Hi everyone

Celsie- CONGRATS on Caleb walking and cutting his first tooth!! Such a fun time.

I think Dane is starting to cut tooth number 9!!!

Starfish - good on you for finishing your essay, to you! Must be a bit a of relief for now, til the next one anyway!!

Mumoflewis - I am with Celsie on the walker thing, I was told not to get one at all as it will hinder his walking etc - i still got one! I found it great when he was younger to chuck him in it when I was trying to do something. Dane never figured out how to make it go forward either, only backwards! Now he is not too happy if I put him in it. I ended up getting him a push walker, like th trolley that Celsie talks of, and that was great.

My mum is buying dane his first little big like Mumoflewis is talking bout. They look pretty fun. We also want to get a bike seat so we can take him riding with us.. not that we do much riding, but we could!! I have seen a really good one called Weeride and instead of being on the back of your bike they sit in front of you. but quite pricey..

Congrats on your new job Dragonstorm, sounds like you are heading where you want to be. Dane is like Nate - in to EVERY cupboard, draw etc. I have managed to "dane proof" most of the drawers and cupboards, but not all and Dane doenst always respond to NO! He has taken to putting everything in the drawers and bins that dont belong there! I find the strangest things in places. I found our mushrooms in the pot drawer after I came home with the shopping! I think he put one of his sippy cups in the bin cos its no where to be found! ahhhhh the fun continues!

Well Dane is 12.6kg and 77cm tall.. and is just about running! He can walk so fast when he wants something, like the cat or dog!! I have nearly cleared up his nappy rash, it was soo bad he actually got a couple of blisters and couldnt sit down one day. i used a variety of stuff, Paw paw cream, sudocream, aloe vera plant and also used cornflour instead of baby powder and it seems to have helped. Nearly all gone. I think cos he seems to be teething, he has had alot of bad nappies and i think it all just got to him. Poor little man, never has he had it so bad.

good to see people back in here!