I’ve been thinking of all the products we’ve bought over the years in preparation for each baby. We loaded up on products when our first child was born because, like most parents, we freaked out a bit and felt like we needed to have everything ready to go the day our baby arrived. We were wrong but we’ve improved with each child. We are expecting our fourth child the first part of December and we’ve been making a mental list of items we need to have on hand such as a new car seat.
We’ve made some dumb purchases over the years but the twin stroller wasn’t one of them. When our third child arrived our second was still crawling around making it hard to go anywhere without a stroller. But what do you do with two kids who can’t yet walk? Call in the twin!
We looked at a number of models from Graco, Cosco, Evenflo, and Peg Perago, but we kept coming back to the twin stroller from Maclaren that Lisa at ParentsNeed recommended. Two features made the Maclaren better than the other models we tested: It was very lightweight and easy to turn with one hand. The ability to turn with one hand may not seem like a big deal but it was to Kim because, with three kids, she’d often be holding the hand of our oldest child while wheeling the stroller with the other hand.
So I bought a blue Maclaren twin wondering how much use we’d actually get out of it. But Kim was right and I was wrong as usual because we’ve certainly got our money’s worth out of that stroller. It’s perfect for trips to the mall, walks in the park or around the neighborhood. It’s light enough for Kim to easily lift in and out of the car.
If you have two young kids, even if they can walk, I highly recommend it. We bought ours at Albee Baby.
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