Well it looks like Blake has cut another tooth. No wonder the little sausage has been a bit miserable. Might even be why his nose is so snotty. Quite common with teething. Hopefully he will sleep better tonight (but I doubt it!) I really should do something about his sleeping. I'd love to spend more time in my bed than the ferrari!

Vanita: what do you do with Dion when you go bike riding? Do you put him in a back pack or does he sit in the baby seat on the back of yours or Chris' bike? I've been wanting to do some family riding too but not sure which way to go about it.

Kate: *whispers* I'm so glad that Kelsey didn't get the gastro. Not wanting to jinx you, hence the whispering, but it's dreadful when theyre sick like that. Perhaps you could do Kelse's first birthday party at a pub. Lots of them have playrooms now and you can usually get a good feed for everyone?

I'm starting to think about Blake's birthday too (seeing he's really a June boy). It's a bit tricky as Vivienne's birthday is the day before his so the family birthday celebration will be a joint one with her, and although I don't want to make her birthday less special, I do want put a big focus on Blake being 1 IYKWIM. I imagine we'll just do it at home. Sure it's the middle of winter but we have enough room. Hopefully it wont rain because I have to say it does help if the kids have the chance to run around outside and get rid of some of their energy.