Hello all!

MadB, is #13 through yet? We're up to 10 now after the weekend!

Char, so glad Hannah is better and sleeping well for you. Awesome that you can get all her hair out of her eyes, it's an ongoing saga with Millie. We try to keep it swept to the side as she pretty much refuses to let us put it up. It's so fine it takes ages and is probably pretty painful for her. Once it's a bit longer it should be easier. Tempted to cut her a fringe, but I went through early childhood with homemade bowl cuts so would rather not inflict the same on my child

Well we've had a heck of a weekend. Millie got a mozzie bite on her finger at daycare on Thursday, it progressively swelled down her hand over the course of Friday, to the point she couldn't sleep on Friday night. In spite of antihistamine. Saturday she had a huge day (we all did) - I hosted a Tupperware party (WHAT was I thinking?! it was kinda fun though ) so there were various kids of all ages to play with. God bless DH, who ran a fantastic Daddy Daycare - I was so proud of him! Millie also cut her bottom molars. Anyway, she refused to eat dinner, took forever to get to bed in that "I'm overtired but will throw myself around dangerously in the hope that you'll think I'm actually fine to stay up a few more hours" way, but then slept. Yesterday was big again - out to DH's parents' place, which was nice, but I'll be damned if my FIL didn't take Millie out for a walk in the freezing cold wind. Her put her hoodie on, but hey, the kid has had a cough and cold for a week... FIL loves her to bits but I wish he'd check before taking her out. He's German so if it's not snowing out he wouldn't even bother with a jacket. Grr. Got her home, she did the huge performance again, and was up til about 11. Exhausting. When she's like that the best thing I have ever done is just rug up with her in her chair and rock her till she goes to sleep... but now I have this bump she doesn't snuggle as comfortably so won't settle with me, and DH always wants to try other things with her... *sigh* Anyway, saw the GP this morning - viral throat infection but her chest is clear, which is always our main worry. She's finicky with food but will still drink her water.

Other than that I had a beautiful mothers' day. DH went out and got me hotcakes at Maccas (he doesn't cook, so this was his way of making sure I got something more special than toast without having to make it myself ), and he gave me a ring sling!!! I LOOOOVE it and he picked such a beautiful, vibrant one. Wore Millie in the supermarket this morning and it felt great - she was happy and settled and I wasn't faffing about with the stroller!

I hope you all had a wonderful mothers' day. Thanks for being such an important part of my life as a mother xox