MAZ - i don't even TRY for the Extreme Icons, i'm over the moon if i get to the first level!!

Kazbah - i think the brand on the tip of your tongue, might just be STARBUNZ?? (the monkey, cow, animal etc groovy covers/aio/pockets).

congrats on the wee on the potty, yes, it does count in the shower. bilby's first successful potty wees, were just before the bath.

hows your tum today darl?

NaNa - three wetbags sounds good to me. Pity your dh is not on board, i sympathise with your frustration (at him not "getting" it).

oh and one more "travelling with mcn tip" - travel clothesline - buy them at caMping stores and some chemists - it's like two long pieces of elasticated cord, twisted around each other, metal hook at each end. so no need for pegs. i'd tie a ribbon at each end, JIC you need to put it up somewhere, where the hooks don't do the job.

Beirut and France - noice. Culturally (and especially food wise!!) i would love it, just hope the Middle East is a bit calmish - when you are flying in and out.

Arimeh - a wall being knocked out would freak me right out too.

Brigsy's girl - dhs and snap nappies
i trained my dh to put his fingers on the INSIDE of the nappy, when doing up snaps, so that when the snap is done up, the pressure is "captured" on the adult's fingers, NOT the bub's tummy. does that make sense?
i think men, with their big hands, feel a bit clumsy at first doing this, but you have to, to protect the bub's tummy. I've had to explain it to more than a few childcare workers too. (women with big hands as it happens).

are you completely bush fire free now hon?