well, abigail passed her weigh-in - phew!! she had put on 100g in the last 5 days (thank god they weighed her before she did a massive poo!) which they have deemed acceptable! she is now 10g heavier than her birth weight - albeit a little later than average... anyway, feel better now that i have the nurses off my back!

Jazmum - yes, Abigail came out wide-eyed and has hardly closed her eyes since!! she's very interested in everything and has been tracking us around the room right from birth - we like to think that she's very advanced - ha ha ha!!!

Renee - Jazmum's reply reminded me that we want to get abigail a Jolly Jumper at some stage, so i guess that could be her Christmas present...
Yep, the two rockers (the snail and the donkey) are both from the Mamas & Papas range. my DH bought the snail for Mother's Day last year and my boss gave me the donkey as a leaving gift... we had my 17-month old niece stay recently and she LOVED the snail - we brought it out into the lounge room and she spent all day getting on and off it and giving her stuffed animals rides in it too!!
the land that our house is built on was sub-divided in 1894. i think the house wasn't actually built for another 5 to 10 years later though because it's a mixture of Victorian and Edwardian features (and if it were built in 1894 it would be purely Victorian)... either way, it's VERY old!! it as a nice feel to it, but there are also drawbacks - very brittle woodwork, cracks in the plasterwork, etc...
Re: The Runs - i haven't had any soft stools at all.. and i haven't read anywhere that it is a common post-natal symptom... I'd make an appointment with your Dr to check that there isn't something else going on...

Sherie - i can't believe that alister is sleeping such a long stretch at night already - that's great!! Abigail only sleeps for about 4 hours at the longest stretch, but i guess she's a few weeks younger... it doesn't really bother me too much anyway because i can just have a nap during the day or get up later seeing as i don't have any other kids to look after...

Pregpan - Abigail is on Facebook too! i've only just started using it. it's so much easier than having to e-mail photos to all of my friends... i can just upload them, and it's up to them if they want to have a look... i must say though that there are some people who have asked to be my "friend" who i'm not really that keen on (old acquaintances from school, uni, etc), but i'd feel silly "rejecting" them - that's my only gripe with it so far!
yes, please post some photos of Noah - i can't believe you made it through your pregnancy without posting any photos of yourself - very cheeky!!
i had a giggle about your weight-loss plans - i TOTALLY agree that for me to lose any weight it will need to be through exercise because i like my food WAY too much to deny myself anything!! i still have 8kgs to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight (have lost 12kgs so far) but i'm not sure i'll ever be able to regain any tone in my tummy - it's just so jiggly and there seems to be way too much skin!!
ETA - ooh, have just seen you've created a Totsite - will check it out!

Queenie - sorry to hear you're so windy!! i must say that it's nice now that the wind and reflux have gone!! abigail has taken all the credits in that department lately - she does the loudest, bubbliest poos!! i'm sure that strangers must find it disturbing but i think it's kinda cute!! especially seeing as they're accompanied by flaring nostrils and a little red face!!
Glad to hear that your DH approved of Abigail! we think she's pretty cute, but we're biased of course... we took her to an engagement party with us on Sat night and i felt a little bad because she stole the show a little bit.. people were queuing up for a hold!!
yes, i'm expressing as well as breast-feeding. they thought that my milk supply may be low so wanted me to express between feeds to increase my supply. i haven't been very diligent about expressing though, and just do it when it takes my fancy - otherwise i'd be sitting around with my knockers hanging out all day if i was expressing between every feed!!

Artechim - i had the in-laws here for 3 nights and know what you mean about it resulting in an unsettled baby!! every time i turned around there was someone fussing over her or taking her photo or trying to shove a finger in her mouth!!

Katie - glad to hear that your OB checked your stitches at your 6-wk checkup... i was wondering whether my OB would check mine... i had HEAPS and lots have already come out (seen them on toilet paper after wiping myself) but i'm not sure whether everything has healed correctly (looks a bit funny in the mirror. not radically different to pre-pregnancy, but just not as "neat"!)...