*groan* I'm not ready for today... had a wretched night's sleep... Niall wouldn't let us put him in his cot which I don't usually mind but due to his cold he was snoring loudly between DH and I... which didn't bother me that much but DH was kept awake and was tossing and turning and muttering that he might have to go sleep somewhere else because he had to work etc... at least Wade slept in until 8.30am but no Kinder for him because I can't get him there... he is borderline as to whether he is well enough himself anyhow. It's times like this I wonder how the Duggar family cope with family illness... what to they do when all 17 of them are up all night and the poor mother (who is expecting her 18th baby) how does she sleep? You'd have to hire a nurse...

Amanda; How did I miss that you were working towards being a midwife?! Sounds great, we certainly need more of those! Did you read the thread about how there is talk of introducing homebirths as more the norm than hospital births (in WA)? Very interesting.

You'll have to excuse any odd posts today as I try to cope with sleep deprivation and a head cold... Hope Oscar's cold isn't getting worse IK... you deserve better night's sleep after yesterdays effort!