misdee - had to smile at all the vests. My sister's friend (who I have never even met, bless her), sent me TWENTY NINE vests in newborn/ 0-3 and I already have some from ds. They a bit boysy, but some are plain white. Am happy to send you some if you would like...
oblomov - it all sounds like a nightmare. please don't feel like you are taking up too much space. I really appreciate the 'real stuff', and your honesty. i can sympathise slightly as i was going to barts every week/ every 2 weeks on and off for the past 3 years. i was lucky that my parents would come down and look after ds while i went, but the few times they could not it was really difficult to find someone to leave him with and once i took him to an appointment (consultant's face was not funny!). if i were you i would take up dozy's lovely offer...
dozy - you are really kind. had to laugh at the magnums. have you read 'the rough guide to pregnancy'? i read it last pregnancy and laughted all the way through. i loved the part where she talks about how massive she is and the midwife is predicting a 'whopper'. then she has a fairly small baby and writes, "the rest was the magnums" . had me in stitches all the way through.
i'm trying to refrain from buying too much stuff. i don't work so money is a little tight, and we are saving for a cleaner, plus some extra help when the twins are here. that'll cost a pretty packet and a half. when i think of all the sleigh cots i could get with that it's a bit depressing! still, a lovely mum at toddler group offered me all her baby stuff (cot, bumbo, sling etc. for the 'extra' baby i don't have stuff for). how kind is that? i hope she remembers!
interior decoration...hmmmm...ds's room is a light 'tiffany' turquoise with red/ orange/ yellow curtains, a dark yellow sun shaped light, yellow wardrobes and dark yellow/ orange bedding. he has lots of bright pics on the wall most of which he's done himself! he loves looking at his own paintings. twins will get the spare room which has been recently painted cream, so cream it will stay. once i am coming back to my senses after the birth (when they are about 1 i imagine!), i will make it a bit more 'kiddie' with some funky stickers. you can get really cool ones these days. i've got a few websites on my other computer's favourites. was thinking of putting some in our room too, but it may get to be a bit too much if they are in every other room! some of the adult ones are lovely.
well, i just typed this all out before and it got deleted while i was previewing it, so i am not previewing it this time. it is 2am and i can't sleep. hope all is ok with babies and hormones...this is not usual. 4am, maybe but not this early on! there is a slug in the kitchen and i don't want to go in there to get food .