Hi girls,

We are fully recovered YAY! Al has been so demanding whilst sick so I am relieved to say he is in day care this morning and I have a break. I feel wonderful. I'll keep this brief as I have a few things to do.

Kate - What a shame that your sister didn't want to join in on the photo shoot. Can you try convincing her again? Al is the same size as Dion by the sounds of things, he can still fit into 0 but also wears 1...we struggle keeping the pants up though. He is in 4-5 shoes as well. 4 in sandals and 5 in boots as we usually have thick socks underneath..getting colder here. But as I said he is under 10 kgs and probably closer to 9 after this illness. Cute sounding santa outfits. Al has to wear a hat when we're out these days cos of the cold and we have to tie it on him otherwise he will take it off. Maybe you could sew a couple of ribbons onto each side of the hat and then tie it under her chin,if you really want to keep it on.

Bec- wow at going to Billy Joel. I saw him a hundred years ago when I was a fan. I wonder if he will play the same stuff? Is it in a big venue? I hope you enjoy it and happy anniversary!

Brooke - any further thoughts on the bed? As far as feng shui goes, I think they would say Maya needs to feel this is her own bed. So make sure that if you do decide to recycle yours, you give it fresh sheets and mattress protector etc so that she feels it is hers IYKWIM?

Bel - U2! Another band I've seen at the Syd Ent Centre so many years ago. All the old favourites are coming out again. They should put on a good show, enjoy! Hope Canberra is fun and Coby enjoys the drive (ie sleeps). Maybe have a word to MIL about NUTRITION, hasn't she ever heard of it????? Bloody hell, what a shocker! Problem is it probably won't make any difference what you say, she will do it anyway. Just make sure if they are at your place, that these food items are hidden from her so the temptation isn't there..

Vanita- I am not sure about boys being more common here. I know within our mothers group we have 5 boys and 1 girl, so it is certainly the case in that regard, so it may well be true. This year has certainly gone fast! Our kids are going to be driving us to the nursing home before we know it!

Okay so much for making it short! Hope you are all well Heather, Gemma, Rachel, Hay, Beckles and anyone else I missed..