Being Paul Reiser may be easy enough online, but it's another story when I'm trying to pull it off in front of my wife.

The other day, we were driving to birthday party for a one-year-old child, who helped inspire our push towards procreation (no, Paul wouldn't say procreation, he's more down to earth)-anyway (that's good, transitions, don't miss a beat), we're driving down, and I begin a bit about strollers.

Me: And what's this with strollers.
My Wife: Is this another bit?
Me: No, it's not a bit. I've just been thinking about strollers.
My Wife: Okay, cause the way you started it sounded like a bit.
Me: Well, it's not. Geez.
[Silence, endless miles of LA freeways.]

My Wife: So what is it about strollers?
Me: Hey, that was MY bit.
My Wife: Well, go on.
Me: It's just, I was thinking aren't these strollers really made for the adults? I mean, does a baby really need a three-wheel drive off-road stroller with a Frappacino holder and internet jack.
My Wife: You've been working on this for a while, haven't you? This is what you're doing while I'm planning the care and upbringing of our baby?
(Look out Helen Hunt!)
Me: What working? (now THAT'S Paul). I was just noticing all the young urban professional couples at the store, thinking how good that stroller would look beside one of their SUVs.
My Wife: I don't buy it.
Me: You don't buy it? What's not to buy?
My Wife: I just don't think you believe any of this. You're just making up a bit.
Me: That's what a bit is! It's exaggeration.
My Wife: No. The problem is you actually LIKE all the add-ons: the cup grip, the rattle holder, the baby fax machines.
Me: Nice.
My Wife: Keep working on it.

While it might seem we failed at that last bit, I actually believe my wife pulled off. She can do an excellent Paul Reiser.

My quest continues.

The Gory Details.

A lot of you have been writing in saying, this little Paul Reiser bit is fairly good, you know, in a generic-baby-log kind of way but we can get enough of the general jokes from Paul himself and it's all quite a bit zippier in his book.

Well, that's a run-on, and as an English teacher, I don't feel obligated to answer run-ons.

But I can provide some details. What follows is my equivalent to a video of the birth. If you are squeamish or were actually there please read no further.*
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