different than the time before

so the gear wars have begun...

we had a fab visit from criswell and hope (my in-laws) over the weekend, and part of the visit included a mini-shower for the babski. we got a cool diaper bag (i never thought i'd put those words together), the softest blanket i've ever experienced (which both argos and fledge perused with a jealous eye), and the smallest clothes i've ever seen.

so now that the first official babski items are in the house, it seems OK to move forward with the rest of the necessities. as the gear geeks that we are, we've purchased a consumer reports on baby gear and are making lists of what's most important. erin blogged before of the sign/signifier aspect of gear-purchasing, and that is definitely playing into our thoughts. we hope to start registries this weekend...

yesterday we went to the doctor and everything is going swimmingly (no pun intended, though an amniotic pool sounds nice, doesn't it?). when we left, erin said to me "15 weeks down, only 25 to go!" and it struck me how swiftly time is moving. others have said plenty (and plenty eloquently) about the mystery of moments disappearing, but i had a small profound experience of that with erin in the car.

and then we drove to the movie theatre and watched 'pirates of the caribbean.'