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Regarding the Orion Expanse, check out the reviews, from what I've seen the BST Starguider ED referred above would be a cut above for the same sort of price.
As suggested, hold off as long as you can! This weekend, weather permitting, should see the moon as just a sliver and you'll be able to use the 25mm to just scan across the sky.
I'd also suggest a Planisphere if you don't have one already and a small torch with a good number of cellophane layers across the front.
With regards to the fuzziness when touching the scope, this is unfortunately one of the quirks to these small scopes, the smallest vibration from touching it the eyepiece, or the table upon which it is sat, will induce a shake/wobble to the image that is more noticeable as you switch to higher power/short focal length eyepieces, so it is important to be able to sit comfortable and learn to sit very still, often focusing on an object, then moving it just out of the edge of the field of view and patiently wait for it to cross the field without touching the scope. It is something that you learn very quick with each passing observation session.
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