Babies Born June 2007 #9

:happybirthday: Happy 1ST EVER Birthday LOWNDES!!! :happybirthday:

So lovely to be able to wish your little one and you ;) a happy birthday MissEtchd!! :hooray:
Hope you have a really fun day smooching your munchkin! :)

Eliza - lovely to hear from you! Hope everyone gets fit and healthy and you have the sweetest and most special birthday celebration for your little princess. :hug: Very funny cute to picture her little stumbles, hehe.


Going mad sorting sorting organising organising..........things that I've already sorted sorted organised and organised, lol! That's ok, I consider it improving on my current systems, hehe ;) Chat soon all you sweets xx


MWA!!!

:happybirthday: Happy 1st Birthday Lowndes!!! :happybirthday:
We hope you're having a very special day xx

Hi,

Happy birthday to those little bubs that are now big bubs!

I had written a nice long post and someone's little fingers managed to strike the keyboard at the wrong moment and send it into cyber space ....:wall:

Thanks Charly and Starfish for the advice for my SIL. She has started putting him down when he is still awake and doing the patting thing and so far so good. Oh I don't envy her in these first few weeks!

I bought Lewis some Puma trainers for his birthday. Wow they are about as expensive as my trainers! I will be off to Kmart next time! And I bought him one of those balls with the bumps all over it from Kmart, $3 and hours of fun later.......

Hey Miss Mikayla, hope you have a GREAT birthday tomorrow, no doubt you will be running around causing mischief :lol::lol: Enjoy your day ....

:happybirthday: HAPPY 1ST EVER BIRTHDAY MIKAYLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :happybirthday:

I hope you have the most precious day with your little princess Teepee!!!! xxxxx :cheer:


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:happybirthday: Happy 1ST EVER Birthday to ALIYAH!!! :happybirthday:

Have a fantastically wonderful day MacKusz with your little princess as well!!! xx :cheer:

MWA!!!

:happybirthday: Happy 1st Birthday Mikayla!!! :happybirthday:

um, not trying for post counts or thread counts or whatever but, having a sook here :redface: can anyone explain to me why the birthday messages I post in the message area on BB get no, or maybe 1 or 2 responses and someone else posts a birthday message to maybe a mod, I guess and they get inundated in a day?!?!?!?!

Like I said, don't care about any counts.........just am like, hellooooooooooo, babies having birthdays toooooooooo!!!!!!! :lol:

sooky lala I know ;)

Good point Charly! It did take me a few days to notice that you'd posted for Caeleb's birthday. Very much appreciated though. Thank you!!! We love you!!! :loveshower:

oh, you're sweet Celsie :hug: sorry I wasn't going for sympathy :redface: I just know how lovely it was to get birthday wishes for DD#2 so was hoping you'd all get lovely surprises and be inundated with precious birthday wishes too from many......apart from all these gorgeous beings in the June Baby Buddies thread ;)

............and its probably not cool for me to post 3 pages worth of :happybirthday: and :happyforyou: and :cheer: and :hooray: .................


........hmmm, or is it!?!?! he he he he he ....

do do do do do do do do.............................. :rofl:

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............and its probably not cool for me to post 3 pages worth of :happybirthday: and :happyforyou: and :cheer: and :hooray: .................

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Oh but you must!!! :rofl:

:happybirthday: Happy 1ST EVER Birthday to LEWIS!!!! :happybirthday:

Hope you are having the lovliest, funnest, bestest, wonderfulest, specialist, precious-est (;)) birthday ever!!! :hooray:
:happyforyou:
Have a gorgeous day MumofLewis!!

:happyforyou: :happybirthday: :hooray:



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Mwa!!!

