Grrr!! I was almost finished a big post and the computer came up with the error message and had a spaz attack on me!! I was just saying how lovely it was to sit here and have a cuppa and catch up while T was in bed. Now i have to type very quickly before he wakes up! It has just started absolutely pouring here and its very black - knowing my luck the power will go off next! Ok trying to remember what i was writing!!

Danni - glad Oscar loved his swimming lesson. What kinds of things did you do in the lesson. T started his first on Monday and i felt the teacher was doing things that were too old for the babies like crawling over mats in the water - obviously none could crawl - and picking up balls and putting them into a basket. Most of the babies once they had a ball, there was no giving it up! The teacher had never taught babies before so i wasnt thrilled with the way she taught. I know he wont get much out of it and we will definately keep going because he had fun, i was just interested in hearing another lesson. You sound like you have a little night owl on your hands - i know what you mean about needing 'me' time. I love it at night when Tom has gone to bed and i can zonk out on the couch.

Yay Mel on Charlize's weight gain! That is so cute that they are almost the same weight. Look forward to hearing more from you tonight.

Mel (AMM) - i was just on Facebook - love your new pictures. What a beautiful family and you are another one with a spunky DP! Well done on getting your job. What are you going to be doing with Lucas while you are at work? I am thinking about going back to work soon maybe 1 or 2 days a week. I absolutely love being a SAHM but dont want to be out of the work force for too long.

Sara - i also love your new photo on F/b. Is it the one you got blown up? It is gorgeous. Thanks so much for the tip on freezing avacado. It worked and i am so happy because i love it and have some for lunch everyday. This way i just need to get it out and defrost in the morning. Tom has had it last 2 days and really liked it which i was abit surprised about!

Becc - you mentioned the food at creche. Can you send your own or do they decide what he is going to have?

I know i am missing people - will have to go back to the other thread and see what i have missed out on. All these babies getting teeth! Tom hasnt got any but his gums look a bit different although he hasnt been frantically biting on things at the moment. Some days it seems like he is manic with pain, others he is fine. It must be frustrating for them.
Everything here seems to be going well - touch wood - his night sleeping has improved although instead of sleeping right thru from 7pm to 7am on 4 bottles, he is waking at 10.30pm for a 5th and stirring at about 4am for dummy to be put back in and a pat to sleep. I have tried to introduce a cuddle rug because one of the girls at mums group mentioned he may be getting separation anxiety. He now sleeps cuddling his blankie so it may have helped a bit.
No crawling here - unlike Avaleigh, V her video is gorgeous. DH has decide to 'teach' him to crawl - he puts a tea towel under Tom's belly and lifts it up off the floor. Tom kinda of has the hang of it but just cracks up laughing the whole time and then vomits from the pressure of the towel on his belly. Without the towel he has all the motions right, just cant get his big guts of the floor!
He is sitting quite well, starts off quite straight and slowly leans more and more forward until he is nearly bent double. He likes to sit and play his piano. His other favourite toy - apart from his 'testers' (Sacha that was the funniest story ever) is a pink bra of mine that he stole while i was folding the washing. He loves it - another reason why i have tried to introduce the cuddle blankie. He doesnt like to be parted from it - a bit of battle to make him leave it in the car while we do the shopping! DH is in two minds about it - one part of his brain is thinking 'oh yeah, he's a tits man' the other part is thinking 'oh god are we going to come home and find him dressed in womens clothing'..

Speaking of clothing we had some tree guys (aborists i think they called themselves) come yesterday to chop down some of our trees and naturally T slept in until 8.30am so they got here and i was still in my pyjamas with horrid hair. I tried to do the right thing and offered them coffee, of course they said yes so i was outside serving tea and biscuits and talking about new growth stalks, while in my jammies and no bra. I was so embarassed .