Hello ladies...how is everyone? Have read all of your posts - way too much to read after being offline for a week! Glad to hear everyone seems to be doing well. Sorry to hear that a couple of you are having some trouble with night sleeps (was that SArah and Karina? Sorry).

Well...we got back from rainy Adelaide last night at 9.30pm after a 12hour drive. Both DH and me are so so proud of Grace - she was such a good girl. It took 12.5 hours to get over and she slept for most of it, just needing to stop for feeds. She got a bit irritable at Bordertown so we stopped and set up a play area on the back seat and let her have a kick around while we ate tea (it was pouring outside so the car was our cozy cacoon!). She handled being passed around and meeting the entire family very well. At the wedding on Sunday she slept in the HAB and was cuddled by many people. Everyone thought she was absolutely gorgeous. She was full of smiles for everyone. She slept perfectly overnight too which we thought may have been a problem. I can now see the benefit to having your baby sleep in your room with you - it was so much easier getting up to her in the night! Although, I don't think we slept as well - goodness she is a noisy sleeper! The trip back wasn't as good as the way there - I think she had just had enough. She became VERY upset in Ararat, and so we stopped in Balarat for and hour and a half to try and calm her down and she eventually settled and slept the rest of the way home. Fed and bathed then down to bed and she slept until 6am! Such a good girl! She was spoilt with presents of course - amazing that we could fit everything in the car to get home. It's amazing how quickly a car fills up when you put in a pram and a port a cot and a big suitcase! Anyway, very very glad to be home. Other than mothers group today Grace and I are home bodies for the next couple of days - no visiting for us!

OOoohhh...on another note - my girlfriend had a baby boy this morning!! Joshua Edward - that moves another name of our list for the next one! They have a 2 year old daughter so very happy for them to have a little boy. Can't wait to go and see the new addition - have to get a present, more shopping, yay!

Anyway, should get off the computer and start unpacking and washing - poor DH had to go back to work this morning - no rest for him. Just wanted to say hi. Take care.