Hi girls - just that one of those motherhood moments. Last few days Flynn has protested going to sleep - I have noticed a gradual build up of defiance in my otherwise placid, malleable lamb (LOL) Mostly picking him up and rocking him till he is settled then putting him in his cot while still awake has worked. But this time it didn't. So I decided to be a hard ar$e and settle him in his cot. Then he got real upset and even picking him up didn't work and he started gasping like he wasin pain. So I gave him panadol (first time) and then he gave a little burp. So it was wind! I felt real bad but then he stared gurgling and was all happy again. So he sat around for a while, I gave him rice cereal, and then he went all tired and floppy so I put him in his cot. He cried. I put him in his pram. He settled but then cried. Now I have given in - the little bag of rats is sitting next to me in the pram, kicking and gurgling away. Yawning, mind you, but happy.

I am so conflicted!! I am seriously happy with him being up and not having a set routine and bedtime, but the words of all our friends with kids keep haunting me - oh yeah, ours did that, now look at them - as they point to a whiny terror. It feels right to have him up and cuddle him, but the whole hard ar$e approach just might save me in the long run!! I guess I'll just go with my gut and let the bag of rats win. Here's hoping he stays a lamb!!!