Suburban envious of your playroom - that's precisely what I'd love! Yes, I reckon it's a lot of £ to do that. It's a toss-up between have a small loft extension for guests / a study / child's bedroom or an extension into the garden. If we save like crazy we might be able to afford one in about, erm, five years!
Lanny that doesn't sound a bad price for what you've got. We were quoted about 25K for a paltry within-the-roof roof extension, which I thought ought to have been 10K less based on web and friend research. As a result DH is, to say the least, off-put. I think I need to get more quotes in as an extra space either up or down would be transformative.
Pink that Ikea trip sounds like hard work with a toddler and big furniture! That baby nightwear is adorable!
Dame almost every twin mum I've spoken with has gone for the Out n About Nipper double. Even if they had something else first they say that they ended up with this. It's really, really light (crucial for me) and manoeuvres beautifully (also important as we don't at this point have a car so everything is going to be walking!) I prefer the look and finish (fabric etc) of e.g. the Mountain Buggy Duet but it doesn't compare as well to the Nipper on other factors. Also we want to keep the cost to about £400 as MiL is buying it, and this is what she spent on her other grandchild's buggy and she's indicated a similar budget for us. WOOP on your antique wardrobes - what fun piecing them all together!
Lexi love new name!
Chef well done on purchase! That's a lot of stuff for reasonable ££.
So we have a couple of newbies on FB group, which is lovely. Myjob I'll message you - you won't be able to find it on own. You too Oct.
Sundae hope you feel better as the day progresses.
Zoey not sure I'd like my bump being touched by unknowns, or even knowns without asking first! Glad you've got dressings.
Go, JoJo! Brilliant progress! Belly buttons - I'm still finding it difficult to look at or even touch mine! And I think I'm developing stretch marks (my first pregnancy ones) either side - nice!
Hermione 
at your TKMaxx purchases and LOL at your 4am demands! Sigh, I love a good TKMaxx haul 
Think you should defo go for the pram you want and try to make up the cost or something. If the one we wanted/needed was more that is what we would do. It's tricky when people are treating you though isn't it? It may be a treat for them but it has to be the right one otherwise you'll end up buying another before too long. Try to explain the difference between wants and needs. Have you an idea how long it will last? If four years (which is what we'd love our pram to serve us for) then £400 or so is really not a great amount of money per day!
Stealth less leaning over and more lying on cushions! 
Sheldon hallway is looking nice now tho I still hate how Dulux Gentle Fawn turned out to be a shade of pink! and living room ceiling is good. In sanding the picture rail, though, DH has we've ruined the paint on the chimney breast feature wall, which was the one lovely colour in the house that we were going to keep! So will have to find out what it is and get something similar. Ah well. Just below-the-picture-rail walls to do in that room and we have another area done. That is, apart from the wood burning stove I really want and the Isamu Noguchi style coffee table which is now an utterly impractical idea! Shel are you feeling okay after your near-miss? What a bloody nightmare! Idiot driver. I'm not surprised you had a pasty-gate moment - prob the shock coming out? Nice knitting patterns tho!
So, today's the day when we have our first cleaner try-out. Initial signs are good - prompt on email and phone. We haven't cleaned apart from the really horrible bits but we've done a major tidy as, with the influx of baby stuff (still piled high in dining room) and the decorating work, everything was everywhere. Yesterday I touched up bits in the hallways and last night DH finished the living room ceiling so we have managed to put the majority of the paint stuff away, put the furniture back where it's supposed to be etc.
There's dust from sanding, which perhaps isn't fair on her, but I'm just going to let her loose, with bathroom top-to-toe and kitchen floor as priorities, and see how far she gets in two hours. I think I'm getting over my angst about having a cleaner. Let's see. If I run around trying to help her or apologizing then I've clearly some work to do on that front!
Otherwise, a journal article to submit, 9 OU assignments to mark and the mid-afternoon arrival of MiL.
Sorry for long post ... can't you tell I'm procrastinating?!!!