Yesterday my friend Melissa came by to meet the baby, and brought with her a gift so special that I had to tell you about it (especially since just yesterday I was talking mama-to-be presents).

Remember Soft-Maps? I wrote about them a long time ago - they're a custom quilt company started by architect (and friend-of-a-friend) Emily Fischer. She quilts maps of various locations onto blankets (regular-sized or baby-sized), which you can then customize by having embroidery added: say, a heart to mark the spot where the baby was born (NYU Langone is marked on ours, along with our apartment's location), and/or the baby's name. DIY quilt customization kits are also available for the crafty.

I was just thinking: if this move does end up happening, how cool it's going to be for Indy to have a blanket that he gets to keep for his entire life showing that he was born right smack in the middle of New York City.

Just thinking how much I'd really like to be sitting on a beach today.

Wearing this. Or some variation on it.