This could be a great wordless Wednesday post except that nobody has taken a picture.
Last week my parents-in-law suggested that we should try putting my marsupial baby into a stroller/pram (I feel the need to use both American and British words here so that it’s clear to everyone: I mean this thing where my baby is supposed to lie flat on his back and see almost nothing) and take a relaxing walk. Well, it was a stroke of luck that he had eaten enough and was going to fall asleep anyway, because the beginning of the journey looked like this:
My mother-in-low is pushing the stroller, the front wheel is in the air, so that the baby is at least semi-upright. Her grandson can barely move, not only because of the thick snowsuit but also because he has grown a lot in the past two months (we gave the stroller a second chance in November) and hardly fits. He is on the verge of tears. In the meantime I am mincing beside them. My posture is very unusual due to the baby sucking on my finger. Now that’s a relaxing walk!
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Ha! I can identify with this since my mother-in-law REALLY wanted me to use a stroller. I only bought an umbrella stroller though which, to her, was really odd. Didn’t want to spend the money and had a ring sling and Ergo so figured I wouldn’t need it. When we would go visit them (they are 8 hours away) and didn’t even pack the umbrella stroller she was baffled. She told me I needed to use the stroller because it was good for the baby to learn some independence. If you met my VERY independent daughter, you would be laughing with me.
It’s nice to know there are other strollerless parents
My father-in-law’s argument was that my son could move better in a stroller. Not in this one and not in winter!
Congratulations!!!
Yeah, well, I can’t call it a success.