KEL _ Just very quickly as it's 11pm & I should have been in bed HOURS ago. CLaudia has a blankie type thing, it's a pooh bear that is attached to a square of like felt/velvety type of material. YOu can actually push the square into pooh bear's back to make it an actual teddy bear, but Claudia likes it 'unfolded'. OVer here they are @ Kmart & BIG W. There is a tiny tag on it that Claudia flicks at while she is feeding. I got her onto the pooh bear by always tucking it under her arm with EVERY feed & putting it in her hands when she went to sleep. Slowly over time she has got attached to it. I also try & give her pooh bear when she cries. Jessica has a 'piggy' which is Piglet from the Pooh Bear but a much larger stuffed toy & she has been seriously addicted to him since she was 16 weeks old. He goes EVERYWHERE with her, including next door to play with the little girl. She has him tucked under her arm all the time. It's gorgeous. But anyway, the reason I got Claudia stuck on the pooh bear was because she used to pinch my boobs when I was feeding her & it hurt like hell! Also, I wanted her to have a comfort toy like her sister because Claudia doesn't have a dummy & I wanted somethign to be 'looking after' her while she slept. Maybe you should try & see if you can get one of those? I think it was about $12? Somewhere around there? Also, best & Less sell these like animal heads on a blanket that has satin edging. Jessica got one given as a gift when she was born & I always see them around Best & less even now, 3 years on.

I will do personals tomorrow. BUt quickly a gush for me...... Claudia is SUPER clever. Yesterday we were having a big clean up outside & pressure spraying all the paving & Jessica's scooter was up against the wall, & next thing I turn around & Claudy is standing on the scooter, exactly how you would & just standing on it. Not moving, not makign a sound. So I took her for a whirl around on it & she loves it! She even dangles one foot off! BUt now I have a sore back beacuse I am always whizzing her around on it & when I stop she screams & shakes the handle bars! TEMPER! LOL. Also, she says 'Mum-Mum, Dad-Dad, Bubba, Nanna & Ta'. We are teaching her to say Jess but her mouth moves but no sound atm. She also puts her hands on her face to do peek-a-boo & does the big 'aaaaahhhhh' but hasn't got the 'boo' out yet. Very cute! She is standing a lot. Took a couple of steps last night to reach for our friends little boys bike when they were over & she gets the stools from the breakfast bar & pushes them around like a walker & she pushes a little hippo walker around that is meant to gobble up the peekaboo blocks, but doesn't. She is sleeping like a 'super star' as well! So RYN, if you want, I will hire Alan out to you? Being in China next week is half-way to your place anyway! LOL, What's another 12 hours of flying time? LOL.

Love to you all & goodnight!

Love Jayne