Tiggy - I cannot believe what an amazingly strong woman & mother you are! As if twins alone aren't enough to work with; add in another 5 children to the mix and an evil sister & SM. Like the other girls have mentioned; always feel free to vent here whenever you need it. Those two little boys (your nephews) are so incredibly lucky to have such a caring Aunt & Uncle who have welcomed them into the fold with open arms.

Glad to hear that Ivy & Noah are cruising along. Once you change up the formula; I'm sure that their weight difference will even out. Just love the photos on your webpage!

Meg - YAY for Coco's 5th month birthday! Must be such a relief to have that positive report back and that it is just because of the cereal. It's also good news that Tim had a great first day at work..must be such a load off your mind not to have to stress about money anymore!

Sarajo - Hope you and Abby are going well! I had my ears pierced 6wks before my 12th birthday so I could wear my first fancy pair of earrings for our year 7 formal which happened to be on my birthday. Am so glad I didn't have it done earlier....the woman half-pierced the first ear, had to reload the piercing gun and re-do it through the same earlobe. Was not impressed.

I know a lot of people who have had their children done really young and never had any problems. So basically, I think no-one knows what is better for Abby then you & Don. I personally will be waiting until Maddy asks, and I guess John & I will decide when we feel it's appropriate for her.

Kate - Thanks for the reassurance about my mothering skills....it's so easy to feel guilty about any little thing that goes 'wrong' with your bubby. I think you are right about keeping her away from people....we won't be going anywhere until the end of the week other than the doctors' tomorrow. Sadly her rash doesn't appear to be clearing up...even a little bit.

Well, it's 10pm and Miss Madeline is fast asleep (Demazin for Infants is strong stuff...she's been sleeping well. Slept 3hrs straight during the day in her cot today and only cried for 10mins before nodding off) so I'm going to take myself off to bed.

GOOD sleep vibes :sleeping: :sleeping: for all of your bubs ladies, and in turn for yourselves!