My good friend Elvira is expecting a little one in June so on this fine Sunday I trooped over to her house for a baby shower. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to a baby shower (if I’ve even been to one before) so I wasn’t sure what fun and games to expect when I got there. In fact it was rather civilised – some drinks, a very nice meal, some dessert, more drinks and then the baby talk and reminiscing!

Actually, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it could have been and actually its interesting to find out what’s new in the baby world. For example, did you know that these days you can actually freeze your umbilical cord blood. Why you ask? Certainly not to unfreeze and have for dinner one day! Apparently “umbilical cord blood banking” is becoming a little more main-stream these days as it allows you to keep something that is basically a perfect match for your newborn should he/she come into a health problem in the future. Saves you having to make a baby just to save your other children. Of course this is just another way for hospitals to make money .. then again it does make some sort of practical sense.