On Friday night I managed to get the VPN connection to the office working so I can now use remote desktop to get in and check my email.
Today I went down to the store with the help of a friend with an SUV to pick up the crib. It was even bigger than I thought and we ended up having to go get straps and attach it to the roofrack. But we got it back here safely and it's now sitting in the baby's room waiting to be assembled.
The part of the changing table that was broken also arrived in the mail and I was able to mount the last drawer. So now we have taken care of all the major items: car seat, stroller, crib, changing table, glider & ottoman. Today we went down to Babies'R'Us and picked up various other stuff: bath, nappy bag, crib sheets, etc. The only biggish thing we have left to get is the play “yard” (as they are called in these hem-hem enlightened times); we hefted a bunch of them in BRU to get an idea, but will probably end up ordering it online.
But it's not all work, work, work; at least not yet. Today I also picked up a copy of Beyond Good and Evil on PS2, and Ninja Gaiden Black on XBox.
Goodness gracious you're organised! Make sure you leave Mrs Elbeno something to do for those final, seemingly endless, size-of-a-house-and-very-little-energy days… a little light shopping is just the ticket to pass the time 🙂
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Sorry that was from Emily! Btw what is a play yard? Is that like a playgym?
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I don't think so (unless they call them something else in Oz). It's not this but this.
Btw we have also hired a doula (did I mention that?), toured the hospital and attended our first birth class (Bradley method). And we've sorted out a list of questions and a proto-birth-plan for today's OB/GYN appointment.
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