kanda - Congratulations! Good luck with the blood tests

suz - I was wondering what you were doing up! Well done on passing the boat licence test. Wow a move on the cards. Exciting. Have fun house hunting.

kawa - I'm glad Maree passed her hearing test. You must be relieved.

BS - I'm so jealous. Good on you and DH for taking some time out before #2 arrives. Hope your still enjoying being pampered

willow - I don't have any advice for the nappy wars your having. Amelia seems to have settled down on her own. Getting her nappy on after her bath was a nightmare and would get the both of us really worked up right before I had to try to get her to sleep. She settled down a lot once she realised that it was part of her routine and she would get to go to bed once her nappy was on. Not much help to you though, sorry. And I notice that my concentration and memory are still pretty lousy too (work makes it so much more noticeable) Thanks for your words hun.

Tilda - Thanks for your kind words too. I've yet to see any fussiness from Amelia but she hasn't been eating as much lately. I think she's pausing between growth spurts. It must be hard when you've worked hard preparing a nice meal and she doesn't want it. But try not to let it to get to you too much. There's no sense in battling over food. Toddlers don't starve themselves voluntarily. How is Matilda's sleep going? I hope she continues to sleep through for you.

Alison - Thankyou hun. I love that our girls share a name and birthday too (and very nearly birth time). I'm actually finding work is a little easier since I stopped trying to bring it home. I'm less stressed because I'm giving myself a break while at home and then I'm able to concentrate more when I am at work. I was thinking about asking to work from home, but I think I'm better off going into the office. It's easier to compartmentalise. Hope you and Millie are well.

Rose - Thankyou also. I'm sorry your health is still lousy. I wish there was more that could be done for you. You seem a little down in your FB posts too

Lani - How are you and Jett doing? I hope he's recovering from his dogbite.

AFUS - Amelia took 2 steps on her own yesterday. She walks really well holding on to our hands, but I'm noticing that her right hip seems stiff. She'll lift her left leg nice and high, but not her right. She kind of twists her whole body around to bring her right leg forward rather than moving from the hip and stepping. DH has booked her in to see his chiro tomorrow so we'll see what she says. I'm also taking her to the osteo for a checkup on Saturday. It's the same hip that's given her trouble all along. She doesn't seem uncomfortable though. In the meantime her speech and fine motor skills are developing almost daily.