Good Afternoon WooHoo both my boys are sleeping! This is my reward for working so hard tidying the house AND entertaining Wade with a drawing activity and jigsaws etc hovering between both and also feeding Niall a couple of times. DH rang this morning too and our Baby Bonus money ($3500 - included a bit of Family Payment backpay) has come through!!! He used it to pay off half our Visa debt that has accrued alarmingly during my pregnancy. What a relief... hate being in debt.

Love the piccys CeeCee and Karen! Both Alexandra and Nathan are so gorgeous and you're looking great Karen... you've got a pair of good looking (older) boys too! They look pretty fit and healthy... what sports do they play?

Speaking of "fit and healthy" I really need to do something about my sugar cravings! I saw some tablets in the pharmacy the other day that claim to stop sugar cravings... I think I need to go back and get them (if they are safe to take whilst BFing). Chocolate! I'm eating it daily! I just can't stop myself! I know it's not ideal to eat when BFing but it's not affecting Niall at all luckily... I'm also still drinking (1 or 2) cups of coffee a day and it's not making him restless! He's still sleeping 80% of the time and just quietly alert the rest of the time (mainly between 9pm - 10pm and 8am - 9am). he's got a bad case of zits though... but the MCHN says it's just my oestrogen in my milk and nothing can be done about it.

Nappy rash: I use Sudocrem every time I change him, quite liberally, and he hasn't had a rash yet. I change his nappy very regularly too, mainly because they are fabric which also makes it easier to forget the cost factor of frequent changes. Creams with zinc are the best for preventing rash... the zinc really soothes inflamed skin (takes away the burning redness)... I've never used lanolin though... I would imagine it would be an excellent barrier cream (would stop the wee getting through to the skin) but I'm not sure it would have the anti-inflamatory ingredients to sooth nappy rash... I might be wrong though... as somebody said; different skins respond differently to different creams. However frequent nappy changing is (I think) the best and quickest way to deal with nappy rash. Be extra careful in hot weather too girls... nappy rash can get really bad then.

Good to see you again Rory Did you say you were getting internet connection at home at some stage?

Got a few jobs to do that can't be done when the boys are awake... be back later.