Stokke!!!

So...we're in Boston right now...wandering around somewhat aimlessly and we stumble upon a maternity store. Inside said maternity store is none other than a Stokke Xplory! WOOOOOOOH! We knew we'd like one for Pie mini, but didn't know where to see one "in the flesh" to have a go and a play. We certainly didn't expect to find one in Boston of all places. Anyhoo, we are now decided on the Xplory. It's such a smooth ride and so much higher than regular push chairs. It's also LOADS slimmer than other ones which is great. So we are now decided that this is the travel system/thing for us and most grateful that Mum has very generously said she'll buy it for us.

I didn't realise how pushing something that big would affect me. When you're walking down the street it's just you, your bag and your personal space in front of you. When I was test driving the Xplory it felt so weird. My personal space was totally massive and it was a bit daunting. I suppose I thought it would be a little like pushing a trolley, but no. Nothing like it. When you're in the supermarket, everyone has a trolley. Not everyone has a huge multicoloured thing with a baby in it. Hmm. We'll see how this progresses. It reminded me of an article I read online a few weeks ago about the first time you go out with your new baby alone. It hadn't even occurred to me that this might be weird. Can't really comment on that yet though.