Hey Kelly - I hope it goes swimmingly with Charlotte at the hospital - I'm thinking of you both.

We had a bit of a sh*t night last night - well more of a sh*t morning - Charlie woke up at 3.30am and fed for a little bit but then his nose got all blocked up and he couldn't feed anymore - I tried the fess but it didn't seem to work - I took him into the bathroom and ran the shower on hot to steam the place up and that seemed to work, but as soon as we left the bathroom he started screaming again - it was horrible - he was hungry but couldn't eat and a little frightened I think - I spent ages just cuddling him and talking to him to calm him down - he eventually went back to sleep at 5.30 and woke up in a good mood at 6.30 - DH got him up and let me sleep until 7.30 - I have a headache now and my back is burning in pain ggrrrr I feel like I am going backwards at the moment - thankfully he's asleep now hopefully for a couple of hours - but I just can't bring myself to go back to bed - it's way too sunny.

DH is going to Melbourne for a couple of days for work and I am feaking out about spending the night on my own - so silly because DH doesn't even wake up in the middle of the night and I only see him for 10 minutes in the morning - but I hate sleeping by myself - I am not going to work myself up though - I have planned activities for myself on Tues and Thurs so I'm busy and not thinking about it - what a loser eh?

Fee - yep the mothers group is one organised by the clinic - they forgot to ring me for the first two - so I feel like a bit of an outsider and we took one off when Charlie had a cold so we didn't pass it around - so I feel like I don't really know them. I am a typical Taurus - it's not easy for me to make friends but when I do it's for life! That Mr Cooper is one handsome young man! I remember the pic of him in his cot when he first came home he was so tiny right down the end all tucked in!! now look at him!

Thanks for the tips on the fingernail cutting ladies - I will have to get onto that one - before he shreds the both of us up.

Chantal - I am thinking you might be right about the washing powder - I used to use Amolin and then switched to Purity and I think that may have been when the problems started - so I have switched back to Amolin and will see what happens. In my house wifey budget zest I bought what was on special!

Cassie - If you like PP clothes jump onto their website and go the the specials section - they have HEAPS of great stuff with lots of $$s off - and you get a parcel in the mail!! I love it!

What is it with all these Baby expos?? we don't have stuff like that down here - we have lots of psychic expos though - maybe I will go to one of those and ask when Charlie will start sleeping all the way through the night.....

Well done Baiza on the weight loss - hope you're not starving yourself young lady - I wouldn't surive without my custard cream biscuits and frozen cheese cakes.....

Bubs - will you be able to go back to your old job or will you be looking for somethign different? I am thinking about putting Charlie into care one day a week in about February of next year - just so he can socialise and get used to it before I go back in August - hey hang on that means you'll be spending less on time on BB!! no!!

well I hope everyone has a good day - it's really sunny and nice here today so I'm off for a big walk - better get some sustenance under my belt first though.... now where are those frozen cheesecakes....


Em!