It's started...

... I have bought the first baby specific stuff from Mothercare... a blanket, a little outfit and a cot mobile. We must be driving the staff at Mothercare potty, we've been there (and Mammas and Pappas, and the Cot and Pram centre in Chester) GAGILLIONS of times over the last couple of weeks. We keep 'testing' the prams - seeing how heavy they are, how easy to fold, how easy to adapt etc. And we still have no idea of what we need/want.

Any ideas?

I also bought some stuff from www.bloomingmarvellous.com (a fabric, squidgy Noah's ark 'toy', and a Noah's ark wall hanging - very pretty).

I was looking through the bedding and curtains etc. that Naeem and Iram had given us, and was very pleasantly surprised to see that there is a full cot set of Noah's ark bedding.

What a lovely coincidence.

After the big spend, I've now got to reign myself in, so I don't blow my wages, I'll be going off on Maternity Leave the first week in May, and need to save as much money as possible before then.

Which is going to be hard this month - I've got to get my eyes tested on Thursday, and will probably need new specs (it's been three years since my last eye test - naughty Maria) - and they aren't pigging cheap.

'Specially if you don't want to look like you're wearing Dame Edna Everage specs.