Strollers. . . .

I love strollers. They're like cars for moms. Ever see a man go apeshit fawning over a car in a parking lot? Well, I've seen women do the same thing over strollers. And I am one of them. I consider myself a connoisseur of strollers, and before we decided to have more kids I already had a mental list of possible strollers for the new baby. With Noah, I went through four. And I still had issues with the one we ended up keeping (Peg Perego Aria = $200 of plastic).

Noah hasn't used a stroller in about a year. In fact the only time in the last 12 months that he's used one at all was at Disneyland back in December. We have a hard time getting him to ride in the cart at the grocery store. He MUCH prefers Trader Joe's because they have carts for kids.

Little known fact about double strollers. Most were designed for an infant and a toddler. But in our case, we need something for two infants.

Being a second-time mom, and one that lives in AZ, we first opted for the Baby Trend Double Snap N' Go (thank you Sandee, Rachel and Corinne). It's basically a stroller frame with a basket and cupholder and then you just snap the infant carries in. . . and go! There is nothing more painful than schelping a stroller in the AZ heat. Trust me.

But the infant carriers and Snap N' Go stroller will only work until the girls are 22 pounds. Then we need to bring out the big guns.

Double strollers come in two varieties. . .front to back and side to side. Dan and I HATED every front to back stroller we tested. They are incredibly heavy, bulky, and a pain in the ass to push. Have you ever seen a semi-truck try to back up? And there is that beeping sound to alert other drivers about what they are doing? That's what we these strollers were missing.

In the end, we opted for the Maclaren Techno Side-by-Side (thank you Grandma Linda!). I/we love it. It's functional, sleek, and a lot easier to maneuver. Plus it's pretty . . .

Here is the new stroller plus pictures of big brother to be pushing it.