TASHIE _ Funny you mention teddies, I was going to ask if anybody else had given their bubs teddies or comfort toys. Claudia doesn't have a dummy but she has this pooh bear that is attached to a little blanket, it's like a velvety type material & she holds it while she is feeding & rubs it over her face & eventually as she's goign to sleep she puts it on the side of her face & when she is sleeping she cuddles it against her chest. Jessica has a piglet toy, it's called soft n silly piglet & she has been attached to it since she was 4 months old. It has to go EVERYWHERE with us, we've never had to go back & get it because it's always tucked under her arm. She tells me 'piggy' is her best friend. When she cries she asks for piggy & she does things with him like putting him to bed, pushing him around in her toy pram, changing his pretend nappy, etc... I don't care if she has it until she's 32, it's not doing anybody any harm but poor piggy is a bit worse for wear, he gets washed each week but he is starting to get mighty thin in places & my mum had to sew a little hole up the other day in his head, so now piggy has stitches. Piggy is like part of the family, all our photo's almost, piggy is there. LOL. I hope Claudia gets with her pooh bear like Jessica is with Piggy.

RYN _ YEs, Jessica did the whole running to Daddy with her arms outstretched. Was adorable, she gots lots of 'ooooh look at that' from people at the airport. Since Alan's been home, the house is in disarray. I had the house running like clockwork & clean like a show home. My god it's like a bomb's gone off & the kids have gone nuts. I agree with you, if Claudia has a snotty nose & a bit of a sniffle, I still go places, but when you 'know' it's something more, I keep her away.

IMPATIENT _ Glad to hear that you're on the mend & back at the gym. LOL @ Bella getting into everything. OOooh what are you getting Bri for her birthday? I LOVE birthdays & I go mad on them too!

MUMMYCATE _ How is El now? Back to her usual self I hope.

LISA _ Eeewww on the lice. You poor thing, that musn't be nice. My niece got a bout of lice when she was at daycare for about 3 months running & was offended whenever we were doing something if I asked if she had lice because I didn't want to get it! Apparently now parents don't keep their children home when their kids have it, when I was at school you weren't allowed to go to school until you had been treated, but now parents just keep on sending their kids. I didn't want Jessica getting it. Also, my gf just had to shave her 11 month old boy's head because he got it from his cousins. How awful!

ME _ Well our house is going mad! Claudia has gone back to her '30 minute sleep special' during the day, Jessica has become a royal brat & DH is driving me insane! It's so noisy having a man about the house! LOL. It's good having him home, but my god, it's been stressful. I've had the girls in a great routine & everything has run like clockwork & now it's all turned upside-down! Also, we have been eating so well & Alan was desperate for fish n chips last night so now I feel all grotty that I ate badly. I have loads of weight to lose & I've lost 4.5kg in the 2 weeks he's been gone & now I feel terrible for eating the fish n chips last night. Steak & veg tonight. I'm in charge! LOL. On a brighter note though, I"m going to get Jessica another rabbit, we have a beautiful rabbit - Chocky Boy who we've just found out is actually a Chockette. Long story, but we tried to get her pregnant through the breeder we got him/her from, but she won't let them man in & now she is having a phantom pregnancy, weird! Poor thing has issues, but I've decided to start breeding them, so I need a boy & a girl. I"m starting with the boy, just need to get another hutch. I want to do it properly & be reputable.

Love Jayne