TASHIE _ Wow, it's great that you are flying so often to visit grandparents, I bet they love it though as well! Staying for a month sounds really good though, because just think, when you get back, it's another month ticked off the calendar for when Nathan gets home! I bet Tobi is loving all the attention! LOL @ getting into everything, it's true that now is when the fun starts!

KRISTY _ No way you can be 15 weeks already! That's insane! We moved Jessica out of the nursery & into a big girls room in the December & Claudia was born in the February (of course) & we did that so she didn't think she was kicked out of her cot so the baby could sleep in it. We are all coming down with colds atm, so as soon as that disappears we must do that playdate! I'm dying to see your pg belly & give Miss Erin a big huggle!

RYN _ Ok, I have re-read & your scan is on Wednesday. What is making them check for a brain tumour? Because of the migraines you have been getting? I hope it comes back all clear for you honey. I'll be thinking of you. I'm sure Liebs will be fine!

IMPATIENT _ I was thinking of you today, because we have a bunny named Bella & Claudia has been calling out for 'Bella' all day & it made me think of you guys. How clever is Bella now! That's wonderful that she is all settled in at day care, I hope the move doesn't throw her confidence, but I'm sure she'll be a super-star. That is odd that the morning sleep stayed while the arvo one got the flick, I wonder if she'll swap them around in time to come? What are your girls like with Bella? What's the age gap? They must be like 'Mini Mummies' to her!

KEL _ WOW, so much has happened with you since I have been out of action! Going back temping is GREAT stuff. Are you still going to keep the routine of putting Jem into daycare when you're not temping? Are they ok with you doing that? How many days per week will she be going? I'm sorry, I had to LMAO about working will take your mind off food, so very YOU! LOL. How is the little princess going? She is going to love daycare & you're going to love having all the adult conversations!

LISA _ I too would love to go back to work, but I serioulsy can't. We don't 'need' me too & I just couldn't do it to the kids. I do plan on going back to study when Claudia goes off to Kindy. I'm going to become a midwife & I'll start the study when the kids are at school so it's mimimal disruption to them. MIL says by then she'll be ready to finish up working & the days where I might be at uni she can collect them from school. I'd dearly love to go back to work one day per week, but it's mad to pay for 2 kids to go into daycare just for one day's wage. I have heard from my friends in Parenting after M/C Loss how hard it is for them to let other people do things with their babies after a loss, i think it's completely normal & understandable!

ME _ I'm getting back on track from having my wisdom teeth out, weaning Claudia & recovering from the hives. I lost 5kg the week I had my teeth out & tomorrow is the day that I weigh myself, so I hope I haven't put too much of that weight back on! Claudia is going fantastic. I don't know if I mentioned before, but she has been brewing a cold for like 6 weeks now. Some days she coughs, some days her nose runs green & some days she's perfect. The last 2 days she's had a runny nose & the cough & I have noticed today that her lips are all chapped & she is wheezing, so I'm really thinking she is asthmatic like I am. If the cold blows up I will take her to the Dr but I haven't bothered so far because I know they will tell me just to let it run it's course. She is learning so much atm. She comes to me & sticks out her foot & points at her toes & says 'do dis' & wants me to do 'This Little Piggy'. Jessica is learning to do handstands & as soon as she hears the word 'handstand' she runs to the mat in the loungeroom, puts her hands down on the ground like the yoga 'down dog' & sticks one leg up in the air until she falls over! She does 'round & round the garden' on her hand. She opens & shuts her hands for the 'open shut them' song, she does twinkly fingers & can make the star for twinkle twinkle. She tries so hard to put her own shoes on & she is nearly there at stepping into her pants/jeans/pj's etc... She was soooooooo into Alan when he was home, it was wonderful to see. I went out on a shopping spree & Alan had the kids for the whole day & he said that she was just perfect for him. As usual though, with Alan being home the sleeping has gone to pot. Too much excitement, too many outings & it buggers up her sleeping. Also Jessica's. Jess kept on getting up during the night to check that Alan was still there but the night he left she went back to staying in her own bed! Weird! Claudia went back to the half hour day sleeps, but today was an hour, so that was an improvement. Ok, I have rambled, I'm going downstairs to bed!

Good night!