Liath - they organise the boxed through our church, but the whole Operation Christmas Child thing is organised by Samaritans Purse. If you go here you can enter your postcode and get your nearest collection point. I guess they probably have a list of how to do it on the website as well, but my internet connection is SOOO slow this morning, I didn't get to that bit. Basically you cover a shoe box in christmas paper, decide if it's for a boy or girl, and which age group (2-4, 5-9 or 10-14) and then put things in from the list they have which can be either second hand or new. We've done a mixture and put in 2 puzzles, teddy, cuddly chick, snowman and little dolphin toy from here, and then I bought some crayons, a colouring book, toothbrush and toothpaste and some hairbands. As I said, I was quite pleased by how much DD got into imagining the little girl who was going to get the stuff.
Bump is feeling enormous today, and as if it's all sitting right up under my ribs - but then again, that could be the bagel with marmite I have just packed away!
Re the Strep B test - we don't get it automatically here, but I am getting tested for it as I had a previous early labour. Captain Dippy knows more than me as I think she had problems with it last time. I'm a bit confused, as I thought it was something you either had or didn't have, but they seem to check me for it every time I go up to the ante-natal clinic. From what I've heard, I'm a bit that they don't test everyone for it as it can cause quite a lot of problems.
Captain Dippy - go on, tell us about your PILs if it helps! I am unmotivated this morning, and very happy to get insensed at someone else's insensitive family! I'd better not say anything against my MIL though (who actually is lovely most of the time), as she's been coming down to stay with DD for all my ante-natal appointments so far, and has just arranged to come and stay over when it's DH's christmas do.