Hi guys, It's been ages since I've posted anywhere let alone here...I'm time poor, that's my excuse.

Gobblygook - what kind of ppl mover were you considering? I was looking at Kia Carnival but am open to suggestions but it would need to fit a pram too. All those car seats take up so much room too so width is an issue with many cars. I hope you are still getting plenty of rest with bub because I know you can't catch up properly with other siblings in the house.

SophieW - welcome aboard bellybelly and congrats on the safe arrival of your baby Sophie. With the light in the nursery issue, I have tall lamps in the girls rooms with a dimmer on them which I've found invaluable and they double as nightlights for when they are older. Long nails... I use a baby emery board instead of scissors. Babies tend to hate this too and will wriggle and cry. I just don't like using scissors or clippers on thei r little fingers so the emerys work well for me. But I agree with tazzy, when they're sleeping is always the easiest time.

tazzy - I hope Shayla is still doing really well.

oopsadaisy - your birthing experience sounds horrific! I also commend you on your breastfeeding efforts. Breastfeeding luckily has come fairly easy to me. First time around my milk was delayed but I perservered and expressed between feeds and then it was smooth sailing after a month. With DD2, she was a natural and I was too. DD3 its the same. Its nice to hear how in awe and love you with Madeline you are after such a rough start. Loralei screamed for her needles and then settled beautifully within a few minutes. I didn't give her panadol but I had it handy just in case. As far as christmas presents for fairly new babies... anything recommended for 6 months and upwards are great. I know they're not 6 months yet but not far from it either. Just a tip. Only get toys that are noisy if they have volume control and off switch, most fisher price toys are fantastic. Gloworms are good too and they are from birth. Baby tad by leapfrog is good too.

candyjay - welcome anytime. It doesn't matter that you didn't birth at this time many of us have crashed our due threads instead of birth ones. Plus, our thread seems to be in desperate need of more people.

Jo - sounds like you've had quite a few months! Move overseas, quick birth, NO STITCHES!!!(if only that were me) you had my dream birth! But contending with reflux sounds awful for both you and Xavier. As for Brisbane heat, do you have airconditioning in your home? If so, put it on dehumidify and you will find your home much more comfortable. Slight changes in humidity make a huge difference to your comfort levels and moving o/s is a really big leap. I lived in Brisbane for 2 years and our house was HOT, no insulation in roof, no aircon, I melted for the first six months until I acclimatized. We luckily had fans in the ceiling.

Hi Sami and Belfie I hope your X and Z are doing really well and letting you both rest lots. Loralei has three nights in a row gone down at about 9.30pm and woken between 6am and 6.30am... I am no longer in sleep deprived ogre mode!

Anyway, girls need attention now. Bye for the moment.

Cathy