h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

i think they both need a copy of the hitch hikers guide to the galexy.
...if its never too soon to start...

for all the advice guys
lots to think about
I'm off to bed as I'm tired what with all the celebrating I did last night

good night BC

The ideal gift for a baby is......

Anything from Baby Gap.

(Sad, but true. Having had three, I know whereof I speak).

Marks and Sparks do some nice stuff, too. Vests. You can never have too many vests. Oh...and nothing that fastens down the back.

And for mother...Mackesons aids lactation, even if it tastes awful. In Germany they sell something similar under the name of Malzbrau. 'Orrible stuff.

Some of this stuff is totally turning me off having kids...

BC, the book idea for Mum is a good idea. I just used the word 'idea' in that sentence twice... Oh well...

Nah - not a book for mum! New parents don't have the time or energy. I had the easy end of it - as a father. But I went from being someone who'd read a book a week since he was seven to not even touching a book for eighteen months!

Something aromatherapy-ey. Bath bombs from Lush.

You can get nice 'baby books' for keeping photos in, recording first words, etc.

My Mum qwas hopeless with them. Mine's got some stuff in it, but not much. My brother's was a lot more kept, but I guess by the time she had me she now had two to look after.

Lush bath bombs! That's a great idea. (Makes personal note to get some.) But, what about the dad?

The last new-baby gifts I got were a multi-coloured backward-walking dog to entertain the mum, and a bottle of Southern Comfort to keep the sproglet quiet.

Dads like Lush bath bombs too!

Dads don't need presents, they just got one
Seriously with Christening (my sis and bro-in-law are Christian but I don't want to start any debates on that off on this thread) and Xmas coming up all will get presents aplenty
Since they will still be in hospital (my sis should be out of ICU by now) sis and babe are my immediate priorities

Bath bombs, what a great idea! I have a lovely Rose Geranium one for "calming" and it works well!

Quite right! What more can a father want?

Another idea...Early Learning Centre do this thing called a "baby nest" - an inflatable ring stuffed inside a fabric cover. They are dead handy when the wean gets near the sitting up stage (but scary when they start trying to leap out of them backwards).

And don't forget....vests. Lots and lots of vests. Think of all the vests you imagine they could possibly need - and buy double the amount.

Well I'm off to see my sister tomorrow and the officially approved presents are for baby a pram toy (something cheap from Mothercare as he will get loads of them) and for sis Lemon and Orange Slices (as she is off at the mo) and some sort of flavoured water (as she is thirsty all the time and there is a limit to the number of times the nurses will fetch her water for squash)
Your other suggestions will be kept in mind for Xmas and Christening, neither being far away

Those baby nest things sound amazingly useful, Edward. I wish they'd had something like that here, when my weans were well, weans...

Just been to see my lovely little nephew, officially Samuel Tomas (Welsh spelling ), and he is wonderful

Oh, they are. Lovely things, babies.

An extraordinary biological phenomenon is that just when their parents are at their most sleep deprived, can take no more and are seriously considering smothering the little monster....they learn how to smile. Crafty bugger, evolution. The ones who weren't programmed to smile at that precise time must've all died off.

Hello!

I'm a bit late in the pre-congrats, and the after congrats...but nontheless....

Vests, yes, can't have enuff of those..*period* the all-in-one thingies too...lots and *LOTS* of those...

Bath stuff.....*hehehee*..yeh!

Southern Comfort for the sproglet, yes of course... start as you mean to go on...

Yes, that is so true Ed

A useful point...by 'vests', I in fact meant the kind that do up at the crotch. Yer actual vest vests are useless.

I did wonder, I didn't like to say..

lola..

What was the other one that you had? I didn't get it...ummm can't even recall it now...

umm...

nope....

forgot, lost it...I remember I goggled it, wasn't it some kind of furry animal..?

*chuckles*

Damn your hide, Vixen! Googling is cheating! (C-H-E-A-T-I-N-G cheating

The fluffy animal is explained in my space.

Meanwhile..."I look like a woman and walk like a man"