So today (wed 17th April) is delivery day of my Moodd...could arrive anytime between 8 & 5... So I'm waiting and poor Mya isn't at Nursery so I don't miss it...I receive a email to say the first task is online...challenge 1..."have a quinny unpacking party" and blog the process!
9.05 am....
There's a knock at the door! "who could it be?" Yep you've guessed it...a rather large box filled with a spanking new Quinny Moodd!
I'm so excited right now...I tell the delivery guy not to worry about taking it up! "It's ok...I'll do it" I said!!! Erm ok!!..Now I've for to carry it up a flight of stairs!!!!! What makes this alright is the look on Elijhs face as I'm coming up with something for him!!
I carry the box into the spare room and tell the children we can open it once the housework's done! In the meantime they have both fallen sound asleep and forgotten all about it! I'm itching to get in there while their asleep but fight the urge...it's not just for me!!!
12.30pm
Their awake!!! I quickly make a few bits for their lunch and tell them it's time to put the new toy together!!
Whoopee! We begin the unveiling...Myas getting involved telling Elijh to help...we lift the lid and voila it's right there ready to be constructed!
I empty the contents of the box and place it to one side...find the instruction and my first challenge begins! In the meantime the littles have discovered the box and are now asking to eat their lunch in it!! "Why not!" It's a "Quinny unpacking party" after all!
While their occupied I pick up the instruction manual and begin...chassis check...add back wheels check...by this time the littles are out of the box and getting involved...Elijh pushes on the wheels while Mya unwraps the seat unit!
I'm now looking for the front wheel but where is it...oh there it is the children have made it a spinny toy...so I make it a game..."who wants to be the first one in?" Mya pipe's up..."Here Mummy!"...looks like she's first then!! Front wheel on and basket now fitted with push air upright! Seat clicks in very easily! And it's beginning to take shape!
Elijh has now decided the basket is somewhere to sleep and is awkwardly laying underneath! He is a little loon!
Time for the hood..un-click the seat and slide it in..whoops thats not right have to give it another go...I forgot to remove the plastic sides so I can attach the hood properly! Re-click the seat in place and remove the nest! (Elijhs a tad too large for the nest)
The hardest part of all was trying to remove the plastic bit to replace it with the T-bar....push the button under whilst sliding the bit out!!!! well that didn't working..its too slippery...so i had to get a screwdriver to slip between the groove! (was being so gentle I didn't want to scratch it!!) Hey presto I did it!!! All done! Time to test it with one of the littles in!
Well that proved interesting cause I thought it'd be best if my mini Quinnycaster Elijh have first go (even though my bribe earlier meant Mya was meant to be but whoops!!!) The children are very excited...Mya's keeps saying the "I love the new pushchair mummy!!" So to distract her from the hole who's first scenario I decide we should give it a name! We decide to call him Murphy Moodd or Mooddy Murphy...Mya likes its so that's what it is!! Elijh come to me with his dummy and ragadoo (comforter)..so I know he's ready to ride! We got for a little spin round the house and back to the spare room! Where Mya is so excited bless her...I swap them over and well that caused more problems! There's now more than one Moodd in the house...Elijh isn't impressed...thing he realises it for him and his sisters taking over his new set of wheels!!
We're soon over that and experimenting with the choice of rear or forward facing and the pushchairs capability of reclining to a flat position!! The children are getting bored and Peppa has attracted their attention but not mine...I'm now making use of all the button and finding out what does what...so easy to put down unlike what other reviews I've read....and outing it back up with the one click its great...doesn't pop in instantly so I gave it a little assistance!
And now it's down and ready to go in the car...I'm taking it for its first test drive tomorrow and hope to get some good shots of me using it as well as a real review of it on the road.....
Thurs 18th...
Took the pushchair for a spin around the shops...and a quick go in the park(well before the sky opened!!) The Moodd handles the road extremely well...it's very light and the hydraulics are great! The trip I the park proved great too...the raincover went on in seconds...and Elijh was instantly protected from the downpour!
Highly impressed so far....
Ready for what ever other challenges come my way....
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