Apparently Toys R Us has it all.

OH i had the strangest dream this morning [not uncommon]. But this one was a detailed journey of me on the hunt looking for baby basics. Much like a start up kit when one decides to change their facial regime but not quite.

So there i was in a foreign country having just given birth and already galavanting around town in search for necessity's. Never mind that i had JUST given birth to a miracle because it was obvious that there was no partner in the picture. But stupidly was proving that being a single mother is fucking hard work.

And where else would one head to but Toys R Us for all the goodies. So there i was waltzing down the aisles staring up looking for the "BABY AREA" section. Passing through the HOMEWARE & BAKERY section meant that freshly baked slices of bread would hang freely. And as inviting as it is to touch, i grabbed a slice off the rack and munched on it as if it was the 'normal' thing to do.

One would think 9 months prior to the birth i would at least have a FEW items already assembled. But noOOoooo... there i was frantically looking for diapers, a baby car seat [for the car that i obviously don't own], baby food, anti-bacterial items and a container to hold my cigarette packs... uhhhh what the?

I SWEAR... SMOKING WHILST PREGGERS/WITH NEWBORNS/KIDDIES PRESENT IS A NO-NO!

When i eventually get to the baby food area i'm bombarded with beautifully packaged cereal boxes. Never mind that a newborn can't even digest solids let alone know the difference between one brand and another. And as if i were in a FREE Tasting Hall i open one of the boxes only to be faced with a huge empty container and an equivalent of a drinking straw filled amount of food!

Eventually the store transforms into somebody's house and i'm standing in the back garden which looks like an abandoned half built apartment block. I am having a conversation with my MissAnBloodyMumNoMore about what kind of diapers to get and she's convinced me that her preference towards Mamy Poko's out ranks all the commercially known brands.

Which is when the strange part comes in... in the far corner i notice SashaPau [her one year old] holding up another child of her size on her shoulders. And like a Cirque Du Soleil stunt, i see 5 little tots standing on the shoulders of another. My only thoughts were, it must be the Mamy Poko's!

For a split moment i see my kid with these miracle diapers on but i've got it one size too small. Not yet cutting the circulation off but would definitely do some damage in the long run, so i opt for a bigger size.

I'm still lugging around a basket full of random items and i bump into her husband who seems interested in the kinds of food i've chosen for my newborn. He inspects the jar and pours the contents out into a bowl and agrees that THIS was the best of the lot. "It has a little bit of sugar in it which will help keep the baby awake, not a lot but enough to keep him happy".

And for all mothers out there that are wondering. why on earth would you want to keep a screaming infant bouncing off the walls any longer? My answer to that would be, I have NO idea my subconscious is in a world of its' own. Seriously, i have no control of it.

So let me just end with, NO I AM NO WHERE NEAR PREGGERS! [In fact, i sometimes wonder whether i am fertile to begin with, hmmmm].

But with countless sites declaring that dreams about Pregnancy often 'symbolize spiritual or psychological growth. It also represents a transitional phase in your life that is in the process of growing and developing... [read more].