My Mum and Dad are up this week. Generally helping out as it's half-term but also helping me prepare for the baby - which now we are into February is alarmingly close.

Thursday and Friday we attacked the house - Dad doing some bits of neglected DIY and Mum cleaning, tidying and sorting out things. We've thrown out a lot of rubbish, sorted out a lot of paperwork, donated a box of books to Charity and started to think about baby clothes and nappies.

Saturday Martin took the boys for a haircut - they both look older while Martin looks younger - funny how a change of hair style changes the wearer! I think my last one was over a year ago now - one day... When he got back I went up into the attic and got down the Newborn baby boxes and sorted through them. The clothes are all ready now to be washed, sorted into piles of trousers, tops, vest, sleepsuits, socks, hats and jumpers/jackets. Wow we have a lot of stuff.

Let me take this opportunity to say we do not need any clothes at all. We have loads and loads. Even if it is a girl we are sorted - and we certainly do not need to be flooded with pastel pink tweeness if it is a girl. We have enough! Was that subtle enough?

As for nappies - well - we have 45 small and newborn nappies - which really is plenty too - shame as I would love to have the excuse to buy new! The only things we do need in terms of nappies are a couple of wraps and some new fleece liners. Apart from that we are sorted!

Is there anything we do need? Well we did need a new bouncer as Ruaridh managed to break the last one - but I replaced that at the last NCT sale I went too. I'm racking my brain trying to think if there is anything we do need. I'd love to say a new sling but I think Martin would kill be as I have got a little sling obsessed recently. So this is what I have come up with:

The Baby Wish List

• A lambskin (we had one with Ruaridh but it got Kiedis'd so I'd love a new one)
• A new change mat - edited to say I bought one as the existing one really needed binning...
• I have a few slings to use with this baby and I would love to get matching hats for them. If you feel like buying us one contact my friend Leah who makes them to match the slings. The slings that need matching hats are Didymos Blue Leaves (in a 6-12mth), Ellaroo LaRae (in 3-6mth or newborn) and a Didymos Lena (in 3-6mth or newborn).