Lea - good on you for doing nothing at all! yeah it has been great having the car for the last few days but i've been out and about the whole time and now the house work is piling up, i don't have the car today so i will be cleaning all day, the house definately needs it! When DH last had gastro i went to chemist to get Hydrolite for all of us in case Archie and I got it too but the chemist recommended Hydrolite icey poles as babies and kids tend to more readily eat them. They have some all ready in the freezer if you ask for them. It sounds like Em is getting better, i hope so! I would prob take Em to hospital just to be safe, don't worry ur not a paranoid mum just a caring one.

Leanne - if you would look forward to arelaxing, fun, child-freee night and you feel comfortable leaving Katy for a night then definately go to the wedding. if you think that you won't be able to relax and enjoy youself without Katy then send your apologies. HTH!

Tania - the activity table sounds great especially a it doesn't stop him from sleeping.

Kim - good on you for sticking with b/f and going with your instincts, well done Darcy is a lucky little girl. totally agree with not waiting for DH to get things done! well done on doing it yourself.

Shazz - I agree about controlled crying and would never even think of doing it, it was recommended to us too. i see here some people have mentioned controlled comforting, that sounds like what DH and i have done and it definately has worked for Archie, without all the stress of listening to your baby crying hysterically while you wait for the clock to tick down. It takes patience but it worked after 1 night for us, goodluck with Ryan's sleeping habits (or non-sleeping habits!)

sara - big hugs, we are all here for you, you are never alone, you are a strong woman and as someone else has said, the only way is up!

Yesterday afternoon mum showed up and said that while she was in target looking at stroller she saw a woman looking at a 3 wheeler the same as the one she bought but she found it too bulky. So she offered to sell it to this woman, well the woman came and bought the 3 wheeler for $80 (mum only paid $99 9 months ago!) so mum went and bought 2 upright strollers, one for me and one for her. Mum and i have a bit of an obsession with strollers so when DH saw the new upright stroller he spat it! lol, now we have 4 strollers for one baby! Where will it end, can't wait to tell him that we need a tandem stroller when the next bub is born he he he.

Archie has had revolting runny smelly poos all week, im quite sure its from teething as every day he dribbles and cries and grabs his mouth and screams at me, his top teeth seem to be moving further down each day to, i hope they come through soon. what is with all the doctors nopw saying that teething does not cause nappy rash, yucky poos, fever, uh, yeah it does!! I have asked numerous mums and they all agree. what do you guys think??

Lea - you should get through quickly with Em, from our experience with Emergency bubs with vomits get through in no time, but yeah you still have a lot of waiting around to do, wear your trackies so you'll at least be comfortable.