Strollers and strollers and more strollers

We've been so busy with the issues in our current place, dealing with the inspection on our new place and touring daycares that we haven't had a ton of time to research baby gear.  Babies can live in a box for awhile after they come home, right?!?!

Just kidding!!

Seriously though, we haven't had much time to deal with any of it.  Granted we have time yet before Gnocchi arrives, but I'd feel much better if we could check a few things off the very long list.  After our short & overwhelming visit to Buy Buy Baby last weekend, we promptly came home and started researching strollers.  I have no idea why we started with strollers other than there were at least 50+ at Buy Buy Baby...no joke!!!

There were a few features that we knew that we wanted...mostly to relieve the stress on my already aching back.  So we started with coming up with a list of "must haves".  Logical, right?  :)

• 5 point harness
• Adjustable handle 
• Lightweight
• Car seat compatible
• Decent sized storage
• Tray/cup holder (child)
• Tray/cup holder (parent)

So after an afternoon of researching every stroller known to man, we narrowed it down to these...

The UPPAbaby Vista
This is a top contender on our list.  Lots of what we want without features that we don't.  It can even be made into a double stroller (which we don't anticipate needing), and it has more rugged wheels for "off roading".  Also, the bassinet is included in the price, which I understand to be a better position (flat) for the baby to lay while its still young.

The UPPAbaby Cruz
This is the other top contender.  This one is similar to the Vista just without the rugged wheels and 2nd child attachment.  So it makes it a tad cheaper (except that we have to buy the bassinet separately - still cheaper) and a bit lighter.  I'm just not sure if we'll need the more rugged wheels to use it on the trails near our new place.

A few others that we've considered are...

The Orbit G3
Love the fact that the seat (including the car seat while in the car) swivels.  This would be a dream for my back!!  Unfortunately it's quite a bit pricier and missing a few other features.

The 4Moms Origami
This is probably our least favorite of the bunch.  It receives good ratings & reviews.  It's just a bit expensive and quite heavy.

We'd love to hear any experience that you may have with any of these products.

Cheers!