Michelle, thanks for the tips. I have done the saline drops and yup he hates them! He was really out of sorts this evening and even screamed in the car late this afternoon. I think it's a mixture right now of the awful cough, he was tired (hadn't slept much at all today) and I think he may be teething as well. Poor little possum. He even cried in the bath which he usually loves. I gave him some panadol, rubbed some bonjela on his gums, gave him boob and he napped on me..lol.. for about 15 mins.. then woke up all smiles and cracking up laughing. He's sleeping now, so I hope he has a better sleep, he was rather unsettled last night.

Sarah, give big huggles to Ari from Oskar. I will tell him what Ari said in the morning (cos I'm willing him to sleep all night..lol). I am so glad to hear that Ari is feeling better. PMSL @ snotty sheets. It's soooooo disgusting isn't it! I have sooooo many snotty cloth nappies from grabbing whatever is nearest (usually a nappy) to wipe his coughs etc. Although, it could be worse so I'm grateful it isn't.

Jo and Karina, thanks, I love the pic.

Jo, I can't believe how clever your little man is! They are so precious aren't they. I love all the laughs I get from him and how he makes me crack up. How cute Jas would've been. It's funny how some of them just love to act etc and some are really quiet/shy about that...hehe.

Karina, I get the pics in 2 weeks. I think they'll be good though cos he was smiling and putting on the charm as he does with the ladies...pmsl. I was going to suggest as well that maybe Claire isn't quite ready for the solids?? Maybe give her a break and try in a week. I did that with Oskar... just tried every now and then. This week is the first time he's had them for a few nights in a row. Didn't do it tonight though, he was just way to upset and unsettled. BTW, great to see you again

Rachel, great to see you too!! Sounds like Grace is doing great! I have one of those net things too... he had banana in it this morning and it was all squishy and he was rubbing it everywhere...lol. He doesn't like mashed banana, but likes it as is... sucks on mine but I worry a big chunk will break off so I put it in the net thing today and that worked until it was really mushy..lol.. yuck to clean after though. OMG she's getting more and more beautiful. Ahhh how they grow, I was looking at her just born pics. I love going back and just reliving those first moments with my little man, it's such a beatiful, precious memory and I will cherish it forever.

The other day I bought Oskar a bottle... just so he can start to get used to having some water soon and I had those non drip sippy cups but man they're way too hard to get the water out of! Anyway, he spent the past two days just chewing on the teat and CRYING if I took it off him..lol. I even tried some EBM (cos I have a blocked duct AGAIN!!) but he wouldn't take that this morning. This arvo I expressed again to try to shift this blockage and thought I'd try the bottle again... well once I turned him in a bit more towards me and leant the bottle against me he worked it out... was sooo cute, not so cute when the EBM ran out though... woah nelly don't do that again...lol. So, tomorrow I'll try a bit of water in it for him. Very proud of my little man... he's never had a bottle before but he got it eventually Well, he's still asleep and I'm pretty tired as we've had a few unsettled nights in a row so gonna go to bed myself I think. He's on our bed, so I think I'll leave him there and just curl up next to him.