tara- good to hear you're feeling better about sleep and solids. Its funny - you just want your baby to be like everyone elses....but they are so different. I think that when i wonder why Ella's not crawling or standing up by herself. I think - am I not teaching her properly?

Kim - just checked your galllery. No pics yet! We want to see how cute Chelsea was.

Gigi - we went forwards and backwards too with solids. Yesterday she had 2 baby spoons of breakfast and today she had 5 cubes! Everyday and every week is different for us. When she's teething (like now) she loves chewing on things rather than the fork mashed foods. So she prefers toast, bread with avocado or chopped dried figs or sultanas.

Well I'm suppose to be at work today but I'm at home sick. I had the most horrendous weekend throwing up. I havent had any solids since Saturday night which disappeared after an hour. Today I've just managed to stand up and walk. Luckily my MIL is here today to take care of Ella. I can barely pick her up. I think its gastro - its been lurking around the last few weeks. And now its struck. I got a call from work to see if i was really sick! - dont you love it.

Ann