Hi girls! Well, DD#2 is fed and asleep, ABC kids is on for DD#1, DH is at work (so doesn't want the computer!) and although the ironing is yelling at me as well as all those other fun attempts to keep the house clean..........I wanted to come and catch up with those beautiful lovlies who keep me sane!!! Mwa to you all!!! xx

Babybella - I'm sure all will be well at your little ones appointment! The things our little ones put us through hey?! Just keeping us on our toes! Hehehe!

Starfish - using the potty already!! That's amazing!! And I completely understand about feeling excited about wees and poos I will be whooping and jumping like a crazy woman when DD#1 catches on hehehe!! Actually, at the risk of possibly repeating yourself (as I most probably have missed your post re: this!) how are you managing this?!?! Coz just had a light bulb moment - if DD#1 sees that DD#2 can do it, it might just spur her on to show her baby sister up!!! Or have I missed the timing on this?
I hope you get your camera back soon too! Being a trigger happy mummy, I'd go nuts without my camera! But yay on the professional pics!! Priceless aren't they?!

Celsie - I used baby sign language with DD#1 just for real basic communication. Apart from it being so adorably cute to see her sign, it really was helpful for all of us as she could very basically hint to us what it is she wanted and on top of that I was quite consistent with the manners too! It is so easy and so fun and whilst it took a little while for her to understand and then use the sign appropriately, to this day (almost 3yrs old - and of course, mothers biased! Teehee!) she is so well mannered using her please and thank you......I love watching the stunned reactions on others faces when she is so polite! LOL!! And the great thing too is that if she forgets or if we want her to use her manners but want to discreetly remind her, i can be subtle and do the sign which then prompts her to use her manners. Also, I would always say what it was we were signing and even before she could do the signs properly, I would get her hands and help her do it each time.
Hilariously DD#1 reminds DD#2 to say please and thank you!! LOL!! So we get DD#2's hands and do the appropriate signs saying the words as we do it!! So funny!!

So cute your little man has a girlfriend! I have a couple of friends who have little boys who are either around DD#1's age or slightly older and I've indicated to DH who I would like our girls to marry!!! (Tongue in cheek of course!! She won't be allowed out with boys until she's at least 21!!! Bah-hahahaha!!!)

I've re-introduced a 5th feed after DD#2 dropped it the other week - she seemed to be quite chucky and not interested in a fifth feed so thought she was ready. The first 2 nights feeding at 7pm and then again at 7am were gorgeous and so much less chucky through the day and feeding well at all 4 feed times. But then the next two nights got progressively worse and she seems to have dropped back into a 3&1/2 hour pattern in the afternoon so the last feed is at 8.30pm. I have a sneaking suspicion that she is going through a growth spurt but am a little frustrated as she is now really chucky again but feeding really well at all 5 feeds So am cutting back how long she feeds both sides and burping her like crazy before a feed, during and after and then again before she takes a nap. Although, I had her up for ages on my shoulder yesterday and a little burp came out so kept her on my shoulder for a little longer and nothing. As soon as I laid her down in her cot for a nap, blerk!! Everywhere!!! Can't win!! Sympathise with the multiple outfit changes Teepee2!!

Debbie - that's so hilarious that you aired the house out!!! LOL!!! Is it just me or do us mummies have more of a stomach for our little ones odours?!?! Coz sometimes DH will be coughing and spluttering over bubby's poos and I go in and wonder what the heck it is he is smelling!!!!!!!!!

DD#2 has rolled over but only in her cot and so is assisted by the slight decline as I have her mattress propped slightly because of her spittiness. Still, now that she knows she can its pretty much the first thing that she does as soon as I lay her sideways in the cot. She does wriggle on to her side on the floor but doesn't go any further at this stage.

oh but we took some precious precious piccys of her on her tummy in just her nappy and socks in her cot...........and with her dark mohawk that just refuses to go down, short of gel!! LOL!!! They are so cute! (Not very computer literate so hopefully DH will help me get some pics on here so I can show off my little mohican chubba bub!! Fingers crossed!)

Well, should go lower that ever breeding ironing pile and then write out DD#1's birthday party invites!! Oh my!! I was looking at her bubby pics the other day and it is so hard to believe that my baby has grown up and that DD#2 has to do the same!!! Happy and sad really!!

Chat soon!
Mwa!!!