omg girls i feel like i've missed out on so much with your bubs.. and welcome to the thread tracey and bekz! at the same time.. a lot has been happening with ethan as well. he turns 1 next week and his birthday party plans have come to a halt as my FIL went into hospital yesterday. we might have to cancel the whole thing as it doesn't feel right to be celebrating when he's not able to attend.

anyway on a different topic, after heaps of worrying (caused by MIL), ethan's teeth finally came through at 10.5 months (like alex, barb!) i was so excited and he seemed to have coped really well cause i didn't notice he was teething til they actually poked through his gums. he's now got the bottom 2 and the top 2.. and there's a huge gap between the top ones!

ethan's also running now! so bekz and gg, i know exactly what you mean when you say they're not a babies anymore. he's becoming such a defined little person now with his personality really shining through. he's discovered that when he cries really, really loud, that usually gets everyone attention so each one of his little tantrums cause a big cry.

things are really good now except the constant running after him as he's into cupboards and drawers now.. and the feeding! he's so used to pureed and mushed foods that when i try to go a little lumpier, he chokes and spits it all back out. i know it has to be a gradual thing but he's really stubborn about it. the only time he'll eat normal foods is when he wants the food we eat at meal times. but when it comes to his own meal time, only mush will do!

a couple questions before i go... have any of you girls thought about changing bub over to cows milk yet? they say 12 months is the point of change but is it really necessary? also has anyone thought about toilet training? ethan's poos are quite regular so i'd be crazy not to start now... but where do i begin?

i can't believe they're almost 1 already... didn't this year just go by in such a crazy, mad, hectic miraculous blur?? hehe..