Bun - I'm not looking forward to the technicolour spews !! I don't think you should worry about DD sleeping on her tummy but if it is really worrying you you can always get a breathing monitor to go under her mattress for piece of mind.

Minky - Bit stormy down here in Perth. But we have had such beautiful weather lately. Bet the weather up in Hedland is gorgeous this time of year ! Being at work I never realised just how nice winter is over in Perth. I used to get up v.early and stand at a freezing bus stop to go to work and by the time I was coming home it was already dark and freezing again. But being home and not venturing out until mid morning at the earliest makes you realise how nice it is and makes me love even more being a SAHM.

Prama - sorry to hear poor little Lakshman is poorly.

Roya - good luck coping without DH for 2 weeks. Sometimes I think DH makes more work for me when he is around !!

Sue - hope you made the most of the miracle of 3 children sleeping at once !! Sound's like a great cake. I am HOPELESS in the kitchen but guess I had better brush up on some baking skills soon. Won't be long before I will have to make the birthday cakes !! (There is always the bakery!!)

Ash - we had the same with DS from 4 - 5 weeks. Quite unsettled, waking a lot at night, grizzly, needing lots of attention. But over the last couple of weeks he has been an angel. We just have to keep reminding ourselves that the difficult period will pass (eventually). I guess the next "spurt" is around 6 months and will bring with it a new load of 'interesting' behaviours. I use a dummy with DS at night and for every day sleep. He sleeps MUCH better during the day with it so am very reluctant to get him to give it up. I try and keep it strictly for sleeping only and don't want to fall into the trap of using it for other reasons.

Jen - sounds like Amber is doing great. No rolling or signs of crawling going on here !! I think I have one placid, content and lazy bub !

Tried DS on rice cereal early in the week. Had it pretty runny and he seemed to take it OK. Don't suppose he really ate much of it though. DH tried to give him some yesterday but it was a little bit thicker and wasn't so successful. Gagging etc ! So not too sure if too thick, not really for solids, or just didn't want any. Will try again tomorrow. But I would gag too if someone tried to feed me that !!

Looked in to day care yesterday and put name down on a couple of waitlists. Probably not going back to work until January. I intend to go back 2 days a week with DS in day care one day and DH staying at home another. DS won't take the bottle so I have plenty of time to get him used to a sippy cup before returning to work. Is anyone using day care yet ?