Hi all

I'm such a terrible poster I just don't get the time to sit and type what I want so I don't bother. I'm sorry. At the moment DH is STILL on holidays and is driving me absolutely bonkers.......I can't wait for him to go back next week. anytime I sit to check email or anything I get told off for being on the computer too much......grrrrrr!!

Luey, TH sounds like it could be good, i'm also reaching a point like that with Jake. although we aren't awake nearly as much as you are! I just can't bring myself to leave the room while they scream but I'm all for a hands-on settling now. For me the difference is I can now see and hear what is a tantrum cry and what is a truly broken cry. The tantrum ones I'm very experienced with and have a heart of stone on, lol. What I've been trying the last couple of days is instead of patting him to sleep in m y arms, i've been sitting on my bed with my tri-pillow in front of me on the bed. After a BF I lay him down on the pillow facing me with him legs still on me kind of and pat him from there. In my theory this is the transition to patting him to sleep in hhis cot. this way he's still right there with me, just not in my arms iykwim? GL with it, can't wait to hear how wonderful life is when you return

So......preggie ladies....how are you all doing?? What's the news? Anyone got MS? How are you all finding being pg with another bub to take care of?

Yay Cam on the crawling and Isabella on the sitting Good work guys!! Andie i took Jake to be weighed today, and i had a little giggle when I saw the scales....he was a whole 8.01kg We have 5 teeth sitting under the gum surface but they are so very slow to cut!! One is beginning, it'son the top on his left. I can see like a cut in the gum where it's pushing but no shiny white pearler yet!

So as some of you know....the house fell through Still very angry with the bank, it was bound to happen anyway (in hindsight, we've since shopped around and no one can help us) but I met with them 3 times and each time they told me we could have X amount and to go sign a contract. So we did. PFFFFFT!!! NOT HAPPY JAN!!! I'm ok with it, happy to be staying in the area we are in, and that Ben can go to the school i wanted him to. I'm also very hopeful I'll be able to pick up most of the relief work going at his school, seeing as my Aunty isn't working during the week anymore......yay! I have an on-call babysitter again.

Not too much more I don't think......oh wait yes there is!! It's a grumble though!! Remember the wedding I was in?? Well the day before I dropped in and picked up my dress. All ok. Had the wedding rehearsal, all ok again. Back at Mum's (we stayed there) she said at 5:30pm that night, "try on your dress, JIC it doesn't fit". So I did. Now we all know I was already stressing it wouldn't fit. Over Xmas I was feeling a little uh.....uncomfortable in my clothes but still thought I'd make it. Well NUP. NO WAY NO HOW!!!! I thought mum was joking when she said she couldn't zip it but to me horror she wasn't. So I raced the dress back down to the shop and was so humiliated that I had to have it taken out a good 3-4 inches!! I kept trying to rationalise that I'd missed a feed and that must be it but I think that was a long shot! on the day it fitted ok but I saw the photos and am so humiliated all over again. OMG!!! The weight MUST come off. So no more indulging for me.No more night snacking. I'm teeing up a few walking dates a week with a friend and I know if I'm sensible I can drop it. It always take a horror moment to get me into gear. the wedding was ok, I haven't seen or heard from the bride in years. But we are old friends so it was kinda nice. Interesting crowd though. I never wear makeup IRL so to have makeup on and especially around my eyes I'm sure I looked like a drag queen, lol. For a laugh look here . I'm the dark haired short fatty, lol.

anyway i have peace, kids are asleep, DH has gone fishing (TG!!!). I'm going to watch some telly and fold washing.

xxx