We had a really productive day today.  Among other things, today the guest room transformed into the baby’s room, and the Black Hole Room (formerly the designated baby room) became the guest room.  The cot has been assembled, and I’m all happy now :o)  At least we look as though we are making a dent in baby preparations!  By no means is the room decorated or concrete in the furniture placement, but at least you can tell what the purpose of the room is now.  Here’s a dodgy picture to prove it’s been done:

Next job for me is to go through Owen’s baby clothes and associated paraphernalia and transfer all relevant things into this room.  In other words, have a huge clean out of all the boxes of baby things I’ve been hoarding and fill the drawers with only useful items.  This will be a whole lot easier now, as I can do a little bit at a time for the next 8 weeks, give or take.  I’d also like to get something on the walls, a nice cushion for the rocking chair and maybe paint the rocking chair white.  But in saying that, I wanted to do this over three years ago, and as you can see it never happened, so don’t hold your breath!

At least we can tick this one off our Before The Baby Gets Here To-Do List.  A list which I have yet to make!

Now for the wants part of this post.

This one is a complete want, and unlikely to fall into my hands unless my fairy godmother suddenly drops by and waives her magic wand.  At just a little over $350.00 from Mother and Child, I don’t think I’ll be getting one of these babies for me, my baby and three year old!  But what a stylish nappy bag, hu?

The other want I started looking for today, which will become a reality, is a baby sling.  I’m not entirely sure of what style to get and haven’t even tried one out yet but I know I want one!  We had a Baby Björn on loan to us when Owen was a littlie and that was great, until he became too heavy for me to bother with it, and for Marc it wasn’t much longer after that.  The only criticism I have for the Baby Björn is that Owen as was a chunky, chubby baby, he seemed to grow out of it way too early.  I’m glad we didn’t purchase one ourselves because we would not have gotten our money’s worth out of it.

This is the sling I’ve been reading about this afternoon.  I really like that it can be worn on your front or back.  It’s called the Peanut Shell, and retails for around $98.00 from Babes in Arms for this particular style and in 100% cotton.  The only thing with this one is, that it isn’t adjustable and you are buying a specific size for your shape and height.  I don’t know if Marc and I would be able to use the same sling.

So, any suggestions from out there Mums (or Dads)?  I’m all ears in this this department, but in the meantime I will continue my research into the what seems like the hundreds of different styles and try a few out before I settle on one.  I’ll try and remember to let you know which one I eventually choose!