:happybirthday: Happy Happy Happy 1st Birthday Lewis!!!! :happybirthday:
Hope you have an awesome day and get very spoilt by mummy & daddy. Lots of hugs & kisses from Mikayla xx

Thanks everyone for Mikayla's birthday wishes. She had a great day and of course got waaay to many pressies!! We're having a party for her this Sunday so the lucky little devil is having a week long birthday LOL

Oh and has anyone else noticed that the terrible 2's have already started!!!!! I think its going to be a very long year :lol:

I've uploaded some pics to facebook for those that are on there. If you're not already on my friends list feel free to add me - just search tinanolan@optusnet.com.au

Hi Everyone...

ok 1st i have to do this as i feel so bad... its not totally personal i know but i dont know all the names.. so..... this is genuine, although its a generic one for you all....

HAPPY VERY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE LITTLE JUNE/JULY 2007 MUNCHKINS & all the AMAZING mums/dads/grand-ma's and pa's/brothers/sisters and whoever else is apart of thier special precious little lives!!!!!

I have been thinking of this group everyday, but things have been just hella busy here.... trying to really get my biz off the ground and atm im trying to get the portfolio fully buffed out so between that, looking after the family, LG's bday and being ill myself i havent had two seconds to myself...

But i do promise to make a better effort. You all deserve that ;)

I cant expain how special i felt to come in here tonight and find such a special little message for us.... THANKYOU!!!

Well, i better run now...

hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs SUPER DOOPER hugs xoxoxoxox

well i met my little neice today! and whoooo mama!

Ashley cracked it big time when ever i held my neice!
makes me think this 2 under 16 months may be a little harder than i thought! lol

Any tips from those with older kids on trying to ease them into the prospect of a new sibling (i guess it is hard as ashley is only 13 months!) eewww... i dont know if the doll trick will work?

Otherwise all good. We are now in cloth nappies and very excited about using them on Ashley - her bum looks so cute in them!

She is very much into poking my eyes out which i am trying to kurb with time out when she does it and the biting seems to have stopped yay!!!

PinkPalace - :hug: when DD#1 came to meet her new sister, DH popped his head in first to say that they had arrived and so I made sure I wasn't holding DD#2 when big sister walked in. I layed DD#2 next to me on the bed (had a big bed!!) so my arms were free for big cuddles with DD#1!! Then I let her discover and 'explore' her baby sister in her own time (under supervision of course, hehe) The first time DD#2 had a big cry, big sister was not impressed, teehee. The other thing we tried to do was where possible, DH would do nappies, burping etc with bubby......I just didn't want DD#1 to think that this new little creature had completely stolen mummy!! We did do the doll thing - veeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy cute when DD#1 had to 'feed her baby' :cryinglaugh:!! We have had our ups and downs with DD#1...............still are ;) but its amazing how you find yourself just dealing with whatever your little one throws at you! Imo, thinking about it all is actually worse than the reality!!! Although doesn't detract from the hard work but wow! It pays off in dividends - especially when I hear my baby kacking her daks laughing at her big sisters antics!! :heartbeat:

Don't know if me sharing gives any comfort but don't doubt yourself as the wonderful mummy that you are!! More importantly, try not to let yourself become concerned/worried about the 'what ifs', cross the bridges as they come and don't let other people's horror stories clog your brain!!! xxxxxxx :D It's a learning curve for mummy, daddy, big sister and baby!! (trust me, baby cruises through it all!! ;)) Anywhos, nuff woffle now xx


Well its late so will bbl tomorrow to say a bit more hi to y'all!! Hehe :)


MWA!!!

Sorry it's late!!! Didn't make it on here yesterday due to toy sales but..

:happybirthday: Happy 1st birthday Lewis!!! :happybirthday:

Hope you had a wonderful day little man. I'm sure Mummy and Daddy made it extra special for you! Mwah!!!

So... I have a confession to make. I'm a toy sales junkie!!!

In all seriousness, I never thought for one second that I'd be sucked into the world of toy sales... but here I am, a day after the sales with three massive lay-by dockets. How did that happen??? LOL

What did I buy for my almost 13 month old??? A swing set with a slide, a little tikes comfy coupe, plastic balls to go in a ball pit, a little fold out couch, a tonka workbench with powertools, a pop up tent, a playskool vacuum cleaner and dust buster, fisher price activety table thingy (great description huh?) LOL, a 8' round enclosed trampoline, a massive metal tonka truck with hard hat, an etcha sketch, a playskool talking BBQ, little memory farm eggs, and an elmo quilt cover set and bean bag.

