Congrats on your pregnancy and finding BB, Fionas. Do you family/friends not take something along for the children to do - toys or books (or even handheld videogames) when they get bored? When I was about 7 I'd take my own book if I knew I was going to be bored then complain if I couldn't read it! I also used to keep lego in my handbag when I was babysitting, which caused some funny looks as a childless 17yo empties her bag looking for something!