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So my sister told me she's pregnant. I'm the only one that knows.

She's 23, irresponsible, lives with my dad, had a boyfriend for about 6 months (the dad to be) . The guy is cool, already has a kid and takes care of her.

Little background. Between my sister being 18 and 21 she got pregnant 3 times and had 3 abortions, all with the same dude. She doesn't think I know, but I do.

She told me she's keeping this one, currently at 7 weeks. Told her I'd support her decision.

I only have one real question.. HAS SHE EVER HEARD OF A FUCK ING CONDOM?

Yeah she's a dumbass. She was actually on an antibiotic and birth control when she got pregnant. Apparently she's retarded and didn't know antibiotics basically nullify birth control pills.

And not that anyone cares, but we have officially begun trying for number 2.

I've come to terms with it. The kid eats like a a pig

Juice, any snack food, and most bread products disappear in this house as though transported away. It's remarkable.

Oddly enough, vegetables don't disappear at the same rate.

My mother in law and rich aunt said they will buy me and my wife any car seat and stroller we want for little baby Jace. Any recommendations?

Well, then. Don't even fart around looking. Best stroller out there:

BOB Sport Utility Stroller

We got the Graco Click Connect 35 and the matching running stroller with it, something like $500+ for everything. Some old random friend we never see and haven't seen since bought it for us (???)

http://www.gracobaby.com/products/pa...5-harlowe.aspx

We got the Graco Click Connect 35 and the matching running stroller with it, something like $500+ for everything. Some old random friend we never see and haven't seen since bought it for us (???)

http://www.gracobaby.com/products/pa...5-harlowe.aspx

Yep, we've got that BOB stroller and it's awesome. Large, real tires(not plastic) make it ride super smooth, even on bumpy/uneven surfaces or pushing it through the grass or whatever.

Also buy the extra food/drink tray attachment that goes on the front. It's great, throw your kids snack and water bottle on there and you're gtg.



Stroller still folds up perfectly even with that tray attached, you don't have to take it on or off or anything for storage.

is that your wife?

lurkingdirk_sl said:

Well, then. Don't even fart around looking. Best stroller out there:

BOB Sport Utility Stroller

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Noodlemod_sl said:

We got the Graco Click Connect 35 and the matching running stroller with it, something like $500+ for everything. Some old random friend we never see and haven't seen since bought it for us (???)

http://www.gracobaby.com/products/pa...5-harlowe.aspx

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Well shit. I want a "travel system" a car seat that hooks in to a stroller. Graco seems like the best bet for those according to Amazon. The wife wants a 3 wheeled stroller that's not to big, our friend has recently bought a BOB and she loves it.

I was hoping you guys would say something along the lines of BOB is shit, get a Graco, or vise versa.

For what it is, there is no stroller as good as BOB strollers. They are large, and the system Graco has is pretty sweet. We had a BOB for running, and a Graco seat/stroller system for on the fly.

TheChicco KeyFit 30is another option to look at. Pretty much everything you read online shows the Graco and Chicco of being pretty much equally rated in terms of safety, with a preference leaning towards one of the other depending on the people doing reviews, but both receiving top ratings. They also have thestrollerwhere the car seat clicks into it. I personally used the Chicco system and recommend it, but you should probably go check out both the Graco and Chicco systems in person because it will boil down to personal preference.

Outside of a complete "travel system" BOB strollers are the shit. We basically packed the travel system in the car for running errands and kept the BOB style stroller (not an actual BOB unfortunately) at home for going for walks and what not.

*edit: Some other notes on infant seats. Don't worry about the weight limits too much. Kids often become too tall for the infant seats long before they hit the weight limit plus there is just no way you are hauling around your 30lb+ kid in the car seat. You'll either be taking them out and carrying them or putting them in a regular stroller/shopping cart/etc. Also, while safety is important, when it comes to crash injuries infants fair very well across a wide range of seats/systems (less than 100 crash related infant deaths annually). As a matter of fact more infants are injured in the car seat while they are OUTSIDE of the car than inside of it. It's not worth worrying about minor differences in safety ratings for infant seats, as long as you properly install it your infant will be very safe. When you start getting into toddler and booster seats is when the safety of the seat becomes much more of an issue.

Eyashusa_sl said:

is that your wife?

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Knees too sharp.

My wife spent 7 million years research car seats and runner strollers and came to the conclusion that depending who you talked to either the Bob, Chicco, or Graco were the best.

We went to the store and the Graco felt the best to us so that's why we bought it. Absolutely zero complaints and been using it for 7 months