Karina - is claire gagging before she vomits Ari gags if the food isn't completely smooth - ie not out of a can hehe It appears my pureeing is not as good as golden cirlces either that or she doesn't like my cooking already. If it's not the gagging and she is vomitting more than when she was on just milk I would stop for a few weeks and try again later and ask your ECHN her little tummy may just prefer mummy's milk a bit longer. MY ds didn't have solids until 9mths - 1 yr and we went straight to finger foods. Ari is not into feeding much at the moment either, very hard to get her on the breast long enough to get a let down but she will drink when she is hungry. We have backed off solids a little while she is sick as she isn't that hungry anyway and I think booby milk is better for them when they are sick anyway.

Caro - it will be sad to see you go, is there any reason that you want to share? I think you hve my email but if not try bsxamcdonald@gmail.com, I would love to keep in touch.

Jo - WTg on the talking, that is sooooo cute. I can't believe how quick these babies are growing up :-( . I swear Ari's first word will be XANDER as thats all she ever hears (pmsl) She does mimick the word 'hello' when someone says it to her but it's more teletuby ehh ohhh.

Michelle - yes it was not fun seeing Ari in hossy but luckily after an x ray and observation we could go home. i don't know how I would have coped if they needed to be more invasive. I feel so much for people with really sick babies, I just don't know how they do it.

Well Ari is back to her old sefl although still snotty and gross. She ate all her vegies today and in typical Ari fashion stayed awake the whole time we were at DS fete as there were new people to goo and gaa at whol all thought she was gorgeous. The funniest thing was she discovered her feet (and fat knees - so funny to see her grab those chuncky knees) the other day and toay I had those rattle socks on and they were driving her bonkers as she was trying to put the rattles in her mouth but couldn't get them off her feet. Oh cracked me up