Our Bugaboo Bee was really the only splurge baby product. As a car-free family, I think that it was certainly worth the investment. So far it has weathered nine flights, over one hundred and twenty train rides, and quite a few miles along the cobblestone streets of Belgium. A few months in we had a bit of a problem with the height-adjusting handlebar, but a quick email to our Dutch seller had replacement parts arriving the next week.

This is Hayden on the day we brought him home, a ten minute stroll across the park from the hospital:

He loved his little snug cocoon – as a newborn it was one of the only places he would sleep (as long as it was in motion), and while travelling, he much preferred to sleep in it overnight than the travel crib.

However, I finally had to admit to myself that he had outgrown the cocoon, and it was time to switch the buggy into a chair and turn it around to face the world. Adrian was still in denial, telling me that he was still a baby bear, and surely too little for a big bear chair. Hayden seemed a bit apprehensive about the upgrade.

With a foot muff combined with a stroller snug sack from mum, he is still plenty snug on his daily commute, and Hayden soon warmed up to this arrangement.