I'm back! It's been a busy few days but hopefully things are starting to settle down. Tom is over the unsettled spell. He has been really good the last couple of days thank goodness. The Christening went really well. The boys were good as gold and we had a lovely day. Yesterday we spent the morning organising the boys' passports for the Vanuatu trip. We had taken our own photos but they were 1.5mm outside there accepted range, so we did the interview then had to go to the GPO to get more photos done. They only took 2 goes to get Jack's but we were there an hour and a half in total getting the photos. They were doing another baby and Thomas and couldn't get the baby ones right. They would either be too far away or too close. In the end they gave us photos that were 1.5 mm outside the accepted range and said to tell them how much trouble we'd had. The passports office did accept them after that, so they probably could have accepted our first ones after all. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! At least the boys were good for the whole time. Poor Jack sat in the pram the whole time while Thomas had photo after photo taken.

Mum and her DH came for dinner last night as they have left to drive back to Melb this morning. Dad is staying with us still but they got along all right over dinner. Dad leaves Thurs morning and I honestly can't wait to have our house to ourselves for a while. MIL keeps wanting to come round for a swim though, but at least she doesn't stay too long.

Kate, how awful for you. It always seems as though everything happens at once. Surely you have had your run of bad luck for a long time to come. I hope Kelsey is fully recovered now and that you are able to catch up on some rest. I can't believe what a bad time you have had lately. I can totally relate to wanting some uneventful time.

Kathryn, wow at Ashton sleeping so well. It is a little sad when they go into the cot isn't it. Tom is growing up so quickly. He moves all over his cot now. He rolls over, and commando crawls from one end of the cot to the other and spins around so he's facing the other direction.

Kirsty, I'm glad Jas is sleeping through again. Hopefully it will stay that way. When is Gem's first swimming lesson? Oh, did I mention Tom loved his first lesson on Saturday. He's been in our pool twice since too and really loves it. He kicks and paddles like crazy!

Emma, Tom varies from day to day, but is certainly increasing his awake time. I don't think there is a normal as such. Just follow her cues and you'll be right. It's definitely harder second time bcos the baby has to keep getting dragged along with the toddler and doesn't get a chance to follow his own sleeping patterns.

Tegan, I hope you are feeling relaxed after your holiday. How are going now?

Belinda, are you around sweetie?

Marion, I hope you are enjoying being back home. Don't get me started on ILs!!