11.12.09: Spectacle

(Stella pink, Fiona brown, Daphne white)

Have you ever seen one of those triplet strollers? The ones that are three seats long? Well thanks to another triplet mom that I met in the M.O.Ms group, we are now the very proud owners of one of these strollers. I can get through doorways with ease and once I master the navigational challenges, this stroller is going to make my daily walks a bit easier as I will no longer need to carry one kid (via wrap or bjorn). I have learned that this is a stroller that I use when I know the path I am going as it is a bit bigger than normal. So already, I have found a use for both strollers. The twin stroller + carrying one baby is great for bigger crowds and unknown destinations while the triplet stroller is great for our daily walks and picking up daddy from work.

I actually thought this new stroller would draw more attention when walking around town as compared to the twin stroller, but I think I was wrong. Turns out people are better able to see the three babies in the triplet stroller and I get fewer questions (more looks, but fewer questions). With the twin stroller, I get a lot of 'Triplets?' Perhaps people are better able to count to three (as they see the babies in the triplet stroller) rather than adding two plus one (as the twin stroller + carrying a baby requires more math). Who knows.