sheree - i wish i knew you a few months ago would have ben great to chat to you about it all. i was too lazy to soak anything, if it was stained (which it always is!) then it just stays that way. Stupid thing is i look at those bibs now and can't past with them casue they were such a huge part of my life! has Lachlan tried tinned fruit? Archie will always eat two fruits

nat - im glad im not the only bad mum with takeaway then, Arch refuses to eat a cheeseburger all of his own, he will only eat ours. thats gorgeous that em can blow kisses. haven't been back to playgroup yet, it is on again tomorrow morning, thinking i might stop for a while and go back in 6 months time, at least then Archie will actually be interested in doing arty activities with the rest of kids and joining in and tlking, i think when he is older i will find it easier to interact with the other mums, at the moment he is still too young and just wanders around by himself, so all the other mums are doing group activities and i am on my own which makes me feel even more of an outcast IYKWIM. Sounds like em is a great little talker! i agree with you, i can't bear the thought of taking the dummies away just yet, i think i will battle that when he can at least understand that maybe the dummies are going to a new baby and he gets a new toy instead...sounds good in theory anyway. How long til you move now? ooo a villa, sounds very posh he he he, will be great to be so close to your friend.

We met friends for lunch at 12 which is Archies sleep time so i was all stressed about him being super tired and cranky. to combat that i got him up this morning and took him straight to the playground and ran around with him in the freezing cold for an hour, that sure tired him out! he had a bit of a sleep and i woke him up for lunch and he was great, so mission accomplished, its a great feeling when you finally realise how to work your kid! It was great to see our friends and their baby again, hoping we might go to Adelaide next month for a week and catch up with them again, just don't know if im game to take Archie on such a long drive now that he is older....i think Arfhie knackered himself today! he was playing without a nappy on and he fell bum first on a toy, he had a very painful cry, poor little boy, no grandchildren for us he he!