Baby Bjorn was great for us in early months... Ergo not until 5 months, and the infant insert never worked. The ring sling and the maya wrap were also OK, but short-lived (for us). To my surprise, she still loves the Bjorn, but we'll start with the Ergo in the next month or so.

The Graco SnugRide met our needs for a carseat, and we had bases in our two cars and in my mom's.

We got the MacLaren universal base for the SnugRide and is is brilliant with a HUGE basket underneath and it folds up small and slim. The Bob Revolution is a dream-- using it now with the carseat adjusted bar-- as I take it out with the dog, so am always pushing it one-handed. Smooth ride, easy to maneuver, durable.

We are new to this as well, but this is what we've found thus far. Test drove the Bugaboo and Phil and Ted, and didn't find either of them to be superior to the Bob for our needs (and we knew we didn't want a purely jogging stroller).

Good luck... and happy parenting!

On 17th Street in Mount Pleasant... does anyone know the school? Have a child or children there? Any observations or reflections that would either keep it or remove it from our list of explorations? Thanks. This is in re to care for a 5-month-old. Post here or contact me separately at suzehlers at earthlink dot net