Had a busy day yesterday... managed to tidy that table of stuff that has been building up ever since Niall was born! Will take an "after" shot for my website as proof LOL Had BIL over for dinner... he is a bachelor too like our friend that rings every 6 months for a feed but at least BIL brings drinks which always includes a VERY nice bottle of red (something that our family budget wouldn't extend to these days) so I don't mind at all going to extra effort. He is also a primary teacher and totally understands the needs and demands of kids... infact he kept them wonderfully entertained while I started on dinner which is something our our mate isn't capable of... infact don't you just hate friends who whip your kids into a frenzy to the point that it distracts you and almost ruins the evening because you have to spend the rest of the evening trying to calm them down? That's what that other mate always does: sniggers behind his hand when DH and I try to discipline the kids totally undermining us! argh! Our kids just end up thinking that the naughty things they are doing are funny! The more I think of this particular "mate" the more I wonder why we bother...

Anyhow Neeny: good to see you. That doesn't surprise me regarding Aleise in care. The staff would be trained to encourage babies to spend time on their tummies so they would give her a go. Hopefully they are compassionate staff though and wouldn't keep her there if she was getting very upset. Just as long as she isn't just left in her cot being ignored I guess which can happen in 0-2 rooms as the older kids are more demanding.... what's the staff ratio? Are they keeping a diary for her? I used to love filling out the children's daily diaries when I worked in childcare The parents really loved reading them and because I love to waffle on I used to document every detail of their days. Our ratio was 1 - 3 (one staff member to 3 children in the 0-3 room so it was possible to do this kind of thing)... makes a wondeful momento of their early years which are so precious.

Well I'm hopefully meeting Rory in the city today Better start getting ready now LOL even though we won't be leaving until midday... honestly it takes that long to get 3 kids and the house ready (ie if I don't want to leave it in a mess). Better start by getting dressed while Thomas The Tank Engine is on!