31 weeks pregnant and 7 weeks to go until 'C' Day. Apparently my breasts may now start leaking (lovely), and I should be having a few Braxton Hicks contractions (err yes! lots!).
G and I have just been out to Toys R Us to stock up on a few essential baby items. 370 bucks later (ouch) I am now ready to express milk into storage containers, I have a few bottles, the ability to clean them with a bottle brush, the ability to sterilize them, have pads to catch leaking milk from my boobs, and have a nice 'Eddie Bauer' changing bag to carry all things baby around in, which matches rather nicely with the Eddie Bauer car seat we have, and the stroller we have our eye on! Oh, and we got the previously mentioned Baby Bjorn carrier too.
I'm intending to breast feed this baby, I couldn't with D due to getting ill and I really want to be successful at it this time. I do, however, want G to be able to participate in the feeds because a) he enjoys it and b) to give me a break now & again, and c) so that I'm not tied to the house/baby all the time (i.e. if I want to go out for a few hrs on a Weds night!). I also think it's quite important to introduce bottles within the first few weeks otherwise you can end up with the baby refusing them, so I wanted to have all the gear ready. I'm not intending to use formula though, it'll be expressed milk for G feeds.
Having said that, these things do have a way of not going as planned so I'm very determined not to get all emotionally distraught about it if it doesn't work out in my 'ideal' way.
Another purchase I made today at great expense is a Sony Baby Monitor bought online to be shipped from the USA. The choice in Canada is, typically, extremely limited and we both want something digital, clear, and with a good range. This one has had good reviews by US mothers I know, so we decided to get it.
So, we're now pretty much ready should this baby decide to arrive. There are still some things I need, and would like, but they're mostly toiletries for the baby, and some nappies / wipes etc. I have all the 'major' things done. Except for this stroller we have our eye on. I must clarify that we really do not NEED another stroller. We have a very expensive all bells & whistles pram/stroller that we got with D. It's lovely - it has a crib for the early months so that the baby is lying flat, then you can replace that with the seat which can face either to you or forwards, and at various different heights. It has great big wheels with some serious suspension for off-roading, and is perfect in every way. Except that the wheels don't swivel, which isn't a problem really, at all, especially for walking around outside, it's only really a problem when you're trying to walk down a very busy street during rush hour in London and you can't easily duck and dive into spaces. Quite. But of course, we have a fetish for buying funky strollers and this one is v cool, so we want it ASWELL, perhaps to keep in the car for shopping purposes and use the other one at home................. yep ok I know it's a complete waste of money! But I want it, alright? :) Oh and Sears are having a sale soon and it'll be 200 bucks instead of 300 - bargain.
Posted by katie at May 31, 2004 02:49 PM