Hi girls,

Bec - I was just about to ask you wether Xav has been sleeping heaps during the day!!! Colby went to bed at 8.15pm lastnight and slept through till 6.20am. We both went back to bed at about 7am after a feed but she stayed awake till 7.30am. Then she wanted another feed so i fed her and she fell back asleep. Then she woke up at 10.30am and went back to sleep after her feed and is still sleeping now. So yeah i was wondering wether you little man had been sleeping like this too. Might be a growth spurt i think.

Kirst - MEN!!! They are so selfish sometimes are'nt they. I have to admit i am pretty lucky really. Brent likes kids more when he can communicate with them so he is totally loving being with Briley at the moment. So he usually takes care of her all the time while i look after Colby. Mind you he is still male and has his moments!

Sehra - Its great when you manage to get a long unbroken sleep for youself. It really makes you feel refreshed does'nt it! I had one of those the other night was lovely! I even managed to make it out of bed by 7.30am! Whereas i normally need to sleep past 8 to feel human! The pics sound great! You will have to scan them onto the computer and email them around!

Rhiannon - YOU ARE NOT A BAD MOTHER!!!! Leaving them to cry for a while does'nt hurt them. I know exactly how you feel though. Colby does'nt like being in the capsule at all! Nearly everytime i have left mum (who lives 45 mins away from me!) Colby screams the whole way. I consider so many times stopping the car but that will only delay getting home IYKWIM. So i just have to leave her to cry and try and get home as quick as i can. Its probably a lot easier for me to say as Colby is'nt my first. I fretted a lot if Briley cried for too long. You'll adjust soon honey.

Colby loves her baths! I even gave her a shower with me twice yesterday. So that is what i am going to do from now on at nights. I will give her a proper bath in the mornings and then a "settling" shower at night rather than filling up the baby bath. Showers are so much easier. Your probably think! OMG - Are'nt you scared of dropping her? I thought the same thing when the girls in my other Baby Buddies group said that they had been showering with their bubs. That was until i tried it with Briley. She loved it. She loved the warmth of the water but mostly i think it was the combination of the water and being on my chest. Being close to me. Maybe you should give it a go with Jensen and see if he likes it.

Good to hear that Jensen slept through for you!

Shell- Sounds like Lanah is growing wonderfully. Colby is 5.69kg's....i wonder if i should consider changing nappies too. The nappies don't seem to be too small at the moment. Funny thing is, as heavy as Colby is, she is not a very big baby! Must be all mucles and bone!

I'm starting to realise that not many women have heard of it! I have already explained it to a couple of the girls in my Babies Buddies group!

The mirena is a T shaped rod kinda thing that get inserted into the opering of the uterus. It sits there and slowly releases hormones out of this plastic thingy that is also on it. Aparently it is becoming VERY common as it is now cheap enough for ppl to buy. It is only $30.80 whereas before it was $350.00! The best thing about it is you can have unprotected sex straight away and you don't get a period. I was going to get one inserted when i had Briley but they would'nt put one in cause i wanted to try for another baby within 3 years of Briley being born. They said it was more a form of long term contraception. The Dr that put it in this time could'nt believe it when i told her that! She was like "Who are they to tell you how long you can leave it in for?!?! You are paying for it!". So anyways, the way the put it in is they just do a speculum and insert it into your uterus and Walah! Oh and it lasts for 5 years.

Well we are all smiles and "coo's" here today! When we are awake that is! Colby has been asleep for most of the day today. When she was awake thismorning she was laying on her stomach chatting away. It was beautiful to hear. Even though i was half asleep!

As i mentioned to Sehra, i tried Colby is the shower yesterday and she loved it. She just layed their on my chest enjoying the water. I can't remember how old Briley was when i first tried her in the shower and not the bath. I think she was about the same age. She was fine with it too.

I don't think there is much else to report. I think because we are going so long between feeds at nights, i have got my period. I really don't know. I read from the booklet i got for the Mirena that you can spot for up to a month after its put in. But i am bleeding and have been cramping lots like i have my period. I am so confused with my body at the moment. I think it might be too!

Hope you are all well...