Hi everyone

JaZaH- Thanks for the website tip off- LOL about the two different lots of pumpkin recipes - "pumpkins" and "winter squash" AAAH they are all PUMPKINS you idiots!! LOL Plus they DON'T grow in winter! Anyway it looks good and I'm going to have a good read on there before I do my weekly weekend babyfood cookup!

Well, only saw the first 10 mins of the hypnotism - got up to the bit where Alice was going crazy with the sledge hammer LOL. Some ppl are more suggestible than others and they test that before they put you up on stage.

Noni, are you saying your middle name is just "e" by itself?? That's kind of cool, you know. Did it stand for something when they picked it?

Pregpan, I've got to say that MaryDean does actually suit me quite well which is why I love my nickname...fortunately for me though I wasn't born in the American mid-western bible belt! Will let you know any meet up plans as they evolve!

Hayley, re being a nervous nelly, I was reading about the brain changes that occur in a pregnant woman/new mother and the part of the brain that grows and becomes more active is the bit that controls how alert you are. (Prolly why you can't sleep when you're pregnant). This is very useful biologically in protecting our offspring (that's why mothers always jump up to respond to the kids before the fathers do) but unfortunately it can also get out of hand if you're prone to anxiety, it can make you 'hypervigilant' which is where you're too alert for danger (even when there isn't any in the environment). Anyway I find it helps knowing this cos I'm not so hard on myself for being nervous. It does wear off over time too.

Arte, I soo hope W is turning a corner with his sleep. Maybe he's feeling more secure but also it could be that his sleep patterns are maturing a bit too. that this is the beginning of a gradual big improvement.