk on a dirt path around Linx Lake in Prescott with The Godfather, Josh. Thinking that the Snap and Go stroller had served us well, we tried it out on a rocky, dirt path. Not the best idea. The axles are still bent. Snug took his first ride in the front carrier. We went home and promptly bought an infant sling for the Chariot.
The Chariot is the Toyota Landcruiser of strollers. It converts from running stroller to bike trailer and even has attachments for cross country skiing and hiking. We already had a Chariot but a baby needs to be able to sit up to ride in it. The infant sling is a super nifty attachment that allows the baby to recline in the Chariot. Thanks to our local REI Snug could now go off road.
The Chariot is many things. It, however, is not a raft. We learned this on a walk down the beach in Carlsbad, CA. The tide was coming in and we had to get around a rocky point in order to get back to the place we were staying. We made a mad dash while the tide was out. Alas, we didn't run fast enough because a wave came in and soaked the bottom of the Chariot.
Longer walks around the neighborhood helped us realize that normal parents use a stroller so we got out the Snap and Go. Not the smoothest ride but better than carrying Snug in our arms.
Somewhere around the 5th or 6th walk around the neighborhood, we remembered the Snap and Go stroller has a cup holder. We initially thought it was stupid and took it off. Deciding it was brilliant, we reinstalled it so it could hold Michael's beer. On one of the walks, we met some new neighbors. After talking for awhile, the neighbor looked at the beer, then at the baby, then at Robin and asked "Did you bring beer on your walk?"
The Chariot is the Toyota Landcruiser of strollers. It converts from running stroller to bike trailer and even has attachments for cross country skiing and hiking. We already had a Chariot but a baby needs to be able to sit up to ride in it. The infant sling is a super nifty attachment that allows the baby to recline in the Chariot. Thanks to our local REI Snug could now go off road.
The Chariot is many things. It, however, is not a raft. We learned this on a walk down the beach in Carlsbad, CA. The tide was coming in and we had to get around a rocky point in order to get back to the place we were staying. We made a mad dash while the tide was out. Alas, we didn't run fast enough because a wave came in and soaked the bottom of the Chariot.
We need to get a sling for our Chariot. That's great.
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