morning! I just love the end of daylight savings, because you get an extra hour of sleep. Or not, if you have a baby who doesn't appreciate the wonders of an extra hour. Still, can't complain, he's playing away cheerfully on his mat.

Mel - as my 3yo nephew would say - wow cool for getting a new car, I remember when I got mine a couple of years ago, it's so exciting. You'll have a car with new car smell - yum!

Jas - that's great that you're going to be a Doula too, it must be exciting to be starting out on a new career, especially one that you know will make such a positive difference to your clients.

Megan - isn't it hard work when they're fussy. I also have problems in a way with the amount of food I prepare that then gets thrown out (it feels like such a waste), but I was reading one of the books which said that as parents we control when & what they eat, but that babies always are the ones to decide if and how much. So I'm trying to remember that and chill out a bit more with it. Liam has been particularly disinterested in the last week or so, but then as it turns out he has had a cold (which I now have, and I certainly don't feel like food that much) and he's doing stuff with his teeth a bit. Who knows. I think that maybe as long as you're offering him regular bottles & food, and sticking to the same kind of routine that he will come good. And as the girls have said, in a few years time we'll have eating machines, especially as we have boys!


I have to say though that since his bout of gastro, he has become Mr Chucky McSpew. From being a baby that really didn't throw up that much, he now spews everywhere, and always about 2 minutes after I've put on his good clothes for going out. Already this morning I've cleaned up about 3 little possets, and we've only been up for an hour. Oops, make that 4.

And I've solved a little mystery. A few weeks ago, I noticed a small red spot, with peeling skin on the ball of Liams foot, near the outside. Just put it down to maybe an insect bite, although not sure how he would have got himself an insect bite as I'm pretty careful (and mind you, I was a bit paranoid especially after Jess's adventure with Ethan). Anyway, it didn't seem to bother him at all, but neither did it go away. But how silly am I, I've just been watching him crawl along, and it's a BLISTER, because he plants his foot then uses it to propel himself along.

Better go, feeding time at the zoo is required...speaking of which, what are people giving their bubs for breakfast these days? We're on stewed apple & Rafferty's wholegrain rice cereal, but starting to think that maybe he would like some variation?