I'm now 35 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Scarily, she's due in a month... it's come around so quickly. I'm sure these last weeks will drag though. Baby constantly has a foot in my ribs and her bottom sticking painfully out of my right side, though she does move to a more comfortable position (for me) when Arif asks her too. I think she's going to be a proper little daddy's girl. If I ask her to move, I just get kicked or ignored!
I've been meaning to post some pictures for ages. The first thing is the pram mum bought us. It's one that converts into a pushchair for when she's older and it folds up small enough for our flat. And my lovely sisters bought me (I mean, us) a beautiful changing bag, one that I couldn't justify buying myself.
Here goes:

If I've spoken to you recently, you might have picked up on the fact that I've become quite obsessed by nappies. Not nasty disposable ones, but proper cloth ones. The years of boiling terry squares for hours and stabbing your baby with nappy pins are long gone... now it's all about beautiful fitted nappies and easy washing. And it's far better for the environment, and better for baby's bottom. So I've got some disposables to start off with but I hope to use cloth nappies as soon as I can. I initially bought some very sensible Smart Nappies from Mothercare, but they're plain white and there's probably just enough to last for two days. So I really needed more because I plan to wash every other day but they'll take a while to dry and I thought that I may as well try some different makes too, to see what works best.
Here's my stash so far:

These are the actual nappies... four I got from a lady who makes them on a forum I visit (top left), a MotherEase one size (fits from birth to potty!), a Bambinex Teddy (pale pink at bottom left), a microfibre Little Lamb, a Nature Babies Diddy Diaper and a bamboo Little Lamb.
The four at the top left have a fleece outer layer so should be pretty waterproof unless baby is sitting on her bottom for ages. The rest will need a wrap, so I've got these:

My favourites are at the top left - they're Tiny Eco pink fleece with roses and were very cheap. The plain pink one is a Baby Beehinds one from ebay, the white ones are Little Lambs, the blue gingham is a Nature Babies and the one with pictures is a MotherEase Air Flow with ocean creatures!
I've also got some muslin squares and some prefolds, which you use like terry nappies. The muslins are apparently great for newborn poo (nice). You use a nappy nippa, which kind of grips the fabric from the outside, instead of pins and the same with the prefolds. It's sort of like origami. Then you put a wrap over the top. These are my muslins, prefolds and nappy nippa:

And last but not least, I have some more on the way. One bright red Itti Bitti D'lish, which doesn't need a wrap and has snap in extra bits for big wees, 2 Wonderoos birth to potty pockets, 2 Fuzzi Buns birth to potty pockets and 2 medium sized Fuzzi Buns. They were a great deal!!! Pockets are kind of cool cos you don't need a waterproof wrap and there's a sort of pocket in the back where you put as much or as little extra fabric for your baby's needs. Can't wait to get them!
Yes, I love nappies. But they're practical and cheap and pretty and I'll be saving the world one nappy at a time. That's how I justify it anyway.
Argh, got to go to work.
Rach x