I have told myself that these items are going to be divided up between Christmas and his 2nd birthday. OMG... when you write it all down, maybe DH was right? Did I really buy THAT much?!?

Well, I've taken the first step. I've admitted I have a problem. :rofl:

So who else is going to confess their toy sale sins? LOL

Oh on a completely different topic. A friend of mine gave me a DVD to watch about vaccinations. DH and I have been torn as to if we're going to continue with Caeleb's vaccinations or not. After watching this DVD there is NO WAY he'll ever had another one. If I'd know this information prior to having a baby, I wouldn't have started them to begin with. It's made by VISA (Vaccine Information South Australia) and is called Investigate before you Vaccinate. Their purpose is not to railroad you into not vaccinating your child, but to supply you with information so you can make an informed decision. I'm going to try and burn a copy of this DVD before I give it back, so if I'm succesful, if anyone would like a copy of it, PM me and I'll gladly post you one for free!!!

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all your birthday messages! Lewis had a lovely day but his party is tonight so we are looking forward to that. He had lots of nice pressies, my favourite being his Thomas robe, Adidas tracksuit, bike, fold out couch, the list goes on....!

Celsie, OMG the Toy Sale! It sounds like you are planning on openng a daycare centre!!:ROFL: Maybe you should sleep on those laybys and see if you might want to return some in a few days!! BTW the Fisher Price activity table thing, if it's the same as Lewis's he seems to play with his alot less recently so maybe Caeleb will be too old for it by Christmas??

As for the vaccinations, I am intrigued by this topic because I know someone who hasn't given her child any vaccinations, but it scares the hell out of me to think what would happen if he caught one of those diseases, compared to the 'seemingly' more uncommon risks associated with the vaccinations. Is it the Autism that they talk about or other side effects? Maybe I shouldn't watch the DVD as I might get into a dilemma :think:

Pinkpalace - How funny, I held my new nephew the other day and Lewis squealed with delight that his Mum had a new toy for him!! No jealousy whatsoever :rolleyes:

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Celsie, OMG the Toy Sale! It sounds like you are planning on openng a daycare centre!!:ROFL: Maybe you should sleep on those laybys and see if you might want to return some in a few days!! BTW the Fisher Price activity table thing, if it's the same as Lewis's he seems to play with his alot less recently so maybe Caeleb will be too old for it by Christmas??

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I put that one on a normal lay-by so I can pay it off in a couple weeks, same witht the vacuum, the tent and the BBQ. A friend had one at her house which he just loved. And even if he's not too keen for very long, I'm sure the next one will love it. :)

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As for the vaccinations, I am intrigued by this topic because I know someone who hasn't given her child any vaccinations, but it scares the hell out of me to think what would happen if he caught one of those diseases, compared to the 'seemingly' more uncommon risks associated with the vaccinations. Is it the Autism that they talk about or other side effects? Maybe I shouldn't watch the DVD as I might get into a dilemma.

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At least if you watch the DVD, you have all the information you need to make an informed decision about your child and his health. They say that only 10% of adverse reactions are reported, but in reality it's more likely 2.5%. So, those side effects are far more common than we are led to believe.

The Autism thing was the thing that made me look into it further. My way of thinking was and still is, I would rather Caeleb had any one of those diseases than be autistic. It was quite interesting that in the USA, when a particular vaccine was introduced in the 90's cases of autism jumped by 4000%. They took it off the market, reformulated it and re-released it back, saying that the two were not linked. Yeah... right!!!

I guess the major point that hit home for me is that vaccines offer no long term protection. If you had you child tested for vaccine antibodies 12 months down the track, there are none, thus the reason for booster shots and each booster shot becomes less effective. And that your child can actually catch and spread the disease the vaccine is supposed to be protecting them from.

There has been no testing to see if vaccines cause cancer. There have been no studies to look into this either. There has been no testing or studies to see if vaccines damage and alter our DNA. And the companies actually write this on the disclaimer on the product, just no-one bothers to read the small print.

