People have already started asking if we'll be having a baby shower for
George. The thought is sweet, so sweet and I'm grateful on George's
behalf that he/she will be welcomed with the same amount of joy and love
that Val was.

But, because we were so blessed with Val and because I kept just about
everything that our amazing friends and family gave us, we hardly need
anything for George. I even have a decent supply of brand-new clothes in
sizes ranging from 0-3T that Val never got to wear ready for George to
sport.

The fancypants double stroller arrived a couple weeks ago. If I
mentioned this before, I apologize. The thing gleams and looks so
fancy, I feel like a young urban hipster parent. And I can't get it to
fold all the way. I'm apparently too old and suburban to figure out the
final step.

I'm so glad I bought the thing this early. Maybe by the time George
arrives I'll know how to fold it.

We're also boldly going to try cloth diapers from a service. I shudder
to think of all the disposables we tossed into a landfill with Val so
I'd like to do something that's a little less harmful. Yes, I know that
water goes into cleaning the cloth ones but at least afterwards there's
something you can use again.

With Val, we attempted some cloth along the way but all the laundry
required was just too much to deal with. I'm hoping that the service,
with the 'we drop it off and pick up the dirty ones' model will serve us
well.

I think this was boring enough. Maybe I'll be funnier next time.