Fifi yes, the terminology of the will just covers any children of yours - they don't have to be specifically named. And yes KayTee, it is a difficult decision. If my DH's parents weren't too old, we would have asked them, but it wouldn't be fair on them, or on the child, really. We were left with the choice of my brother - four years younger than me - or my DH's brother - six years older than me. They are both lovely people. DH's brother is more financially secure, and is already a parent, but my brother has a lifestyle and ideology is which is much more similar to mine and my husband's, and ultimately we decided that was more important to us. Plus, he lost our mum when he was mid-teens, so he knows what it's like to be bereaved young.
Anyway, hopefully it won't come to that, but it was good to have it sorted out! I would also have asked some close friends of ours, if family hadn't been suitable or had said no.
Cookies I'm exactly the same - only want to buy cute stuff and artwork for the nursery, nothing sensible or practical!
Bel I have been researching DIY crayon initials - you have started something! I think I will go for full-on rainbow :)
Val sounds like a busy time! I have absolutely packed out my work diary for the next six weeks, and all the switching from job to job definitely means that time is racing on. I'm not sure that I want it to, though! I feel as though the baby will be here before I've done ANYTHING to prepare at this rate!
Anyone else very confused about how many 'months' pregnant they are? I claimed I was 5 months pregnant at 20 weeks but I don't think I was - is it more like 22 weeks? I tried to work it out, got muddled, and gave up!