Also, all the additives that are in the vaccines too. Heavy metals, mercury etc. And how they make them. The other viruses that they can't screen them out or test for them when making them. In the 50's, there was an epedemic with a vaccine that was contaminated by a monkey virus (they make the vaccines by growing them in monkey kindey cells amongst others) which causes cancer in humans. 6 million people were given this vaccine.

They basically said that tv campaigns etc and doctors use scare tatics to push us to vaccinate our children. Also, doctors get paid a kickback for vaccinating their patients. They just want to give us both sides of the story, so we can make an informed decision.

Thanks girls for your baby #2 advice :) i might get dd a baby to play with :)

As for the immuisation debate! I completely agree with Celsie that you need to be informed about your choices and there is definately no right or wrong choice for your baby! :)

I am pro-vaccination only because i have seen what these diseases can do if your little one contracts them. There is never any guarantees with immunity given when you have your child vaccinated so please never think that they will never get the disease they are protected against as this is untrue. However it does reduce the chances of contraction and some of the diseases can kill in a matter of days.

BUt like i said i am not being argumentive and i support celsie all the way in helping other mums make informed choices as this is exactly the way it should be :) I just dont want the mums out there that choose to vaccinate feel that they are doing anything wrong either :) hugs

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BUt like i said i am not being argumentive and i support celsie all the way in helping other mums make informed choices as this is exactly the way it should be :) I just dont want the mums out there that choose to vaccinate feel that they are doing anything wrong either :) hugs

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I agree PP. Not being argumentative either. :) I'm not trying to sway people for or against vaccination. For me, it's an easy decision. I won't do it. I've weighed up both sides and made an informed choice. The thing that annoys me, is that this information wasn't offered to me by my GP or the nurse giving Caeleb the vaccinations. How can anyone be expected to make an informed decision if they don't have all the facts?

I was given a sheet, listing a few possible and common mild side effects that we could expect and told to sign. Signing away any responsibility he doctor or the surgery has. Now, if death, autism, MS, blindness, swelling of the brain etc had been listed as one of those possible side effects, do you think I would have signed?

i agree with you celsie- the gp's dont tell you everything you should know - and they (in my experience) never discuss natural therapies for immunity either!, Kinda sucks that you have to know to ask to find out more.

A lot of responsibility is placed on parents to find out their own information. I think there is actualy a few websites and groups designed for informed immunisation awareness... i have seen them ,,., will have to check to see if i can find details (they have done all the research for you lol)

I've successfully copied that DVD for those of you who'd like a copy. :)

Also... have a read of this article for the main site if you get a chance. https://www.bellybelly.com.au/baby/q...n-vaccinations

Hiya!! Sorry, did try to jump on yesterday but my posts kept being rejected......boohoo! So house quiet as it is late, again :rolleyes: so thought I'd take my opportunity now!

But oh lol! I was jumping on to post at how great DD was with her immunisations on thursday, how surprised I was, how fantastic the nurse was who gave her the shots and how DD's moment of frustration was with not being able to get the tape off her arm that held the cotton wool there!! So put her top on and then she was sweet and dandy........................ but maybe I won't?!?! :cryinglaugh: Kidding! ;)

I am happy to get all the information that there is - to be informed as I can, yet I am completely pro-immunisations. I would be interested to know the percentage of those major side effects from having the immunisations vs the risks of not having the immunisations. I am open minded to learning new things as I, like all mummies, want the absolute best for their bubbies. If it weren't for the fact that there are some diseases that have dramatically dropped in case numbers because of children being immunised, I might've been more sceptical myself over immunising my child regularly.

So this is how I see it atm ;):
Immunising:
We've been offered protection (not complete, I understand that) for our children against horrible sickness and diseases that can have a devastating impact on the family...........
Not Immunising:
Now we are being offered information that can offer protection (not complete as well) for our children that can in turn, also prevent a devastating impact on the family...............

