what to do when your baby sleeps... sleep.

 or.. click pictures like this that will get husbands take turns with diaper change.

and then.. click pictures like this so when you see them 20 years later, you know this is one post-it note that never went for a waste.

Baby shopping!

Recently I saw a friend of mine along with her sister at a mall. We exchanged pleasantries and then I asked them if they were done shopping. The friend very excitedly said 'we've come baby shopping!' I blinked and replied 'I didn't know you got them here.' Ok sorry. One, I didn't notice her sister was pregnant. Two, no one would notice she was pregnant cause she was extremely lean looking and I just couldn't tell.

We women look for any reason to shop, why not shop for a baby we are going to have in another ten months. Let's not call it baby shopping. It's just creepy. Shopping for the baby. 

I did do a little 'shopping' before I delivered. Clothes, creams, and necessities. I didn't buy any toys because everyone who visits is going to bring something or the other. When I visit newborn, I usually buy clothes. If I visit the newborn in a hospital, I stick to buying the baby a bouncer or a crib mobile. When I visit at home, I stick to clothes cause the baby will definitely use it and it's not going to be sitting in a corner after a few months. So, I bought this crib (with wheels) that came along with a pull along cradle. This beautiful piece of work can be moved from room to room. When I was home alone, I would even pull the crib to the room near the bathroom and take a peaceful bath.

The crib was a great place to get G watch and play apps on my iPad. He learnt to clap and shake his head for the rhymes on his own.. And now he pushes my hand away and operates the entire iPad himself. He opens/closes/adjusts volume/switches between apps/puts on sideshows and videos. When I was his age, I was probably staring at TV.

I have pregnant relatives calling to find out what they need to buy for the baby. For a year almost, the baby isn't demanding. Wears anything you put on and is pretty helpless. After that they ask for those things we wouldn't give them. TV remote, chargers etc..

Investing in baby items as you go is more sensible than investing in everything a baby can use and then ending up with many things to waste. Kids these days love the phones and ipads. Although the safer thing to do is not give it to them, it is very useful to keep a baby occupied for a few minutes.