More containers!

I thought I had seen everything in the baby-container industry. You have slings, baby bjorns, straps, leashes, cradles, pack-n-plays, cribs, swings, backpacks, bassinets and some stuff that doesn't really have a name, but all of them share the primary goal of baby-containment. I recently discovered that I have only scratched the surface of this booming industry! I have a tripped planned to San Francisco next week and will be gone for 2 full weeks. Andrea is planning to bring Collin out to visit and also bring our friend Katsumi along for help. Andrea has also returned to jogging which means she needed a jogging stroller. At last count there are approximately 417,000 different types of strollers priced between $10 and $1000. Really! there are $1000 baby strollers out there that, ummm, have wheels and allow you to push the baby around. After lot's of research we settled on one that, ummm, had wheels and let's us push the baby. We went for the BOB brand and many of you will know why Bob was an INSTANT sell for me. Once we had settled on the Bob Revolution, Andrea found one on Craig's list but it was a lightly used 2006 model. We actually sat down and discussed the pros and cons of a new 2008 model stroller vs. a slightly used 2006 model stroller. Andrea even went over and looked at the 2006 model, but opted for the '08. At that moment I realized that that there was no turning back and that my life (as I knew it a year ago) was over and I was officially a parent. It's a short step from that to AARP.

But anyway, during our research we discovered THE baby container to top all others. Allow me to present the "Hang your baby on the wall while you take care of business in a public bathroom" baby container:


Available at http://mommysentials.com/babykeeperbasic.htm

As a parent, how many times have you been in a public restroom with a baby and thought: "Gee, if I could just hang this baby on the wall next to the soap dispenser I could..." well you get the idea. Now you can!

We are holding off on that one, but Andrea has a stroller. And she has a plane ticket. And she has someone coming along to help. What could go wrong with a baby on a 3 hour plane ride, 2 airports, a rental car, a drive across San Francisco, a hotel and 2 days of fun in the city by the bay? I'll keep you posted.