Maybe Baby

I have been to heaven and back. London's Regent Street has a shop called Mamas and Papas where they sell the most adorable baby stuff in the world. I want to buy everything in it.

The wonderful, beautiful and brilliant daughter and I met in St Christopher's Place, had lunch and then did the baby thing for the whole afternoon. She is starting to have a little bump, which she swears is mostly cake and is looking just fabulous. She is also nesting like crazy and high on hormones.

What happened to all this baby business in the last 30 years? Back then it was considered seriously daring to find a babygrow in any colour that wasn't white! Now, everything is stylish and available and, best of all, affordable. We oohed and aahed over delicious, cute outfits and then got on with the serious task of choosing pram and cot.

Now, this is where the internet comes into its own in a big way. She had already spent time on mumsnet and some other sites where people post their ratings on different manufacturers' equipment in terms of style, safety and so on. What a great thing! We had it all sewn up in an hour. So I got the train back to Brighton, lots poorer but so happy - can't think of a nicer way to spend an afternoon really.

See you soon,

Angie