The one we picked out was about 4 feet tall, very fresh and only cost 35r (about $4.30). The lady we bought it from tied it up and we walked it home- only 15 mins by foot/stroller.
You can also see Solomiya riding in our new stroller (pictured below). It works great on all of the "bumpy" sidewalks here. I'm being gentle when I describe them as bumpy- it's more like going 'off roading' in a Jeep when you have to walk somewhere with the stroller.
We needed to get a new, bigger stroller because our small, umbrella stroller has taken quite a beating over the past 2 years and it is not really appropriate for a tiny baby. So, since another little Hallenback will be joining us in May, we decided to invest in something better.
Where we live, a stroller is like another member of your family: your transportation; how you carry groceries home with a little kid; the place where your baby can sleep and be changed when you are away from home- quite essential. People take their strollers EVERYWHERE!
When we first arrived in Ukraine almost 2 years ago with a 5-month-old, people were shocked that we did not have a stroller. We just never used one in the US: the baby went into the carseat if we had to go anywhere and there were always clean places to change her away from home. But, we quickly realized that we could not survive without one, unless we wanted to carry Solomiya everywhere.
So this is our new stroller story.
And yes, we will be having the baby here in Uzhorrod. Why fly to the US and spend thousands of dollars when you can have your baby in a government hospital in a former Soviet country for a fraction of the cost ;)
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