Our first weekend of the year was a big fat success as far as getting things done goes... It dawned on us a week or so ago that we had nothing sorted for bebe número dos! No where for him to sleep, no means of travel, no clothes blankets etc... (Funny how with number one we had everything sorted and more by week 20) So we thought we had better get cracking on that. Naturally, up went a list;
Check out all those cross outs! Shit yeah!
This list was a tad intimidating at first I must admit.. Obviously not all of it is baby related, but they're all things we've decided we need in order to have a happier living environment.
* Ok maybe the king bed isn't necessarily a need, but to say I'm sick of having elbows and knees all up in my grill each night is an understatement. And we figure pretty soon we will be squeezing two children in with us so clearly an upgrade wouldn't go astray.
So I got a little Gumtree crazy as of late, there are SO many bargains on there-especially for barely used baby gears, talk about options! We figured why pay hundreds of dollars on rip off retail prices when we can buy second hand?
This was our bargain hunting outcome, so many goodies & all pretty much brand spanking new! I did have far too much fun hunting it all down admittedly, I may now turn into one of those people that spend hours finding things that we could really do without but I just had to have. Oops!
We decided we would get a bassinet for him rather than a second cot as we figured we might move Blake into a bed by the time he's ready to move out of the bassinet anyway, a much cheaper option aswel as using a lot less space. And if Blake isn't ready for a bed by the time he is ready for a cot we still have our portacot to use anyway. As for the pram, I doubt we will use it for a little while as I'll probably front pack him until he's fattened up a bit & can handle a few bumpy journeys but still, it'll be a necessity in no time I'm sure. And all the feeding gears were no brainers- last time I had a manual breast pump and let me just say, nightmare. Absolute f'n nightmare. My forearm is wincing at the memory. The medela swing seems to have the best reviews around so hopefully I can stockpile a freezer full of milk for those nights I delve into the wine cellar (pantry).
Now we just need a set of drawers for extra storage & a few more bits & pieces and we are good to go! No doubt we will have a fresh list up there once we finish that one though, does anyone else find needs are simply never ending? Life could always do with that extra something, it's definitely the way around here..
Hmm what else did we do this weekend. Oh! I finished my new book! "The Tea Rose" by Jennifer Donnely, inhaled all 759 pages in less than a week. I was addicted, you literally could not pry the kindle out of my hands. Such an incredible story, the ending was ever-so-slightly disappointing as I felt it was a bit melodramatic but I'd still give it 4.75 stars- read it friends!
I also cut Blakes fringe;
Hahaha classic mum cut. Blunt as hell, Oli and I are still laughing. Poor girl. But it was really getting in her eyes, I'll probably take her to a trained professional next time though, for her sake.
^^ I ventured down the strangest neighbourhood on Saturday to find this feeding chair- does anyone else find this hilarious & creepy at the same time? Aromatic crescent? Chivalry way? Too funny not to stop & take pictures of each and every sign. It's the little things in life...
I did a bit more wedding research, and I'm starting to get more enthused about trying on some gowns in a few months- how stunning is this one?!
And finally;
Me. Every single night. No wonder I whinge about being so tired? The old cranium could do with an off switch.
Ill leave you with a link to a song that I have been replaying over & over again recently; "It feels like we only go backwards" I've never been a huge Tame Impala fan but I am now, this one is epic;
(I'm also now seriously considering getting BDO tickets at 35 weeks pregnant in Feb, I will get funny looks but more importantly- I will see Pearl Jam, Deftones, ^ and these guys, it simply cannot be missed)
Thought of the day "forecasted for 39 degrees, lets get naked"
Gemma
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