How many engineers does it take to assemble strollers?

The famous apple-colored (no coffee theme!) strollers are finally here, and they are great! (BTW, I am learning one of the basic rules of parenting: it has a lot to do with carrying heavy stuff around - like a cardboard box full of a stroller). And the strollers have kindly taught us both a lesson in humility.... This was not your regular Ikea assembly nightmare, no. The kit it is of great quality and comes in about 5 parts to assemble (you know, like wheels separate). And we still needed the instruction booklet to figure it out. One MSc in Engineering, and one PhD in Engineering. But I am proud to say I was the one to voluntarily pick up the instruction guide.

And, lo and behold, the strollers were assembled. Now they are again disassembled (after learning ftom the instruction guide how to fold them), and waiting in state of relative readiness under the bed for the time when their service is required.

I have also finally managed to read through the first issue of the infamous American Baby magazine, and I have to say I am slightly disappointed. It was not half as bad as I expected. It would have made just so much juicier blogging otherwise. Sheesh, can't even trust magazines anymore. It still is more than 50% ad filled (I counted the pages - 40 of ads and 38 of content - this was the best diversion the magazine offered to me). Otherwise it is just lame. Or maybe it is just that I am too tired to foam about the unhealthy diet suggestions (cookie dough pizza to keep your child happy during a rainy day. seriously), or the one eager letter to the editor where the new mom explains that she carefully takes out and files all articles from the magazine (you know, foodstuffs in F, discipline in D and so on), because you just might not remember all the good hints just when you need them! The latter lady really should get a job or something. Really.

Oh, almost forgot! There was one hilarious thing in the magazine (at least I think it was hilarious). There is an article about when to take your baby to the doctor, and they keep talking about what to do "if your baby has not had a bowel movement in a few days". I am all question marks until I realize that this is a tidy euphenism for poo not appearing in the diaper. Oh man, what a laugh... (please fogive and be my guest to correct me if I misunderstood this terminology).