kirsten - hehehe I like that statement!

tinar - is it possible that it's the way Zen was lying at the time? Or maybe the midwife got the measurement wrong (not likely, I know, but still, worth a try?!) Enjoy the opportunity to have a look at the gorgeous little one again! I'd love to get another look in now, would be pretty cool to see how much you can see this far along!

twinsis - how can you possibly forget about us in here?! lol glad to see you back in and that everything is going well for you. Sounds like a fiesty baby you've got happening there!

greenslw - I've been trying to remember the difference between BH and real contractions. I can't for the life of me but I do remember that I knew the difference when the time came first time around. I think the main thing is that getting up and walking around doesn't stop them whereas it often will stop BH or reduce the frequency/severity of them. They will remain consistent and will start to happen closer together. And I'm lost after that for ideas on how they differ!!

chuckie - welcome! It's great you've found us in here and even greater that you've been able to get that BFP so quickly! Congratulations! everything goes smoothly for you from here.

AFM - for those who like chocolate chip cookies... I decided to make some the other day. I had no cookie recipes (don't usually bake sweets other than the odd muffins or brownies or birthday cakes) so I hit the internet and tracked down a cookie recipe. It was good, but I felt a need to change it to make it better. So, with that in mind, today I did just that. My DD1 declared it 'so much better than the other ones and they were really good too" and as for me, I promptly scoffed down at least half a dozen of them. They are now chocolate chocolate chip cookies and have white and milk chocolate chips in a chocolate cookie base. So darn good it's not funny. They're kind of fudgy on the inside and chewy/crunchy on the outside. mmmmm drooling again and I want to go eat more of them!!! I've decided since the recipe is now so far away from what the original one was, I am safe to publish it for people without citing the origin (problem is, I can't remember the origin so I can't cite it!!) So, for those of you with chocolate cravings, these are quick and easy and fantastically yummy and here's the recipe -

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients

• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 250g butter, softened
• 2 large eggs,beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips (I used equal white and milk choc)

Preheat oven to 180 degrees (170 if fan forced). Mix sugar, brown sugar, butter, vanilla in large bowl. Add eggs and combine well. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. The dough will be very stiff.

Stir in chocolate chips. You can add pecans, or other nuts, at this time if desired. Keep stirring and folding the chocolate chips and nuts into the dough until they are evenly dispersed. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. The chocolate chip cookies need to be this far apart because the dough spreads during cooking. Bake 6 - 8 minutes or until they look almost done. You may even think that the chocolate chip cookies are underdone, but they will finish cooking through out of the oven. If you leave them in too long, the cookies will be tough or crispy.
The centers will be soft. Let cool completely then remove from cookie sheet. If you try to remove the cookies while they are still warm, the chocolate chips are still very soft and this can cause a very big mess.

Let me know if anyone tries this cos I'm curious to see if everyone else loves them as much as I do!! lol