Fire - i agree that we are living with stone age babies and think i would feel lost with out spending so much time with him. i do put him down when we eat dinner to play or a 5min task. but would never let him get hysterical ( though sometimes like last night it happenss and i put my dinnner down and sat with him as he was getting tired 9pm. none the less 1/2 hour later he was asleep with out feeding and still slept 6 hours and it was 11pm before dp woke me and took russell to bed and i finished my dinner) i will often not put russell down while he sleeps because i enjoy it and so dose he.

Grubi - As for teething it dose vary widely friend f mines 1yr old has 12 teeth and got his 1st at 5 months. and for contact, i am goingt ogive it for aslong as he needs it. as Fire said
' if I pick him up, is he happier; if I put him down, is he happier? '
Steph - Russell also sucks on his fist when he wakes up or is on his tummy. he used to cry when put down on his tummy but since found his fist hes happy to stay that way for a little while. I drive and live near PT aswell so i can get to you no problem. are you going to the baby expo this weekend. you can print off free tickets on their website.

Anyone elses babies starting to get interested in differnt tastes , russellis into apples and potatos atm.

we are doing , DP is looking after Russell for 2 hours 2 nights aweek so i can play squash and get fit. yay and russell has slept 6-8 hours all week so feeling good.