This is one of my favorite ages for babies. It is great watching them get a bit more independance and trying to push themselves. M has discovered that she can get up on her toes and almost crab crawl, she has cracked her head on the ground a few times by over balancing but she keeps doing it so it can't be that bad. No teeth yet for Macey. I could feel one under her gum the other day but I can't any more. A has her specialist appointment next Tuesday so I should know what is going to happen then. She still has a horrible cough but she is not gasping for breath in between. I gave her a couple more pillows to sleep with so she is a bit more upright.

Going from 1 to 2 babies has been fine so far. When M was newborn it was very easy because it was eat sleep poop, repeat. For a little while it was hard because both girls went through a 'I want all your attention now mummy' stage. Now A keeps M amused a lot of the time. So I guess I have found it easy but I am really lucky in that I have great girls and A adjusted fantastically to having a sibling come into the family.

Are you still planning on waiting a couple more years to have another baby? I go through stages were I think I would love to try again soon but my plan is to wait till 2013 and see if I think A will handle starting Kinder and if I do then I will start trying again then, if not then the year after definately.

It has been hard to get some Vit D so I can understand been low in that, At least you know what was making you so tired and you can get on top of it now. I am hopeless at taking my iron tablets and I can feel when I am getting slack with it so they make a big difference. Are you still BF?

I am still at home full time, still not sure when or if I will be going back to work, I am considering waiting till next year and looking for another job. I am only casual at the vets and would really prefer a perm/part time job somewhere. If I stay casual but put the girls in care I have to pay the same amount each week and can't gaurentee I will get the hours to cover costs. Ideally I would love a three day a week job. so I will just wait and see but ATM there is no real rush for me to return to work. DH and I saved up big so I could be home with the girls for a few years. I just see it that if I have them both in Child care (for the socialising) then I may as well work or I would get to bored.

It is great to hear that all your work with Damian has paid off. Have you started thinking about his 1st birthday and party and present ideas. I can't believe it is only 3 months away. It will be here before we know it. I am struggling to think of things to get M, I guess it will be some things that her sister has that she wont share, like a fold out lounge and trike. I don't even need clothes because I have so many dresses/clothes that never got worn by A. I did layby their combined Christmas present though, Dual screen DVD player for the car. and I am going to make them a sandpit.

Well I am off to do some digging while the ground is a bit softer from the rain. Decided to make 3 new gardens beds and it keeps A busy helping me