Welcome to my third trimester! It's finally here. Woo hoo! Pebbles' arrival is well and truly within sight now and we are all getting prepared. Sort of. Ahem. Well I think I have nearly everything ordered now. Since we are moving into our new home we have a load of stuff to order for the house too that you just cannot get in Morocco. So we have done huge orders of house and organic baby stuff and then our friendly van man will drive it over in a few weeks time. So while I have chosen everything online I have yet to see any of it. Here is a short selection of some of my favourite baby shopping items, AKA things I can't believe I am actually buying:
Our organic cot from Little Green Sheep which includes an organic mattress too. We know we won't need this for some time yet but we had to get it now as we need to make the best use of the van.
And the coolest thing is, it converts into a junior bed which is suitable for a child up to 8 years old. All parts are fixed together using non-toxic glue.
I totally love Burt's Bees products and had to get this.
The calin bleu baby sling which is so versatile as baby can be put on your front, on your back and on your hip if you wish. Love it.
And oh so cute cocooi baby wrap.
Birth to potty pop-in cloth nappies from close parent. Great deal on 20 nappies, 2 tote bags, 6 dry nite boosters and 2 rolls of liners. Very excited about these.
The BOB revolution stroller! Yippee! My sister got this for me on her recent trip to LA. She is a star as you can't get these outside of North America.
Love the design and it has suspension on all three wheels, which we need for the unpaved roads with crater-sized potholes around here. I asked my sister how it looks and she told me it's the size of a range rover and would have no problem going up Everest. I think she exaggerates a tad...
The primo viaggio car seat.
You can see we are going for a chocolate colour theme here with our baby stuff.
Mosquito protector travel cot.
Since she will be born in the Summer, it's mosquito time and so we thought she could sleep in this while we're in the garden or by the pool.
The Almora changing bag. Tried to go for a fairly unisex one that Mr. T would be happy to carry around too.
I'm waiting for this gorgeous organic kimono body suit to come in stock from Frugi. I think it is uber cute and so great that it doesn't have to be pulled over baby's head but ties at the side.
An organic play mat from Taggies.
And something for me.
A nursing nightie from Hot Milk... I figured I might end up living in this for a while!
As I am now in my 3rd trimester I am meant to exclude all my treats and pick up the level of healthy eating and massages, according to the gentle birth method that I am following. Excluding treats. Eeek. I will find it hard not to chow down on the choc choc but I have done chocolate embargoes before so I can do another one again - instead when I crave something sweet I'll just have a teaspoon of honey or maple syrup and then drink lots of water. This is the plan, I hope I have the strength of mind to carry it through! Here's a pic of me at 28 weeks today:
On another note yesterday was my SIL's wedding. It was so lovely to see her get married but I found the whole thing so exhausting! I just couldn't keep up and ended up copping out early. I felt quite bad but I just couldn't keep my eyes open and my legs still feel very tired today. But my body is doing an awful lot at the moment so I think everyone understood. Mr. T didn't get home until after 3am, I definitely would not have lasted that long! I asked him how long his Grandma lasted and she went home at 2am! The woman is as strong as an ox - she had 15 babies in total in her life! I hope she is around for a lot longer and I can't wait for Pebbles to meet her - her great grandma. She is an amazing woman who is so full of warmth and love, and we have a lovely connection with each other even though we can't communicate that well. I find her so fascinating, she even has the traditional Berber tribal tattoos on her chin, that nowadays you rarely see women with. I just hope Pebbles has time to get to know her well and develop a connection with this side of her heritage.
