Aaahh Yessshhhh - Quinny issshh ordered

We finally got round to ordering the Quinny Buzz travel system this weekend - so big thanks to Grandpa for this.

They are designed and manufactured in the Netherlands (hence the Goldmemberesque title) and we've opted for the red colour option the people at Quinny call strawberry (or sshhhtraaawberry). The car seat is going to look fab in the back of our car, it's the same colour and everything so we'll have a little mini Ricaro stylee seat in the back of the Golf for our little sporty bean. Oh, and of course its über safe as well and looking great :0)

Before we went to the shop to place the order we did a final spot of web based research and found this on YouTube. All very well and good you might think but stick with it until she gets to the part about us Europeans.

Quote "...apparently those Europeans don't drink on the go so there's no cup holder..."

Sat in bed watching this I jolly well very nearly choked on my tea (with milk of course) and toast and Marmite...

light fantastic

Forgot to mention, we found these great lampshades for the hall, stairs and landings.

I think they're a bit Marmite: you'll either love them or hate them.

humbug

Well, well, well.

Nearly a month since my last entry and lots of change in our little house.

As you can see the carpet is finally down in the stairs, hall and landing - something akin to those old humbug sweeties that Grandma used to suck is the general consensus.

We've also started getting things together for the nursery. The cot and changing unit thingamajig are both assembled and in-situ and the room is really rather nice and tranquil - for the time being at least.

K is getting bigger by the day and is now finding it rather difficult to actually get comfortable both sitting down on the sofa of an evening and even laying down in bed. Not best for my girl :(

home front

The decorating at home is finally nearing completion.

  

Gone are the lilac walls with lurid lime green woodwork in the back bedroom.

Gone is the bland cornflower blue Anaglypta in the hall, stairs and landing.

Gone is the offensive burnt orange from the front bedroom.     

All woodwork is now a spanking and glorious brilliant white and all walls a fresh chalk white.  

It has transformed our house and its hard to believe now just how we put up with the psychedelic maelstrom for so long.

Carpet is booked to be laid in early August, at which point I'll be getting busy with the screw driver and Allen keys to assemble the baby changing unit and cot which arrived last week.

Pictures to follow soon.

on track

K had her periodic midwife appointment earlier in the week and all is well. Her blood pressure etc is all fine and dandy and baby is doing well.

She's had one or two incidents where she's nearly fainted and felt v light headed this week too. Apparently this is all down to baby sucking on her resources.

More entries to keep you all up to date soon I promise.