Hi ladies

How are you all? I hope you're well and your loved ones also. And how are those bellies going ladies? Cathie you are so close, PP & Charlotte not long now and Audax you're getting close to half way, will you find out if you are baking a little miss or a mr??

We're good here, just doing my best to keep up with the demands. Miss Harper is great, just gone 18 months which is so hard to believe. She points out babies everywhere we go but she's MY baby!!! She started walking just after Easter and now keeps up with her brothers with no effort at all. Her and Charlie play together beautifuly and this weekend with DH and the boys being away i have to really make a point of keeping her busy because she is lost without them. We only have 4 teeth here and the most recent popped through at Easter. She's had some rosey cheeks of late but no signs on the gums from what i can see. She is still a challenge on the sleep side of things, for a few weeks after we got back from sleep school we really made progress. She will now sleep through the night and if she wakes she does not need a feed to resettle. But her thing now is waking at 5am. At first i tried the settling techniques but she wasn't having any of it and all i was doing was waking up the boys at 5am also. So now her and i go and lay on the couch each morning, most mornings she will have a bit more a snooze in my arms but i tend to barely get any more sleep myself. I'm not sure what to do or IF there is anything i can do... it's been going on for about 6 weeks now and i'm sure it's her body clock. I'm tired though and having to go to bed quite early to be able to keep up with the kids during the day. But at 5am i'm doing my best to enjoy the chance to have her snuggle or play in my arms. Georgi i'm not sure if you keep up with the group anymore but i remember you getting up to your boys this time each morning and you could probably quote me from some time back on saying something about not being able to imagine getting up and beginning my day at that time.... well i do now I'm hoping it'll pass soon Otherwise we're feeding 3 times a day still, i can call her from the other end of the house and she'll come running, she's not ready to give up yet. We do have a little issue with the attachment sometimes incorporating teeth but we're persisting, i'm happy if she's happy.

I haven't read back on the threads thoroughly but i do see Miri has taken a few steps!! Yay for Miri i'm sure it's just the beginning of her being well and truely on the move.

PP how are you going without your furry friend? Sadly we are at the stage where it is time for my furry friend to go to doggy heaven. I'm finding it really difficult but she has been prone to cancer, she's had 3 operations so far and now has a lump on her leg that we won't be able to operate on. I hate having her life in my hands like this.

We've had a few sickies here also, Aidan slightly, Charlie had a grose nose for over a week and Harper has had a bit of a runny nose and the other morning woke up with the early signs of croup. But they're all getting better now.

I need to head to bed girls, i might be around for a little bit again but i have requested to be banned for a little longer. I really do hope you are all well and happy.

Talk soon girl xo