This afternoon Olof and I went to town to do some stroller shopping. We’re not actually buying yet, but we wanted to look around and get an idea about what we wanted. Since a stroller is the only new thing we’re buying for this baby, we’ve decided to splurge a bit, but even with big spending on our minds most of the strollers we like are way out of our league.

I really fell in love with one in particular, the Emmaljunga Duo Combi Chess. The hitch is the cost — with a price tag of 7000:- (yep, you read it right, folks — that’s like ONE THOUSAND AMERICAN DOLLARS!), I’ll have a really hard time justifying (let alone affording) the purchase.

I know there are more affordable options out there (though not as affordable as you might think if you’re not familiar with the cost of baby gear in Sweden), but I want that one. It has houndstooth-check accents, for crying out loud, and that alone makes it a must-have.