Beckstar - your holiday sounds lovely. We've just done the same sort of thing in Sydney and like you say, you're pretty limited when you still want the kids to stick to their routine but it is really nice to just spend time together without the normal household chores to do.

Blanche - I think the older sibling is definitely a kick along for bubs to start moving isn't it. Hopefully Jack will be off and racing soon.

Elena is well and truly crawling properly now. No more commando crawling - up on her knees and off. I've spent the last few days dragging her back from the stereo, cds, tv etc. She tries to follow Izzy constantly. Izzy is loving the attention and now spends a lot of time racing over and giving Elena huge cuddles - its so cute. I've tried a few times now to give Elena rice cereal but she's just not interested yet. Not really concerned yet - one less person to prepare meals for!