Hey everyone!

We had such a busy weekend. It was MIL's birthday yesterday so we had a BBQ at our house with the family. We spent all day Saturday cleaning, shopping, cooking, making salads, and doing odds and ends then had the party at lunchtime yesterday. No one left until 4:30pm and then we had to leave (very late!) to go to a first birthday party. Of course there was still cleaning up to do when we got home so we are all pretty tired! The weather was perfect though so it worked out really well.

K had a great time with the family, he was all smiles and cuteness. FIL was so horrible to MIL though, he'd given her a card with $50 in it for her birthday (he lives in a nursing home so can't get to the shops). When MIL dropped him off to his home after the party he asked her to take him out tomorrow, MIL said she can't as she has her elderly mother staying o'night as well as her brother who lives 2 hours away, so she needs to be their host. FIL cracked it with her and demanded his $50 back . Who does that??? He's so selfish! Grrr....sorry for the vent!

Saffi - I'm glad you had a great time at the library, it sounds like fun! I brush K's teeth with a wash cloth when I bath him, he only has two prominent teeth still!

misskate - Yuck, that motel sounds disgusting! And that long drive must have been so tiring for you all. I hope Lachlan feels better today.

Amelia - Congrats on Rhys walking, what a clever boy! K is so far off from walking LOL! What is PartyLite?

Nic - Oh my goodness how scary! I hope poor Tyron makes a quick recovery, ear infections are so horrible and painful.

Alz - Wow, Ethan is clever walking! Enjoy the holidays with him

Celtic - That must have been so scary when the DC centre called you! I'm glad Ryan is OK, I hope his rash is nothing serious. How many days is he in DC?

Becky - I'm glad Liam ended up enjoying kindy, it's so hard to leave them when they are so upset isn't it? It took Joel a few sessions before he stopped crying when I left. He always settled within minutes of me leaving, but man it was horrible. I love your ticker photo of Chelsea BTW!

Pish - I hope you had a nice time in Sydney for your friend's baby shower!

Amber - How did the party go on the weekend? Myles would have looked so cute!

Kazaraz - I'm glad you worked out how to post a thread! Have you found a good cake place now? You can find birthday tickers at sites like lilypie.com or tickershack.com. If you're having trouble let me know and I'll try help!

Julia - Max sounds like he is really on the move now! K's sleep has been pretty dodgy too lately, I think because two teeth are trying to come through at once. Some nights he wakes up constantly so I go in and either give him back his dummy and tuck him back in or I give him some Panadol if he is waking up too frequently. On a good night he only wakes up once, but lately it's two or three times. Luckily he is so easy to settle back to sleep, I think he just likes to know I'm there!

Mo - I'm glad your NT scan went well last week! I am going to harrass and pressure you for the next 8 weeks now to find out the gender

Viv - Where are you these days? I hope you and James are well!

Kellie - Did you end up going to the Mattel Playhouse?

Hi to everyone!