3:33pm UK, Monday December 09, 2002

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have been spotted shopping for baby clothes and a cot - just weeks after announcing their engagement.

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

The pair were seen together loading up a trolley with baby blankets and have splashed out on a custom-made crib, a newspaper reports.

"They both want kids, and soon," a source close to the couple revealed.

"Starting a family is their number one priority."

J.Lo and Ben spent £63,000 on a hand-carved crib from the exclusive Chrome Hearts LA store.

Infant outfits

The couple also picked up a gold baby's cup and spoon from Tiffany & Company and a number of designer infant outfits and even a Gucci teddy-bear.

"Jennifer had a lot of input in designing the crib," a friend told the Daily Star.

"It's dark wood, accented with religious icons, including a platinum angel accented with diamond eyes.

Jennifer was reported to have told a friend: "Sure, we're planning to have kids. But I'm just not saying when, at least not now I am not."

True love

The 33-year-old actress turned popstar got engaged to Ben in October after the couple appeared together in a music-video for her new album.

"Although I've been married twice, I haven't had a marriage yet.

"I'd got to the point where I thought that true love wasn't going to happen to me," she said.

The couple met on the set of Gigli, a crime thriller in which Lopez plays an assassin.