It seems like a case of "damned if you do, damned if you don't" ...... hmmmmmmm *insert thinking head, chin scratching icon here* hehe

But certainly a thought provoking topic that's for sure!!


Oh and Celsie!! You make me laugh girl!!!!! :rofl: I went the day after the toy sale begun but wasn't as organised as you so didn't come away with much as I didn't have a list - probably a darn good thing too!!!!! However............


..........Target's toy sale starts in 18days 11hours 28mins and 45secs......44secs.....43secs.....42secs.....41sec s.....40secs......:rofl:


ah, poor DH.................teehee!


Okeedokee, DH home now so going to say huloooooooo! Chat soon lovelies!!


MWA!!!

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Charly - you're hilarious!!! :rofl:

hi girls!

I went a little crazy at the big w sale :) i also got ashley a little baby doll to get her used to the new arrival... t it is very cute she gives the baby kisses!!!

cant wait for the target sale! ha!

Ashleys facial rash is still coming and going. When i got home from work yesterday she looked great! then she flared back up. the only this i can think of is the home made anzac bikky i gave her. ???
maybe its oats or honey ? what do you think?

Hi,

PP - Maybe it's the honey? I know they don't recommend it to under 1's but I thought that was due to botulism (sp), I'm not sure if it can cause allergies? I'm not sure about oats either. I gave them to Lewis before but he wasn't that keen.
That's a great idea to give Ashley a doll to get her used to the baby. What is your due date BTW?

Celsie - It's definetly food for thought the whole immunisation debate, like Charly said you're damned if you do, damned if you don't. I went to the toy sale but I just couldn't be bothered to fight through the crowds, it was mayhem! Great bargains though. We haven't got any space for anymore toys now, I'd love to get him some outdoor toys. Just one problem, we don't have a garden!

Lewis had a great time at his party. However my SIL gave him a WHOLE piece of cake and the poor thing woke 4 times in the night with tummy ache :( I thought she would just give him a few mouthfuls. Mmm mind you I bet it was the best thing he'd ever eaten!

We are off to the aquarium this afternoon for his final birthday treat :)

Well i am thinking it is some kind of contact allergy - so i might have to start listing everything she eats and if the rash comes up or not (yay!)

I smeared some honey on her inner wrist and nothing... so thinking not honey...

PinkPalace - both my girls have had eczema, DD#1 was really bad in her first year but seems to have grown out of it. One of the many suggested remedies was giving oat baths so I thought what a great alternative to steroid cream..................turns out they were both allergic to the oats so their eczema worsened :doh: I changed to Gaia body wash and now DD#1 only gets the odd spot here and there and DD#2 only gets rashy when teething or has a cold. So oats is a real possibility.




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Mwa!!!

Has anyone read Additive Alert? A girlfriend of mine has lent it to me. Very interesting read. I can't believe what they put in our foods! I'm going to be so more careful to read the label, not only for fat, sugar and salt content, but for additives, colours and preservatives.

Sarah - sounds like Lewis had a wonderful birthday. Very jealous that you're going to the aquarium. I'd love to go there. We'd like to take Caeleb one day. Caeleb too was fed a whole piece of cake on his birthday too. He grumbled and moaned the whole night long. He must have had such a tummy ache. Will know better next time. :(

PP - Maybe right down everything you used on Ashely and everything she ate the 24 hours prior to the rash? Then cross out everything that's normally okay. Might give you a better idea what caused it?

Charly - I thought I "spotted" you the other day. There was this ultra cool Mum, running around the shops for a red headed little girl. And I thought... CHARLY!!! But, then a man and a little blonde boy joined them, so it musn't have been you. I was ALMOST going to say Charly, to see if I got a response. I would have looked like a goose huh? :lol:

:rofl: Celsie!! Yes my DH would've been most concerned at that.............as in where did I score the blonde boy?!?!? :cryinglaugh: How funny though as I've had my eyes peeled every time I step out!!! Lol! I too saw this sassy looking chick blowing bubbles to a little babe in a pram a while back.....the babe giggling their little head off and thought, "No!! Could it be??!!?!" But on closer inspection, this bubby looked too young for an almost 1yr old at the time...........not to worry, 1 down, 10,789,352 faces left to inspect........:rofl:



Oh there might lie your "charly spotting" issue...............look awaaaaaaaayyeeee from the cool mums!!! LoL!!!! I usually have glazed look as in focus mode (specially when child free ;)) hahahahahahaha.............

