hey Jess, yes the colour is fab! You sound alot happier which is great. Sorry I dont have any tips for the snoring. DF snores only sometimes and I put my hand over his face which shuts him up. lol.

Oh Sara you poor thing thats alot of things to happen to you in just one day! Hope you are feeling ok today.

Jas, nice to hear from you and Noah, my DS will be 8 months this weekend too.

Veronica, nice to hear from you and Avaleigh too, but sorry to hear she has been waking up. I'm sure you have tried a dream feed? Or maybe she has wind pain as you said she wakes up screaming? I hope things settling down again for you soon.

Dani, I copied and posted something a little while back about why bubs can go off their food. But I think Sacha has pretty much covered it in her post.

Raels, Yes you definatley have to rince the lentils but I didnt know its to help elimanate wind? I made red lentils which you need not soak over night. I used half a cup of lentils bought to the boil in two cups of the stock I made, then simmered them for about 30 mintues and they were perfect. It made one tray worth for freezing and enough for 2x dinners in the fridge. I'm going to make up another lot today while I have the chance since they went down well.

Sacha, a trip to Iluka sounds great. We had our first holiday away after xmas and it was great. Lucas slept in his portacot and was fine, I set it up and let him play/snooze in there for the week before so it was not new to him when we were away. LOL at Autie having enough wind to sail a ship

Jan, good luck with the solids I hope it continues to go well for you!

Megan, Yes the book is the same one and its called the Baby & Toddler Meal Planner. I found it at a second hand bookshop when I was pg and I think it would be worth buying. She focasses alot on flavour and variety. As for the wedding it will be next year (have not set a date) we have already changed plans alot so I'm actually over it already!! I just want to say 'I do' without any fuss which is hard when everyone has an opinion. We have only been engaged for less than 6 months so I've decided to just enjoy the moment for awhile and concentrate on saving for the time being.

My DF is away tomorrow night, or so he reminded me this morning. It's a pain because he has to travel 6 hours and be away overnight just for a meeting. Why they dont do it via satalite and save everyone the trouble I do not know. I know I should not complain too much though as I know other mums here go without their DH for much longer.

The surf must be big today, I can here it from here might be worth going to a walk to check it out later.

Have a great day everyone!