Wow there's so much to catch up on. Tis hard to know where to start! he ha! But I MUST say a huge congratulations to Cindy and Kristie on your pregnancies. It must be SOOO exciting for you and your DH's.

Gus now has 8 teeth, weighs 5.85kg and is 67cm long! he ha! It looks sort of odd to see a baby so small with so many teeth. He isn't crawling, but has finally mastered sitting which is a HUGE relief! Gus babbles constantly from the moment he's awake until he drops off to sleep. Tis very cute. It's actually nice having him able to communicate a bit better. His only "proper" words though are mum, dad, nan, buba, no and broom broom (for car). But he still manages to get his message across very clearly most of the time even without many words. We're all settled into our new house now. It's not far from the old one (about 10 mins) but in a much quieter and prettier street. We were in Neutral Bay on a busy road and now we're in Cammeray in a really pretty tree filled area. We're loving being woken by the sound of birds in the morning rather than traffic, sirens etc as we had grown used to in our old house.

I'm not back at work yet so lucky to be enjoying time with Gus. We're still very busy with specialist appointments. The main concern currently is with his poor growth and we're now being referred to a geneticist and an endocrinologist to see whether he has some sort of "syndrome" or hormonal problem that might explain why he is growing so slowly and is sooooo far below the 3rd percentile. Our paed thinks it's just an intake problem (ie he just doesn't want to eat very much) but is being cautious and that's why he's referring us for more tests. So that will bring the people monitoring Gus up to the grand total of 15! Crazy huh!

Not sure whether anyone remembers, we were advised to have a close gap between Gus and baby number 2 so that the 2nd born could push Gus ahead developmentally if it turns out that his early brain haemmorages have resulted in permanent damage. We haven't been able to stomach the thought of another pregnancy given my high risk (estimated at 70% likely) of a repeat performance (high risk pregnancy ending at best with a preterm delivery etc). But now I look at little Gussy and worry that maybe we've made a mistake in postponing things. Hmmm have been feeling torn between concerns that we've been selfish and thinking it's better to look after the one that's with us (ie Gus) than to think about expanding the family just now. Agghhh tis so confusing. I bet if I was having a difficult pregnancy it would be a nightmare with all Gus's specialist and allied health appointments. Sorry to unload, I'm having a bit of an emotional time (re him) lately.

On a different note, I decided I needed something to look forward to so a few weeks ago booked a holiday with a couple of my closest girlfriends. We're heading to Melbourne the week after next for five days. We all live in different cities (Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne) so don't get to see each other as much as we'd like. My girlfriends both have baby boys (one 6mths and the other 2mths) so it will be great to finally get to meet the bubbas and very fun watching them play together. We're staying in a serviced apartment in the city so I expect there'll be some city shopping time to. I can't wait. Our poor DH's have to stay home working. he ha!

Anyhow enough rambling. Hope the bubbas with the yucky nappy rashes heal soon. xx