The pressure to acknowledge the arrival of Toblet(te) is growing. Stores of nappies, creams and clothes; changing mat, sleepsuits, pushchair; breast pump, steriliser, baby alarm. It's not so much the kit, it's the admission that this is all For Real.
The second part is us getting over the superstition element: buying the kit means accepting that things are now OK, that Toblet(te) will be born healthy, wealthy and wise. Put another way, stop worrying and start planning. (According to top bloke Norm, proud possessor of two teenagers, the worrying *starts* now and continues to build for the rest of your life...)
It's a strange transition: single - couple - expecting - dad. Accepting Yes, this is happening, is the biggest change. Bye-bye superstition, Hello reality.
Pic stolen from Avent, who make a bafflingly (to me) large range of baby kit. Bizarrely, I once drove past Avent's UK HQ... http://www.avent.com/uk/en/index.php
The second part is us getting over the superstition element: buying the kit means accepting that things are now OK, that Toblet(te) will be born healthy, wealthy and wise. Put another way, stop worrying and start planning. (According to top bloke Norm, proud possessor of two teenagers, the worrying *starts* now and continues to build for the rest of your life...)
It's a strange transition: single - couple - expecting - dad. Accepting Yes, this is happening, is the biggest change. Bye-bye superstition, Hello reality.
Pic stolen from Avent, who make a bafflingly (to me) large range of baby kit. Bizarrely, I once drove past Avent's UK HQ... http://www.avent.com/uk/en/index.php
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How are you doing re names? All very quiet on that front. I was keen on 'Jordan' for my daughter, but this was subject to the wife's veto. We had an arrangement where each partner could provide short list of 6 names, and had 3 vetos; what was left was then subject to the usual horse trading. If you're short of inspiration, I'm always impressed by the variety of sender names that fill up my spam inbox. Pleased to here the gun emplacement is coming along.
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