Hi everyone, i can't believe we're here already. (I'm feeling a bit lazy today so the next bit is just a cut and paste.) I'm a bit saddened by how fast he's growing out of the baby stage. He often looks more like a little boy than a baby now. In a few years I'm going to be one of those tragic mums standing outside the school on the first day bawling my eyes out.
He cruises the furniture now and loves to throw stuff. If I put him in the cot while I shower he's perfectly happy as long as he has a big supply of stuff to throw on the floor. I bought him a learning table at the target sale and he loves it, he likes the blocks I got him too because they make a big bang when he throws them on the table. Such a boy!! :roll:
He's started getting very wary of anyone other than me and DH in the last couple of weeks. Of course MIL is carrying on like its the end of the world and a major personality flaw caused by our parenting rather than a perfectly normal developmental stage. Funnily enough he still loves DH's Bangladeshi aunt (he's always been quiet and happy when he's with her) which drives MIL nuts because she tries to grab Yasin and he screams and then Rahat picks him up and he's really placid. lol.
We have to see the ECHN on Thursday. I hope he's put on some weight because last time he hadn't although I think that he did but then lost it when he started crawling.
Its DH's birthday tomorrow. I'm still tossing up whether we should go out to dinner or just have something nice at home. I geuss he's the birthday boy so I'll let him decide. I really feel like making (eating) my super-duper seafood soup. I'm going to make a choc-cherry birthday cake as a practice run for Yasin's birthday. Its meant to be a cupcake recipie but I was thinking that for DH I might just put it in a cake tin and bake it for about ten minutes longer.

Michelle, my iron levels are always a tiny low no matter what I eat. I think I just have trouble metabolising it because even when I take supplements and multivitamins it stays low. Vitamin C helps you absorb it so they say you should have a glass of orange juice when you eat meat or take your multi-vitamins etc.
woohoo for Lani's weigt gain \/

Kellee, I hope that Charlie's breathing isn't caused by anything nasty. Yasin was really wheezy a while ago but when the Dr checked with the stethescope it wasn't his lungs it was his throat.

Pee, you sound busy. You reminded me that I have to take care of DH's tax asap. Maybe tomorrow.

Michelle, lucky you having a night out without the kids. Good to hear that Josh's party was a sucess and didn't cost you too much.
Congratulations to Jesssica on her walking =D>

Iris, I hope little Alana stops stressing you out soon and starts eating better. I've read that the walkers are quite dangerous but lots of babies love the jumpers. My friends daughter had one and she was crazy about it. I tried Yasin in it and he wasn't very enthusiastic but maybe he might have been if he had more oppurtunity.

I've got to go. Idol is on and I love the early weeks with all the talentless people, after that it gets boring.