My great special needs find!

I have gotten so many great idea's from other special needs moms, that I thought I would share my great find for Jax.
We got Jax a new stroller on Saturday. We have been using the same one pretty much since birth, so its pretty worn! Although it still works great. He does have a special needs stroller/wheelchair, but I like a regular stroller for around town. His SN stroller is like a wheelchair, its super heavy, wide, and just not practical. I only use it for Disneyland (because some of the staff are dumb and won't recognize a regular stroller as a wheelchair!) And if he ever goes to school, he'll use it then.
I always take my time finding a stroller for him, because it needs to fit all of our equipment. We went to Babies R Us, because they always have the biggest selection. I was actually a bit overwhelmed, because I saw a couple of new strollers that looked like they would work great, but they were 4 and 5 hundred dollars! Yikes! We decided the one that looked the best was this Jeep Liberty stroller. It was only 150.00, so not too expensive. And when we used it for the first time yesterday at the mall, I really fell in love with it!

Here's what I fell in love with. The basket underneath is huge! I was able to put his suction, feeding bag, and oxygen all underneath with no problems! A medically fragile moms dream!

Since Jax doesn't sit up straight, he falls over, even while laying down. Yes, this kid has ZERO trunk support! I still have to use one of those baby head inserts to keep him sitting up straight. The one thing I'm starting to worry about, is Jax is getting to tall for most strollers. That seems weird to me, since the kid only weighs 25 lbs. His trunk is the size of a 3 year old, his legs a 2 year old. Like most DS kids, his trunk is long and his legs are short. So any moms of older kids, we may need your advice on strollers when his head doesn't fit anymore!

I love this! The stroller has a basket in front as well as the back. His oxygen fits perfectly under the front basket, and I can keep all his tubing there, and its not falling off the sides. It would only fit a C tank. If you had a D tank, you'd have to use the back basket.

Although I don't use this, because he won't play with it, and it makes it more difficult to get him in and out, it does come with a tray and a toy, if your child can use it. If this was Arina's stroller, I would leave this on.

A view of the huge basket underneath.

What really made me excited when I first used the stroller, was how the back seemed to be meant for my suction machine. (I know, I'm easily excited!) It fits perfectly right there, and its out far enough that if I lay him back, I can still easily access it!

So there ya go, my recommendation for a stroller for a medically fragile child!

Jax has surgery tomorrow, I'm not sure what time yet. I'm hoping we don't have to check in at the crack of dawn! I will update here and on facebook every time I get an update from doctors. The surgery is supposed to be at least 3 hours, probably longer since access always takes time before they can even get started!
Your support is greatly appreciated, I love knowing that he has so many people praying for him. Especially since I will be up at the hospital alone. Your comments are comforting! I have the greatest followers and friends!

Just got word that we are first case. Lovely, so he will go back at 7:30 am. We have to be there at 6. I better get the coffee ready!