Green: I'm hearing you and sending you a big . You know how in the Asian culture new mum's aren't allowed out of the home for a month after birth, well I reckon this applies to all cultures although in most cases it's due to lack of sleep and constantly feeding. Bummer about DH leaving you for 3 WEEKS, ahhh.... it is so hard when the babies are little to upheave them especially when you are still trying to get a routine but sounds like you have a good mum there who is helping.

Murph: How does the saying go "Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink". Don't think you will be needing a cyclone kit on KI, maybe just stores for when it gets soooo cold in winter you won't want to leave the house. You were so nice to mention about our tree change to have Tara, it wasn't an easy decision to make at the start. Living a good lifestyle with 2 city incomes, to dropping down to 1 country income but the sacrifices were so worth it in the end. We might be doing it tough sometimes, but I would rather be doing it tough and be at home with Tara instead of being in the city and having to return to work ASAP to be able to afford to live IYKWIM. For some reason doing it tough in the country doesn't seem as bad..

Well DH has had to go to Melb today for a funeral, so just me and my girl at home again. My little Miss Piggy has now moved up to 2 solid feeds a day, rice cereal and a full bottle in the morning, lunch and a half bottle around midday and then her normal dinner and bed bottles. She still has the same volume of milk each day but she loves her solid food as well and she is not fussy what she eats, so far everything offered (savoury & sweet) all goes down, so looks like she takes after daddy with her food as well.