Good morning girls Yes, the smoke's back... getting quite thick too...and I've got washing to do. IK: LOL don't fret about too much gushing, in a few years Oscar will moderate it as he drives you up the walls to the point of exasperation... they all do... the mix of feelings you can have for your children is the most complex I've ever experienced... nobody else has made me feel so devoted/frustrated/helpless and needed at the same time. Never fear, you WILL want to scream at him at some point... very hard to explain... you learn so much about yourself with having children. Maybe this is the real reason I want my childless friends to have at least one child: I often say it's becuase I want them to feel the love that they bring... but maybe it's because I want them to learn a bit more about themselves than they are learning without them.... does this make sense? Having children has really taught me that often solutions aren't as black and white as my childless friends would have me believe. Still, life with just one baby is pretty sweet... enjoy it while you can! I get a tad envious! LOL Somedays it's so hard just to find a bit of space to cuddle Niall without Wade trying to squeeze in between and Verity "yackity yackity yackity" at me at the same time. ATM they are being really noisey and thumping through the house despite my repeated attempts at asking them to calm down... it's so exhausting... and poor Niall is just sitting beside me in the high chair wanting a feed which i will have to do where Wade chooses to play or else he will wander off and do something naughty and Verity is annoyed with him now so won't help and when i try to feed Niall Wade will throw books on me or tug at me... groan groan.... I know Sim and Jess understand...

better go... Wade has just almost broken Verity's nose because he threw the remote at her unexpectantly... now she want's to throttle him... fun fun fun

Sorry i couldn't do personals... can't hear myself think.

ETA: bit of a "WooHoo!" Christmas Day is going to be a cool 22'C Yay for a hot traditional dinner! And rain is also expected so we can all be inside pretending it's snow LOL

ETA again: I like that link too Simone Very interesting... looking forward to reading it when the kids let me! Niall has gone up a size in Aldi nappies and I like the design much better too.