In the Company of Pregnant Ladies (No1 Babies Detective Agency pt6)

[nomoremagnolia]

Thought it was time we had a new home, seeing as we've almost outgrown the old one. So in honour to Scorpio, Sybil, BB and toomuch (hope I didn't forget anyone ) here we are - in the company of pregnant (and cheerful) ladies

I saw it, wasn't it good? I was making Millie's boots while I watched it
The books are:

1. The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (1998)
2. Tears Of The Giraffe (2000)
3. Morality for Beautiful Girls (2001)
4. The Kalahari Typing School for Men (2002)
5. The Full Cupboard of Life (2003)
6. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (2004)
7. Blue Shoes and Happiness (2006)
8. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (2007)
9. The Miracle at Speedy Motors (2008)

So far we've 'spoofed' 1,4,5,6,7 and 8.

I was wondering what the next thread title would be Liking it

Ahhh love the title

DH likes Millie's boots too.

I haven't read them but judging from the titles I'd guess so

Love it!!!! Speedy labours for the ladies who didn't have speedy conception. T'is only fair

OMG!!! I just had a look at that gumtree... Bug brand new for £470... reason for sale "duplicate gift" - Who gets a pram as a gift!

i would like (actually love) another speedy labour please

(took me 6 months ttc, hope that counts)

not me or you Ready!!

Gilly, do gumtree only sell in London... or is it a national thing??

On the double indeed! Get a soddin' move on

I may well be lucky enough to get a Bug as a gift... but certainly not a duplicate one

It's also worth looking out for the local NCT sales when you're pregnant - you can get some great things - cots, chairs, highchairs, grobags, toys, clothes etc. I now go along and help as it means I get 10mins before the general public gets let in to have a quick look round before manning the tills. I've picked up lots of wooden railway track there; puzzles; the odd book and dvd; a rocking crocodile and turtle sandpit for the garden; a rocking horse etc. And I'm even managing to sell some of the things that I know we definitely will not want even if we do have dc2. I saw someone getting a really nice double buggy last sale.

Great new title Nomore!

I definitely like the idea of getting some things second hand (sorry if I come across as snobby, but I would want some things brand new )... and/or donating things after use - so much better for the environment. Reuse and recycle

Ready - me too - like cot mattresses, baby monitor, sleepsuits for newborn...

My computer crashes for one day and you all go and move on me

great title!! Off to catch up properly!

I also think I would need to know where certain things had come from... I don't know, perhaps I am being too snobby stressy

Ready, I must admit that I'm a bit of a charity shop ds clothes hunter . I've got him some lovely things. Best find I think was a Barbar Tshirt with elephants apliqued on the front on a lovely navy and white stripe - for £1 !!!! I'm sure I would never have bought it for him if I'd had to pay full price. I'm also a bit of a sale monster, and go round buying things for the following year - so I've already got this year's short trousers sorted by buying last September (lovely, soft 3/4 length orange ones!) - got some lovely stuff at Pumpkin patch sale for next autumn... I also get lots of puzzles from charity shops - have got some really cracking ones - and it means that we can get rid of the ones he doesn't really like and have a big selection as they've cost so little.

I should have added, anything that isn't new in terms of clothes goes straight into the washing machine when we get it, whereever it has come from!

Ahh so no-one wants Millie's hand-me-downs then??

Wow Millie's booties are just the cutest thing I have ever seen!!! Well done nomore!! I'm going to have to get my knitting needles back out and give them a go

hello everyone!!

I hope I will Scorpio! Everything I've got is boy biased (although we did try to steer clear of pale blue, and can envisage a major pink dying session for vest tops and blue things so lots of pink and mauve!)

Lovely title, although it did take me a while a figure out where you had all gone! blame pregnancy brain!

I wouldn't bother dyeing blue things for a girl, my dd wore her older brothers blue baby things and pink accessories (hats socks and gloves which I never manage to keep) so that people would know she was a girl. She looked adorable in them, and I couldn't bear to not use all the adorable things I bought for ds!

While I think I probably had quite a speedy conception (only 2 months, although we did wait for 6 moths after mc before trying to conceive as really quite traumatised by it), could I also have a speedy labour pleeeeeeese.

The last two have been 30 hours and 8.5 and a nice 2/3 hour one would be lovely. Please, please please!!!!!