Hi all,

Just popping in for a minute to say 'hi'. I stopped work last Thursday, so am now indulging in some 'me' time while Cam is at daycare Tue/Wed/Thu. The past week has been absolutely full-on - several work farewell lunches/drinks/sunday bbq (you'd think I wasn't going back in Nov '11!), plus friends from overseas stayed Sat night. Would you believe I layed down on the couch this morning for a nanna nap ... THREE hours later I woke up! Guess it was a much-needed rest. I'll have to get off BB in a minute to attend to some jobs before I pick Cam up!

All ok with me. Bub has started to engage, "dropped" to 3/5ths engaged two weeks ago and I wouldn't be surprised if it hasn't moved further down into my pelvis by now. Having lot of BH tightenings too ... for some reason I feel this bub may arrive a little ahead of time. I'm utterly knackered at the moment, but think that's just due to working/toddler/busy weekend. If I take it easy tomorrow, I should be back on track.

Cam is recovering from another throat infection. I'm considering taking him to a chiropracter as he seems to have soooo many ear and/or throat infections. I hear chiros can work wonders. Am not sure what else I can do - he has a healthy diet and lifestyle, and I guess it's just the usual thing of daycare building up his immunity, but this must be the 7th or 8th lot of antibiotics in the past 6 months.

We've also had a run of "bad" nights with him for almost two weeks - he's getting out of bed at all hours (anytime between 11pm-4am) and walking into us to join us in bed. Fair enough when he's not well, but when he's fighting fit it's a bit different. We had a breakthrough last night (though I'll not hold my breath) ... he slept uninterrupted from 7pm-5.30am ... in his own bed! Fingers crossed for another night or two or many more like that! Otherwise he's pretty good - he has a fixation with trucks and tractors at the moment - typical boy!

Bec - how are things on the homefront with your family. Sad to hear about your cousin. How's the relief work going (I'll be nosy and ask what you are doing)? Hope all's well with Jake and the kids.

Leesa - sorry to hear about your mum, my thoughts are with you guys. Am a bit worried about Cam pushing my buttons when new bub arrives ... any tips welcome! Your DD sounds like a cutie though!

CM - ditto re: tips on dealing with a new baby and a toddler. It's the only part of this caper that is causing me anxiety! No good about your perfume ... I totally understand your frustration though - to our toddlers it's all about exploration and learning isn't it, they just don't understand the impact some of their adventures have on mummy and daddy.

Imagine that, like me, everyone is busy with family/toddlers and/or work. I don't seem to get on BB (or the Net) from one week to the next these days. Hope everyone else is doing well - from a few odd posts I've seen, it looks like at least another of our March 16-31 '08 mums has a new bub on the way. Maybe they'll pop in and say hi ...

Catch you all later, Andie xx