Cassie - sounds like you had a fantastic weekend! Don't you just love waking up to the sound of the beach? And I am not even that big a fan of the beach (not a good swimmer, and hate how sand gets everywhere), but still love listening to the waves. We camped on the beachfront a couple of years ago, and it was great listening to the waves all night long.

It is always very sad when a parent doesn't want anything to do with their kids anymore. My sisters and her ex broke up when my neice was only very young, and when it first happened, my neice kept asking for him, and saying that she wanted to go and sleep at his house, and now the last 4-5 years she hasn't even been calling him dad, just his first name. He is so rude - he got a new girlfriend years ago, and they got engaged, and he kept saying that my neice would be the flower girl at his wedding, but then he and his fiance moved to perth, and she wasn't even invited to their wedding at all. My sister is soooooooo much better off without him...

Jo - Sounds like Nic has been having loads of fun in his Jolly Jumper. I kind of wish that I had the guts to put Emy in one, but i heard years ago that they weren't good for the baby's spine, and although I believe they have improved the design to be more supportive since then, I just still can't feel happy putting her into one... but I reckon that she would love it if i did!

We had a first last night - since the day Emy was born, she has always been wrapped up at night to sleep, and the couple of times that I have tried leaving her unwrapped, she has woken up heaps, so end up wrapping her again. But last night I put her to bed unwrapped at about 6:15, and she slept till 8:30, then we had a quick cuddle, then she slept till 10:30 we she was really distressed, so gave her another cuddle, and some water, and tried to wrap her, but then at 11:30, she was awake again, so I took her in to bed with me, had a lie down together and a feed, and by 12:15 she was back in her own bed - unwrapped, dummy in, eyes wide open. But I tucked in her blankets, put a different light on in her room to what i usually use that was a tiny bit brighter, and put her toy giraffe where she could see it (hadn't tried giving her a toy before), and then left her. I crept back in at 12:40 to see how she was going, and she was holding the giraffe horny thingy in her right hand, and kind of patting it with her left hand very slowly, and while I stood there watching her, she fell asleep, and then only woke up at 7:30! What a champion! I hope that she continues to be so good - the wrap that I have is thick and warm, so I want her to be able to sleep unwrapped by the time summer comes. Fingers crossed for me!