Kel - To answer your question from ages ago...It does take Tobi forever to feed himself and can be quite frustrating at times. He will gobble up something he loves very quickly, but if it is vegies or something he isn't too fussed on, he will take his time. I will usually put him in his high chair, wheeling him around to where I am and use the opportunity to clean up the kitchen, do the dishes, or put him in front of the TV and jump on the computer (which is next to the TV). That way I can get stuff done and keep an eye on him at the same time. Dinner time we always eat as a family at the table and
I try and eat my breaky and lunch at the same time as him when I can.

How much TV do you let your bubs watch? We have the complete works of Baby Einstein DVDs, so Tobi watches them or ABC kids, which doesn't have ads. Somethings he isn't interested and will just play with his toys, other times he is glued to what is going on. I do try and not let him watch too much TV, but sometimes it is too hard if you have things to do. Plus I like using it for the noise and must get out of that habit.

As far as weight loss. I have been eating right and even two hours if I remember, going walking most days as well as putting lemon juice in my water. It seems to be working and I have lost 8kg so far. But a friend of mine used this stuff called 4321 and he lost about 20kg on it. So I am going to give it a try now that Tobi is weaned/weaning. I will let you know how it goes.

Kristy - How are you feeling? 19 months is a great age gap. We don't want a big one either. I cut out the lunch feed first when weaning Tobi. I actually combined the lunch and dinner one and gave him an afternoon feed before his sleep instead. Then after a couple of weeks, cut that one. Now Tobi is down to only one boobie instead of two in the mornings. He just isn't interested, which is making my life easier with weaning him. He drank nearly 250ml of cows milk yesterday (with a banana in it). I use a sipper cup. We haven't used a straw cup yet.

How do your bubs go with eating fish. Tobi isn't a fan and I am concerned about Omega 3. This whole food thing is so stressful. I think it is the hardest thing about being a Mum so far.

Michelle - I like your theory with Bella being happy and that being your guide to her health. I should stop worrying so much. I hope the needles weren't too bad.

Us - I am struggling with how cleaver Tobi is. Everything he is doing at the moment I think is fabulous and wonder if every baby out there is as smart as him (which I have no doubt they are). I just can't believe some of the things they do for their age. No I know what everyone means when they say this is the best age. Meanwhile I went to a talk on Baby Sign Language this morning and going to give it a go. Just with simple things, like eat, drink, mum, dad, bath etc. Sounds interesting.