Kristen - congrats on getting your business officially underway. I wish I was in Melbourne so I could book you!!

Dan and Lee (and Tan soon too!) - :hugs: for you all. It must be an awful feeling to be going back to work and leaving your little ones behind. You're right though - its for the best of reasons and who knows, maybe it will make you even better mummies than you already are!

Ash - sorry to hear things haven't worked out but you sound as if you are going to be much happier without him. Blake will adjust to not having his daddy full time, and I'm sure he will know his mummy and daddy both love him, even if they're not together.

Danni - sorry you had such a cr*p NYE. Something about New Years - they're either very, very good or very very bad in my experience (either that or you just become the boring old git I am and avoid them altogether!)

We ended up not doing anything for NYE - my gf who was going to have a bbq was sick so we stayed home. I was heading to bed at 10pm (I know I know, I really shouldn't party so hard!) when Izzy woke up and didn't stop screaming, not crying but screaming, until 12.09am. I joked to my DH that at least we were awake to see in the NY!! I think the poor little poppet is having teething issues so I felt awful for her. Will definitely be putting her to bed tonight with a nice big bottle and a dose of nurofen.

Can't remember who asked about solids, but I've never pureed Izzy's food, even at the beginning - just forked it (love it Tan!!) and added a bit of formula to make it mushier. Now she doesn't get the formula mixed in, and her food is either forked or cut small, or broken into fist size pieces in the case of cruskits. Like Mason, she now gets bits of chicken, fish and mince mixed with her vegies. Haven't tried egg yet - bit worried about allergies given that I know she already has some issues.