Big catch up post…..

Hayseed – I can imagine how much fun Pup would have had on the tractor, he is going to have a great time with mummy & daddy on the farm when he gets older! How would have he slid out of the cot? He could have gone over the rail and not got hurt. I’m not sure if I said happy birthday so Happy Birthday Thomas!! Hope you enjoyed your presents! I wouldn’t worry about the stuff around your house. Vanita is right, everyone has it somewhere and it is usually hidden like my house. What a great effort for the party, IKWYM about the presents too. Will take a look at your website. Do take care with migraines. It must have been horrible for you to be that bad and have Pup to look after. Do you know what causes it? My DH gets them and we suspect it is some type of food intolerance which we will be looking into. Bummer about AF.

Bel – WTG Coby!!! What a clever boy and in the bath too for the first time, that is impressive! I was happy to hear you have found somewhere else to take him swimming.

Rachel – Maybe it is best for your SIL not to come with you. I’m sure she will be okay, hugs to you and DH and her . Poor little Blake, fingers crossed that he is feeling better by Friday. Bummer about the gastro and DH’s tooth. What the about your friend serving in Iraq??

Brooke – Wow you do have a lot on. It is great that you get out to walk, I hope you are feeling okay ATM. Poor little Maya, I’m glad she is feeling better. I would try another doctor if I were you for a second opinion if you are not sure. It could be your sub conscious wanting a boy. I have a very strong belief that everything happens for a reason so maybe you will have a boy in the near or far future.

Deb – Happy belated birthday Al!! The meditation sounds amazing, I can’t imagine not talking to anyone for 10 days. Hope Al is a little less clingy now, I’m sure he is missing his dad. We have given Amy a cupboard and a drawer which she continually puts toy in then throws them out. She still finds the cupboard that we forgot to lock as everything else is locked. What is Pingu? We are about to drop Amy’s middle milk feed too, I think as they increase their solids they don’t rely on milk as they used to.

Vanita – Hope you got to do some scrapbooking and Dion & Tahlia got some more sleep. I love the name Tahlia, it is so pretty. We are going to check out the pool at Beaconsfield. In the Gazette today there are letters complaining about the cost of the new pool and how parents are charged to watch their kids swim.

Kate – Happy belated Birthday to Kelsey!! What a great compliment from your friend about Kelsey smiling being a happy baby, she is a credit to you and DH. We haven’t bought Amy any dolls but she got three for her birthday. She also got a few trucks which she loves. Please don’t feel guilty for us TTCers, we are really happy you fell pg straight away. You are doing really well too and all those pillows have to help!

Hi Heather.

Deb/Hay – We are also struggling TTC now. I thought it was going to be so easy like the first time as it happened in the first month but no. I have not charted since we were TTC with Amy so have been a bit slack and I haven’t really been putting in a great bd effort either. I did use OPKs this time and got lines twice but they were faint. The instructions says the test line should be very dark so I’m not sure. Might go back to Conception forums as well for a while. Back to the TWW for us.

Well Amy’s party went really well. She got soooo many presents! The cake turned out great and I am going to put the pics on a new website that I will do this week. There were 50 people and I forgot to do coffee/tea because we don’t drink it. Also I didn’t get around to doing the party games for the kids I had planned but the kids had a great time playing in the playroom. We seriously have too many toys now including 5 things to ride on like rocking horses and cars and 3 soft chairs/couches.

We went for Amy’s 12 mth check up yesterday and all is well. She is still right on the growth curve and is 9.5kg. She continually walked out of the office to the play equipment in the next room and DH had to keep running after her. Things have certainly changed since she started walking. She loves shoes ATM and tries to put on shoes when she is playing at night. We don’t really put them on her yet but is such a highlight for her to have them on and she struts around the house with her shoes. She is getting a little rough with one of the dogs so we had a few tantrums last night when DH told her no. I think her teeth are giving her problems too so she was a little clingy the past few days. I took 3 days off work which was great. She is still getting two teeth at once on top but one is on top of the other and the MCHN had no idea.