ohhh rain - poor little Lewis have you got your trusty snot sucker at the ready ?? I'm glad everything went well with your ob appointment today. Don't apologise for needing to share what's happening in your life. That's what we're here for - the highs and the lows. It's great that we have a place that we can come to for advice or just to vent.

when you are referring to something that is said here on bb, say to a real life friend, do you say ' a friend of mine said......' etc ? I find myself mentioning things in conversation and will say that. Sometimes people look at me a bit weird when i tell them i have on-line buddies. Anyone else have that?

H - Hannah went down ok - she fell asleep on the boob i got to have a nice cuddle on the couch though - because she was so sound. re weight - you'll find someone somewhere is always ready to offer comments on the height/ weight of your child. Hannah gets all the time - 'oh isn't she small'. "I wouldn't have thought she was that old!!!". On occasions i have let it worry me, but i just tell myself that she is a happy, healthy baby. Maddie is just gorgeous and is thriving. Rainy is right - her body is just storing it in preparation for when she is zooming around your house!!

md - i hope you enjoyed your soup. I think i've seen Love Actually a couple of times, might keep it on while i read a book.

I was watching a Disney movie tonight with the girls - a special treat for a Friday night. It was about a Naval ship and the families of the sailors were on board. Long story short - the ships alarms went off - the world trade centre had been hit by planes. I was watching it thinking that i should maybe turn it off. To be honest - i didn't know what to do. We ended up watching it, and i kind of lied and said it didn't happen , it was just a movie (had my fingers crossed behind my back lol)
Zoe started crying that she missed daddy. She was inconsolable until she fell asleep. Now i'm worried that they'll both have bad dreams. Oh the joys of being responsible for what goes on in our children's minds.

haven't had dinner so might go and have some raisin toast smothered in butter.

eta - Clare I saw Leila's picture on the little tikes site!!