dog's best friend

all this baby stuff is wearing on wolly. he watched gloomly as we set up the crib and the changing table.
"i'm not sure why i need a bed with bars, but whatever," he told me later.
when our service delivered 80 cloth diapers, he stuck his head inside the bag, pulled it out, wrinkled his nose and sneezed.
our walks have changed drastically. he runs ahead (somewhat inconsiderately if you ask me) while i trudge along behind him, trying to keep my thighs from catching fire.
he's been promoted to watch duty, which means that he's very rarely more than 5 feet from me and must, at all times, be between me and any window or door. he's on high alert when those windows or doors are open. this is exhausting work and requires lots of time awake and staring.
perhaps most inconveniently, our car seat is sitting in a chair in the living room where he likes to perch his paws, look out the window and bark at strangers. now when he hears a noise, he's forced to strain his neck to get a glimpse outside. mostly, all he sees is the same 'ol tree.
then, hot dog! the stroller arrived. at first just another baby accessory in a box, he seemed to almost snear at it. but then, piece by piece, it began to take shape in his brain. it has wheels! it moves! she's taking it outside! i move! she's taking ME outside! i have a new best friend!
and truly, if wolly's going to have a new best friend, i want it to be this stroller. i think every new mother has one thing (aside from the baby and her husband) that she's absolutely bonkers over. one friend of mine went blitz over 400 count crib sheets. me? i went bananas over the bugaboo. i mean, it comes in pink! what's not to love.
after months of anticipation, it arrived yesterday. i spent the better part of the afternoon putting it together, breaking it down, setting it up again, attaching the car seat, putting the canopy up and down and doing wheelies and 360s in the driveway. it's so gorgeous and so functional that i want to snuggle up with it and hug it to death.
i'm second in line, though. wolly's already formed a bond. he and that stroller, they've got plans to see the world.