:rofl: Is THAT my problem?!? Oh then I'll just look for a kindred spirit. ;)

hello ladies,

happy birthday to all our children( bit late but im male so i can get away with it:D)

still cleaning up after Nates party. had a lot of family from down south and up north here for the occasion. beautiful sunny day with tables in lawn and plenty of food and drinks available. DW made a big (one metre long) number one birthday cake with blue and yellow icing. Nate loved it as we all sang to him and he was then allowed to demolish the cake from arms length. the other 5million kids around all got some cake but i made sure i got mine first.

after much drinking it started to get cool and my dad said this would be a great spot for a fire. ssooooo after much manly talking and egging on :dance:we got the chainsaw out and chopped down a dead pine tree in the back yard and started a bonfire....
its ok the kids and girls were inside tsking us and saying we were mad...:rolleyes:
safety was a priority so we waited until 5.30 pm(10 minutes after dusk) and down she came. 30 metres of firewood and 10 men cheering it on.

i got in trouble when the flames reached about 12feet:( and was laughed at by the boys..:p
such is life. by all accounts i had a great time and i know there were a few sore heads the next day.

sorry its been so long between posts but between catching Nate and working far too long hours for the moment i havent been able to get near this computer.

someone also sent Nate a package of attitude for his birthday and i have decided i dont want it....any takers its going free:pray:

so till next time
luvs you all

dragonstorm:dance:

dragonstorm, I see your package of attitude and I raise you a tub full of stubbornness!!! :rofl: Its crazy isn't it?!?! What is with that?!?!

Oh and this is from my DH: :clap::clap::clap: He would've been chopping the tree down and then thinking.......maybe I should ask first?!?! :cryinglaugh:
Great to hear from you - sounds like you had one heck of a shin dig!! Oh and your DW, sounds like she made an incredible cake!!!!


Celsie - kindred spirit is best ;) I fear that when we finally meet you'll be like :o "daaaagggg!!!" hehehehehe


Okeedokee, cuppa 'n' bed! Nighty night!

Mwa!!!

Charly - one of the very first things my DH told me when we got together was... DAGGY IS GOOD!!! We're both huge dags, but we don't scrub up too badly. ;)

Dragonstorm - Can we come to Nate's 2nd birthday, sounds like fun :excited:

Guess what, Lewis just took his first 4 steps!!!! He looked really shocked, but that could have been because I was shrieking COME ON, COME ON!:lol: I was using his pull along Percy (Thomas's friend) as bait and it worked!

Ok so I said I was going to bed but then I read your post MumofLewis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :happyforyou: :excited: That is soooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuute!!!!!!!! :dance::clap:

WAY TO GO LEWIS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! :excited: :hooray: :woot:

Well the time has come to wish our very last happy birthday to our June Buddies......kinda happy/sad moment really :D so to our lovely handsome.....................

:happybirthday: LEE!!! Happy 1ST EVER Birthday sweetie!!! :happybirthday:

I hope that you have a precious day Meegm full of countless sweet moments.......and cake ;) hehe :hooray:

MWA!!!


Here endeth 1ST birthday wishes but only 328 more sleeps til we can do it all over again and start with the 2NDs!!! :cheer: :hooray:


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hi girls
Well Ashley has been waking up screaming between 3-5am the past 3 mornings....
I am putting it down to teething as i think her back molar on the right is coming through! arhh

but my lord i think she is preparing me for the new bub again !

It is killing me! Come back full night sleeps

awwwwww :hug: to you PinkPalace sweety!! Oh I so hope that Ashley settles for you soon as even though she may be preparing you ;) you need all the rest you can get!!!! :hug: Thinking of you lovey.......feels lame as that's all I can do :redface: xx