Exhaustive research (way too much research), endless nights in front of http://www.daddytypes.com/, pushing, pulling, folding, stowing, hefting. If we ever have to buy a car, I doubt I'll do as much reading as I did before buying baby's first set of wheels.
Like any high-strung parent-to-be, we were dutifully looking at the Bugaboo line (I almost sent a resume to them for a job in Scotland, but Kristin's reply was cooler than the icy wind billowing Sean Connery's kilt on the Grampians) when a woman at Babies 'R' Us saw us staring at her infant transportation system (no kidding, some of these are really called that). While not a salesperson (so she said), she did wax evangelical about the stroller and proceeded to pop off the car-seat and with a one-hand grab, folded that thing flat. Slack-jawed, Kristin and I stared at each other with that "oh, there be more hours on the computer to check this out" look.
My father will appreciate the fact that Orbit is an American company, those with a mechanical mind will appreciate the elegance of the engineering that makes this thing so simple yet so strong, and the rest of us say, "Gee, the Bug comes in so many cool colors...."
We were nearly swayed by the mesmerizing colors of the Bugaboo line, but working them in the store was all it took to see how much simpler life would be with the Orbit (random thought: why don't they throw in a free pack of Orbit gum with this thing?). We haven't seen many around, so we don't know if we're on the edge or being left in the dust, but we'll keep you posted.
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Erik, you were almost 7 lbs when you were born. William Matthew Yates sounds nice for a boy. They are both masculine sounding names. David was one of the choices for your name. Regan Marie is different for a girl or Elizabeth; Mitchell and Preston are different boy's names. Claudia Yates or Sarah Yates sounds nice. You and Kristin both have a K in your names. You could pick a name with a K in it.
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