Sarah, those books sound really good! They could be a source of good ideas
As for the lactose free formula... I guess anything is worth a try, I think a lot of babies are lactose intolerant when they are small but grow out of it. It would be good to pin point is trouble.
As for Colic, I am going to try and get Violet to get as much hind mild as possble, they say that too much foremilk can give babies wind/gas... so I amgoing to ensure the 1st boob is truely empty b4 I offer her the 2nd... see if that makes a difference.

Violet has is really finding her hands now She now sucks on them when she is upset, and rubs her own eyes when she is tired Awwww very cute!

Tanya