MD's tip for travelling light - put ONE of each thing (except nappies of which you will have precisely TWO) in your (small) nappy bag and then have an emergency bag/box of extras which you keep in the boot or under a seat in your car. That way in an emergency you've always got a fall-back position (handy when your bub has just pooed thru their second set of clothes or the weather changes suddenly) and it's never further away than your car. Also handy later on when they start on solids and you stay out longer than expected if you have a jar of food and a spoon in the car too.

Second nappy bag tip - always put things in EXACTLY the same place, you'll learn to reach in and get the thing you want first go without any rummaging.

Noni, E only just started swiping for things in the last ten days, we had a really unsettled few days then all of a sudden, swiping. Ash is only little still, she'll surprise you with a new trick pretty soon, I'm guessing.

Arte, pity you're in a different state, or I'd send my DH around - he's specialised with technical photos of small things in strange angles LOL (usually airplane components but not too different I think LOL).

Pregpan, another good cafe?? Please share! BTW say hello for me to all the ageing rockers at EJ's concert haha. I'm sure it will be awesome, enjoy.

Bekz! Good luck & every blessing in your birthing time hun! I'm looking forwards to reading your announcement, any day now!

LP, please consider using only a cornflour based powder and not talcum powder (if you're not already) as talcum powder can be carcinogenic, especially in girls where it can find it's way inside of the body. There are some threads about it somewhere in BB...BTW sounds like you've got a little live-wire there - just wait until she starts crawling!

Sherie, wondered where you'd got to...glad to hear A's skin is on the improve! Did you get a lot of rain this week? Tanks still full?

Good news, turns out DH can come home for the weekend! Phew, Miss E has an internal sensor for when he's not here and gets up umpteen more times a night...definitely does not enjoy the hot weather! Did I tell you friends gave us their portable aircon for our bedroom...haven't had a chance to use it yet, it's been cool since then LOL always the way...

BTW - I missed out on the FP thing at Target but they had 30% off all nursery toys there today... included a lot of the FP things (like the music thing with the remote control for the car) and also the Lamaze toys & books (Fianne thought of you) which I'm loving at the moment and "whoops" accidently bought a few more. Also had an excellent haul at the op shop this morning, osh kosh shirt, and some brand new board books (50c each - LOVE IT) - as well as some cool toys including one of those old windup tvs that plays a tune while the picture winds past continuously, E just loves it! Until H clobbered her on the head with it, that is!