We have had several strollers since Thomas was born.  When he was a newborn, we just used his car-seat/ carrier in a Snap N Go type stroller frame.  That was perfect.  When he outgrew the infant seat, we looked for a small, light-weight stroller.  I found a highly rated, not too expensive, umbrella stroller.  In the past 10 months, we really haven’t used it too much.  We start out with him in the stroller, but after a few minutes he struggles and cries, and we pick him up.  We’ve learned that he does not do well with a 3-point harness, which this stroller has.  I picked up a well-used jog stroller through Craigslist for $30.  It is a 5-point harness, and he never has any trouble with it.  It’s not a great stroller- the front wheel doesn’t pivet, and it is just really old.  I definitely got my money’s worth out of that one.  Now that the weather is cooling down, I’ve started walking with him after dinner.  

However, we are still on the hunt for a good, light-weight, not-too-expensive stroller with 5-point harness and a snack tray.  We spent ALL DAY today searching for one. We went to Target, Toys R US and Babies R US.  There are plenty of 3-point harness strollers.  Lots of 5-point strollers withOUT the snack tray.  The ones that look like what we want only seem to come in a travel system for $250.  We don’t need that- the travel system comes with an infant carrier.  We think we’ve found the right one.  It is the Graco Metrolite.  It had all of our prerequisites, except BRU didn’t have any in stock.  We’ve researched online, and it gets great reviews.  I will post again if we buy one.  Wish us luck! 

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