Kimber's Navy Family

Since we've brought our 4th child home, I've been wanting to write a blog post about our stroller. Recently I wrote a blog post called " Stroller shopping checklist " that helps you find the right stroller for your family. In it, I also give the reasons as to how we ended up investing in the Baby Jogger City Select with the second seat . I've already written several blog posts on our stroller, the first being " I love my stroller ." This stroller has also made it on my must-have lists, the most in detail being " Can't buy me love " and " 0-2 years old twin: must haves ."  In the post " Stroller shopping checklist ," I explain why I am so passionate about having a good stroller that fits our family's lifestyle: I was so nervous about how I would manage a toddler and twins and having a stroller that suited our lifestyle helped make that much easier for me to handle on my own. I know that sounds really corny,...

Using our Baby Jogger City Select with our 3-year old twins When my husband and I found out that I was pregnant with twins, we knew that we needed to buy a new stroller (among many other things!). Stroller shopping was overwhelming! There were so many different types of strollers on the market in all different price ranges. I talked to my dad about it and he reminded me of his system when making a large purchase. I touched on his system in my blog post, " I love my stroller ," but after a recent conversation with one of my girlfriends regarding stroller shopping, I thought it warranted its own post. Large purchases are often hard to make, especially when you start tying a lot of expectations to that purchase. It is easy to become paralyzed by the thought of buyer's remorse. Here is how my dad has always advised me to approach a large purchase and how I applied that to stroller shopping. 1. Take out a piece of paper and draw three columns. The first column is ...

Whenever I look at must-have lists on the Internet, I'm usually surprised to find that I own little of what is on them. So consider this Kimber's Must Have list. What is something that makes it a Must Have for me? For one the cost must not outweigh the amount of time we will use it. I have always wanted a Nap Nanny (like, really, really, really wanted a Nap Nanny... well, two Nap Nannies...), but I could never justify the cost of something that is so easily outgrown that costs over $100 a piece, plus the cost of additional covers-- not to mention the later recall of the product. As long as the cost isn't just totally over the moon, I don't mind an expensive product that is worth  the investment, especially when I can use it from 0-2 years. I heart convenience. Many of the products on this list are overlapped with my past lists. Here are the links to my previous must-have lists: My all-time most viewed post, " I love my stroller ," posted when the twi...