Hi girls,

on the subject of sleeping/waking babies, Pup went thru a period of waking in the middle of the night after a prolonged period of sleeping right thru. But now he's back to sleeping right thru, so maybe it is a phase?????? I'm having a bit of an issue with him settling for his big overnight sleep ATM. I put him down somewhere between 7 and 8pm when he is very sleepy, expectinghim to sleep thru. But after his fiorst sleep cycel, he wakes up and is screaming. I have to go in and settle him - usually nursing to settle the sobbing - and then he'll go back to sleep, remaining so for the rest of the night. Strange behaviour!! At least this screaming thing is happening at 9pm(ish) and not 3am!

I reckon July will be a buggar to try and catch up with all the first birthdays coming up. Not only our own babies, but those of the bubs in mums groups etc... But I'm keen to try and work out a date!

Not much going on here to report. Pup ate dirt today - that was our big thing for the week. I was weeding our vegie patch and had him propped up (sitting) between my feet and he reched down, pulled out some weeds and dirt and stuck them in his mouth. Coupled with the excessive dribbling and drool, there was a great mud pack on his face!! His bib was rotten. MIL wiped his face before I got a photo of it, but no matter. I;m sure there'll be more where that came from! DH saw him and said "and so it starts"! So the boy is not on food, but is on dirt.

Making our own Christmas cards this year. Trying to pin DH down to take a family photo while Pup is at his brightest during the day. It sometimes seems all too hard!

Well, best push off.

Hayseed