Isn't it a pity that this day in age people are still using phrases like half-caste?? Honest to goodness!!
Tracey - I agree... your girls are just gorgeous! As for people reserving any kind of judgement about their physical features, they can go jump in the lake. People are people... we are capable of falling in love with anyone - even if they are of a different ethnicity. Time for people to let go of the whole "mixed-race" stigma. Urrgh! AND I can't believe that nurse that "assumed" that the baby you were losing had a different father. Besides which, what business is it of hers!! God... I wanna slap her silly!!

Kathryn - don't feel bad about having to ask if the mother's and child's surnames are the same. These days, it's 50/50. Guaranteed every class I teach, at least half the kids don't share the same last name as the mother. The funny thing is (and I hope this is a good thing) is that I am more inclined to assume that Mum decided to keep her maiden name or something like that! Some of the parents have explained to me why their last names aren't the same (marriage isn't for them, they're engaged but not yet married etc. etc.). Either way, it's an individual choice and there are soooo many different reasons so it's not fair to jump to conclusions (not that I think you do... ykwim??).

I often get asked if Gabby is a girl or a boy. I guess the lack of hair doesn't help. It baffles me when people ask when she's wearing pink tho... why would I dress a boy in pink??
In saying that, she was wearing a Ford Racing jumper yesterday with her red water-proof pants and everyone assumed she was a boy.... but she was also wearing a purple pixi hat that I SO wouldn't put on a boy, LOL. I couldn't blame people tho.

I too get the "is she a good baby" question. It used to annoy me but now I give up trying to steer people off such a dumb question. I just say "yep" and move on, LOL.