Ok, going to try to get some personals done, but so much has gone on since I was last able to get some BB time, it’s hard to know where to start!

Star - Amelie is such a cutie & you did a fantastic job on the cake. I think that with regards to BF & solids, it’s not a case of either/or, rather that after around 6 months they do well with both. I’ve read somewhere that at around the 6 month mark the BF starts to be not quite enough for them, also that leaving solids too long can make them harder to introduce as they can find the new tastes too much. Mind you, it’s scary to be talking about solids, it feels like we’ve only just stopped talking about all the difficulties & challenges of learning to BF.

Jem & Mel – I’m with you with regards to Marty – I can’t believe he lasted so long. And he annoyed me greatly on Sunday night, he didn’t even try. Mind you, I also can’t believe that Carl has made it this long either, I think he’s sweet, but not great compared to the other 2.

Zofia – I hope that you have had a fantastic wedding day. I’m looking forward to hearing all about it. And wow for Diana getting her first tooth. All this development is great but sometimes it would be nice to have a pause button so that they don’t grow too quickly.

Welcome to Leah & Raels, looking forward to getting to know you both.

Sacha – yey for Autumn rolling. We’re still waiting for Liam to get the rolling concept worked out. How’s her heat rash going?? Liam also seems to be prone to skin problems, I’m finding it very hard to find anything that works. I’m hoping that he’ll grow out of it over the next few months. I do try to give him as much free bottom air time as I can – I let him roll around on a couple of towels with not much on for around 20 minutes or whatever he’ll take, which he really enjoys. With Melbourne weather, I just watch him to make sure he’s not getting cold.

Mel – it’s good that you had a vent, you’ve had a truck load of stuff to deal with over the last few months, and I think that all things considered you’ve held yourself together amazingly well.

Jo – Michael’s pumpkin face sounds gorgeous.

MrsDaisy – ha ha about your DH thinking you’re having an online affair – everytime I log on to do a post I always get asked who I’m writing to… Pat knows what I’m doing, so it’s just a joke, but I think that maybe he’s a teensy bit curious but can’t yet bring himself to look. Funny man.

Bec – we let Liam pretty much dictate his bedtime, and he’s being pretty easy to read at the moment. The eye rubbing is a dead-set giveaway, as is crying with his eyes shut when I wrap him up, as is falling asleep & letting the last mouthful of milk dribble down the side of his cheek…Mostly, his evening bedtime is between 7.30 & 8, depending on how hungry he is.

Okay, I’d better get going to bed, as I’ll probably be woken up in just a couple of hours for more food. I’m starting to be a little bit fed up with the middle of the night feeds – a few weeks ago I was getting a good 7-8 hours in a stretch, now it’s back to no more than 5 hours at a time, which mostly means a midnight feed then a 4 or 5am feed as well. It’s annoying cos I always thought that I’d get a kid that would be a good sleeper (ie a long sleeper), cos both of his parents are. Just goes to show that you can’t predict what they’ll be like. Thank goodness he gives me really cute smiles when I pick him up.