Thursday, July 3, 2008

The King (Queen) of Strollers



We never thought it would be us. Those people who go crazy with all the extravagant baby items, falling prey to the clever marketing and peer pressure and desire to get the absolute BEST for OUR baby... Then it happened. Here we are, innocently perusing Rolly's (first mistake... avoid baby boutiques at all costs-- baby warehouse (think Costco) style is much safer) when we saw IT. I'd heard of the infamous Bugaboo, and may have mentioned its extravagance to Jay at some point in the past, without second thought from either of us. But one-and-a-half steps into the store, and our ability to remain practical and economical faded faster than one of those Baby On Board window stickers. There, staring us in the face, was the limited edition, 007 Bugaboo. Mind you, Jay is perhaps the world's biggest James Bond fan. Add that to the world's coolest stroller, and we really didn't have a chance. Weeks passed while we valiantly tried to convince ourselves we certainly didn't NEED this stroller, which worked for 30-45 second periods of time. Then we realized we could use the Bugaboo's bassinet as an actual bassinet for the first few weeks we have her in our room and suddenly it seemed much more fiscally wise. At last, in typical Jay and Lauren fashion, we found the coveted limited edition 007 Bugaboo stroller, complete with an extra set of red fleece fabric, the adorable parasol attachment, breezy sunshade, and much-sought-after cupholder on Ebay for quite the steal... and conveniently in nearby Lake Norman. Clearly little Elle was meant to be strolled about in this, the Queen of all Strollers.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love it! My little bugaboo should certainly be strolled in a bugaboo.The whole 007 theme is the coolest ever. Good Buy!
Mama

rypienclan said...

SOOOO glad you love it-Lauren it looks great on you.We are sure your new little princess will be a little queen in your new stroller.Congrats, good luck and thanks for sharing.
The Ones Who Made It Possible:)

Isabel said...

WOW, Lauren and Jay! You guys certainly know how to set a precedent. We were just catching up with you in the realm of the Big Green Egg, and there you go, coming out soon with the latest, greatest TINY HUMAN, complete with her own 007 Bugaboo Stroller!! Maybe the 007 will inspire Elle to rig the baby monitor into something more suitable for espionage. (Your child would probably be capable of something like that!)
Congrats and love to you both!
~Isabel and Geoff

P.S. If Jay, you're the squirrel and, Lauren, you're the acorn...then what does that make Elle? A squirrel nut?
(zipper?)