V - how jealous am I that you can send your husband hunting for crayfish! Very occasionally, I might get mudcrab if I'm lucky though we do get quite a bit of fish. Hope the pears work for you and Avaleigh.

Lis, Autie's routine has always had her in bed at 6.30 and she has 3 naps of about 30-60mins a day but she does still wake at least twice between then and 6.30am for feeds. Maybe you could start putting Livvy down a few minutes earlier each day even though she's not on solids if you want her to sleep earlier. Autie's had solids (once a day at 4.30) for a month now and it hasn't made any difference to her nighttime habits. Oh, and how good is this? I'm so happy tonight because I put her to bed awake and she did one really short cry then went quiet so I thought 'unreal' but it gets even better! When I went in 10mins later because I forgot to put the monitor on, she was still awake lying on her back and smiling! I nearly kicked myself for going in too soon but I was sure she was asleep and I thought she would cry now for sure but she just smiled as i said goodnight and i haven't heard another peep out of her. If I could only be sure it's not a one-off I'd be dancing on the table! Sooooooo much less stressful than the usual bedtime drama.

For anyone starting solids, I have to put a plug in for avocado as a first food - it's soft, it's easy, you don't have to puree it, it's good for their skin, you can leave lumps in it so they don't get too used to mush, it tastes great and is not too sweet, you can mix it with just about anything... lol you'd think I own an avocado farm! Today I gave her a big chunk in her mesh food bag thingie and she loved it and wore it and whinged for more. Anyway, I definitely recommend it even though they are $2.40 EACH at the moment... maybe I should own an avocado farm!

Quick question for those with older kids, do you remember when they stopped moving all around in their sleep and just stayed in one place for the night?