It's amazing just how much baby and toddler paraphernalia one family can accrue in less than three years. There's the obligatory baby arch, nest, bouncy chair, crawl mat and basket of soft toys. Then we have managed to acquire a motorised car, an art easel, kiddy trampoline, keyboard, play kitchen, tool bench, 3 train sets ('cos no 2 year-old boy should have only one), mini table and chairs...and that's just the big stuff in the house. We no longer have a dining table and chairs...they went into storage when the 7ft x 4ft electric Thomas the Tank Engine train set appeared and took over what used to be our dining room. The train set has since been hidden under our bed, to be brought out again when our eldest is less prone to dropping things, but the dining room is now a play room.
My partner will probably say that I am the person who buys (or chooses) most of the toys, so should not complain.
Admittedly, we still have a couple of bags of Christmas presents hidden away upstairs for rainy days. But, we had only used our dining table once and aren't about to start throwing dinner parties when we have a baby who dictates when he sleeps. And anyway, what's childhood for, if not to play with toys!
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