Julia - Mateo is the teeny tiniest baby there and we don't push him under the water yet, but the other babies go under and they love it! At the moment he just does all the movements (well, I do them for him! :-) and when it's time to go under the water I just dip his chin and cheeks in the water so he can get used to it. The lady also sprinkles water all over his face while we sing 'Twinkle twinkle little star' so he can start practising to hold his breath. He really loves it and it's not scary at all - if he didn't like it I wouldn't take him. Your Australia Day sounds like fun!

Trish - I think that's a bit silly what the doctor said about Kieran having knocked knees - how can you tell at his age? And if it is, it's nothing to be concerned about, my brother had knocked knees until he was about ten and it didn't affect him at all - he excelled at sports. Thanks for reassurance and comments about little man - he is a bit of a cutie and I wouldn't say he is an 'angelic' child as such, just much easier than he was! Hee hee. Wouldn't change him for the world but!

Becky - I know it's hard but I think you are doing the right thing for Liam, and who knows you might enjoy the break! :-) Ignore me if I get a bit 'teachery' here but you can tell the kids who come through school who have not had independent time away from Mum; they aren't good problem solvers, too shy to communicate effectively, and they aren't risk takers - everything they need to succeed at school!

Enjoy your Australia Day everyone!!! xoxo