That, or flying to New Zealand for the birth. Because no way am I going to go to hospital, and no way will any of the independent midwives I know just follow along like good little girls and work with a GP or obstetrician. That’s kinda the whole point of them being INDEPENDENT.

http://savehomebirth.com.au/news/?p=640

Yes, seriously.

What am I using instead? Just water and baking soda. And my hair is still clean! I’m never buying shampoo again.

Duplo. He’s really getting into building stuff with it (Nan’s house, Cranky the crane from Thomas & Friends, towers).

Some of the Thomas characters – the wooden railway ones. Bertie the bus, James, Gordon, Toby, Harvey, Salty. And there’s a Cranky the Crane at K-Mart that he really liked the look of too.

Will add to this list when I can think of other stuff.