C.M.
I know you posted this a while back, but I was reminded of your post when I recently purchased a new stroller. My daughter is 9 months old and I wanted a small lightweight stroller like you mentioned you were looking for. We ended up with a combi stoller. It is lightweight and compact. I can put my diaper bag on the back it doesn't tip over. It does have storage on the bottom, but I prefer to have it on the back for easy access. I can also steer this stroller with one hand if needed. If you haven't already found one, you might want to check this one out at Babies R' Us. We recently took it too the zoo and it did great.