Well I'll strike while the iron is hot. Day 2 of glorious sleep-in. Not that she is an early waker, she just wakes up properly 11.5 - 12 hours from when she goes to sleep and there's no complaints, it' s just that it's full-on from there.

Grub that's priceless! Jazz has the cot with no side too but she can't get under it as I have a swag there for her to fall on. She has however taken to curling up anywhere she decides lately for a power nap, which includes moving the pots aside and closing the kitchen cupboards, or lying on the bottom wire racks of the baker's stand that also serves as her favourite seat. They are pretty cute little souls, mastering so much.

Wow! No wonder Immy has so much of that lovely fat you wanted. What a healthy little chubba That's exactly twice Jazzy's birthweight so you can imagine she had no fat whatsoever, hence rugging her up against the Daintree summer! Your body is definitely not letting you down in the birthing stakes, that's a great story. How good is a bath hey?

Before she wakes, I'll update you on the ears. It's been a long time so you might expect, like most people, to be blown away, but it's been a long hard road to here and we are really only just getting good evidence of what Jasmine is understanding and able to repeat in these last few amazing weeks. I think that beyond any doubt, she hears and understands every single thing that we say now and that's just beyond anythng we could have imagined. she has been "slow", for want of a better word, to actually use her voice and show us what she can say and that has been concerning to all sorts of therapists and specialists in NSW and added to my sense of doubt in my own abilities. However, as Mums just know these things, I know she takes in everything and is processing it all. Her Dad didn't speak until he was 3 years old and his first word was a sentence, (complete with giving his Mum the forks and spelling out his words!!), so I allow some room for individuality and I know that she has never been one to vocalise or even cry compared to other deaf babies. She's a watcher, not a doer. So I spend a bit of time defending her and explaining what I know about her, which is that she is growing everyday and I have no fears for her future. She is loving books now and making unprompted animal sounds (like your babies probably did a long time ago) and she has a few solid words and actions in her daily repettoire, so it's all coming together and although I need to aim higher in order to get her to the standard that in NSW they expect her to be at, I'm thrilled and amazed and incredibly happy. And of course, so is she, knowing she is mastering so much and learning how her voice has power to get what she wants.

So that's the nutshell version and now I should be able to jump back on from time to time and catch up with you all.

Seeya next time...she's awake.xxx