SMYLIE_ Glad to hear that Jemima has the clean bill of health but YUCK on the spew & the wee! Maybe the egg custard unsettled her tummy or she ate too much of it & that's why she spewed, I hope she's not getting sick again. WOO HOO on the swimming lessons! OMG I can't believe that Jemima is walking also. I thought Claudia was clever with the crawling at 1 day before 7 months. WOW. Yes, I would go the cup with no handles, I think the lid is just going toooo far with a 8 month old. Might look a bit obvious. PMSL. I'm not sure if Claudia can drink from a straw, but Jessica put her box drink with the straw in her mouth the other day & was squirting it into her mouth. She loved it, but I"m not keen on her having juice yet, I allow her to have other things - like hot chips that I'd never have dreamed of giving Jessica at that age, so I'm holding back on the juice. Also, we had a VERY poor start to solids, it was a bleeping nightmare TBH so if she eats something she can have it - within reason of course!

TASHIE _ I have a nearly 3yo so she does lots of entertaining with Claudia. I know this might sound odd, but Jessica was a baby who hated being on the floor & couldn't entertain herself if her life depended on it & would scream blue murder when I left the room so I made sure from an early age that I put Claudia on the floor, left the room, put toys in her reach etc... She plays very well by herself & well with Jessica & now that she is crawling, well she can find her own entertainment, like banging on the grate of the heater so it makes a wicked clunking sound - lucky it hasn't been turned on in weeks. I take the kids to the park, we go to indoor playgrounds a bit, we go shopping of course! & we sit outside on a rug with some toys in the sun while Jessica plays on her swingset. Jessica loved books at this age, but Claudia is too nosey & doesn't really get into them because she is more interested in watching everybody else. I'm glad to hear that Tobie is behaving & sleeping through, would you like to swap him with Claudia? LMAO. It's great this day & age that there is so much literature on how to settle babies, but I'm miffed why our parents never had sleep hassles with us??? Grandparents & parents have both told me that their children never had a problem with sleeping!!! Claudia is at the end of Feb also, so sometimes I feel like she is miles behind everybody elses bub, so I'm glad that you & Tobie are here now!

IMPATIENT _ WTG on waving & the clapping! Yay for Bella in the water. I'm sure next week it won't be so unfamiliar to her & she will enjoy it much more. Was it a nice warm pool? I bet she looked gorge in her swimmers! Did you enjoy yourself too? Claudia starts her swimming lessons on Thursday next week & I can't wait!!! Jessica has been swimming since she was 6 months old & I can proudly say now that she can actually swim on her own & float on her back, I think water safety is one of the most important skills you can teach your child.

CHRISTIE _ Not impressed with you sauntering in here & announcing that you get 12 hours sleep per night. LOL. J/K! Best of luck dropping that day time nap to get him to avoid the night time feed.

ME - Somebody mentioned about weight loss, well I'm here to tell ya that I'm piling it on! LOL. I have put on so much weight int he last couple of months & I swear it's sleep deprivation. I'm just snacking on whatever goes because I'm too tired & busy with the kids to prepare good stuff. Although, Jessica & Claudia eat very well, I should just eat what I'm giving them! I have invested in a treadmill though which I get on for 30 minutes per night & I have also bought this little double-person caravan thingy that goes on the back of my bike & I tow the two of them on the back of my bike. It has a 5 point safety harness in it for the both of them, plus a rain cover & fly net & there is room for toys for them & they have little windows. It's just the best. I got it 2nd hand for $50 & I have been riding a fair distance with them. I have been riding them sometimes of an afternoon so that they both have a little catnap before dinner. It's great. The plan is to ride to swimming lessons with the girls & around town to pick up bread & milk when I need it. So I'm going to get all fit & sexy for DH comes home on his R&R! Lets hope I don't get pregnant again when I'm looking good! LOL.

Love Jayne xox