Hi!!!

Hope you're all well!! I could probably write 3 pages of rubbish but I'll try and condense it down! hehe.
Christmas day was fantastic! Louis was spoilt and loved his presents but was quickly whisked off for xmas lunch at my sisters. Yep - everything was ok with mum (thanks Tracey) as she received presents from everyone! Anyway.... Louis loved playing with his cousins and we all stuffed our faces well and truly.
Boxing day - off to PIL at Bonnie Doon. Had a great few days up there. Louis had his other 2 cousins up there and they all ran around like crazy - they're 5 and 7yo girls so they just adore him and won't leave him alone! Not that he can run around he loves it because he knows he can run to me if he's had enough iykwim. He's vocab has just gone through a burst again and he knows heaps more words and seems to be growing up too quickly! He's just blowing us all away with some of the stuff he comes out with - Peoples names that he's only heard once or twice, and even doing things - he had a drink coaster in front of him and asked for his drink and had to put it on! Don't ask me where he gets it from!
He's been extremely hyped up with all of the attention and stimulation though so I'm expecting to have a grumpy bum tomorrow! We're home tomorrow packing and then off to Wilsons Prom for a week so it's all been really full on! I'm already looking forward to coming home again iykwim? As much as we'll have an awesome time at the beach as well.
Today ended on a bit of a sour note as dh's brother cracked the sads and whisked the kids away home. He and dh had a bit of a tiff but as dh was over it in 5min but he decided to be a sook about it. (older brother mind you.) He's a funny one and is very reliant on alcohol and drugs to get him through life which is quite sad. The sad part is we were all about to set off to Mansfield Zoo (Sounds impressive but I think it only has a few animals - hehe) so the kids had to miss out - as did Louis and I - as noone felt like going after he stormed off.
Anyway....

Melissa - Sounds like you all had a great Christmas! Hope you all manage to avoid colds!

Tracey - Sounds like you guys had a great time! Glad you got your house cleaned! Did you end up spending your voucher? I hope you have a fun time getting sloshed nye! (I'm jealous actually - hehe) Congrats for your friend - how exciting!

Cindy - Wow at Tori having 2 sleeps on xmas day!! Louis has been averaging a 30min day sleep each day the moment! Except for today and he went down for about 3+ hours! He's soooo tired but coping very well.
How gorgeous is Tori sending her Mummy flowers! Louis bought me a new wallet as my old one was worn out from spending too much money on him - hehehehe.

Kerrie - Sorry to hear you're having troubles. Sounds like the best thing to do is to remove the cysts. Good luck! I hope the New Year brings you the good news of another little bubba on the way!

Kirsty - So sorry to hear you've been having a rough time with little Gussy Boy. I'm so glad you had him home for christmas though. I can't imagine how hard it has been for you! Hoping 2007 sees you spending a lot less time at the dr's and hospital and sees Gussy Boy thriving!

Nikki - Glad you had a great Chrissy! Ooh jewellery is always a winner! Wow - so not long to go! You're so brave! I hope the spring cleaning isn't a sign the it's going to start happening sooner than you'd like! I hope you have an awesome holiday!

Linda - Hope you're keeping well and the p/g symptoms aren't kicking in! Make sure you get plenty of rest!!

Ooh forgot to add that the best news on Christmas for us was that my brother and his gf are p/g!!!!! She's due July 30th so about 3m after me! I'm soooo excited - I even cried! hehehe. I've been nagging for ages and then I felt really bad because I think it's taken them a while but they've just been ttc secretly. She told me that when I announced my p/g she felt a bit upset. I felt so bad!!! She said it was fine though - they both new it would happen when it was meant to! I'm just sooo happy for them and I hope it all goes well. She's 9 weeks at the moment. This is the first person close to me I know thats having a baby so it'll be really cool. Also I know my brother will be a great dad!

I hope you all have a great News Years Eve! I hope 2007 brings you all that you want and more!
I'll be lucky to make it to midnight as we'll be camping (and I won't be drinking - hehehe) but I'm excited to start 2007! My new years resolution is to try and chill out a bit and not let things stress me as much (or mostly not let family stress me as much!!!) and enjoy my time with Louis before Dylan arrives - and then of course enjoy the time with my new little munchkin!

I hope you all stay safe and have a great time! I look forward to chatting with you all in the 2007!!!

hmm...turned into a novel after all!!! Sorry!!!! Sorry if it doesn't make sense - I can hardly keep my eyes open! hehe.