storm - love the calendar idea! I and SIL are planning to make Christmas cards this year using our bubs as the 'cover boys'. Target has some cute little santa outfits so we'll take some photos and make our own cards!

Jetta - I upgraded Zac to the 'big boy' seat recently. he seems to love it too, although I miss seeing his face now that he's not in the bassinette :-(

Bekz - the 'rule' with introducing solids seems to be all over the place. Our MCHN has said "at six months, not before four months". I think Zac is definitely ready, it's just finding a time and day to actually do it now! I am looking forward to it...

leckert - you poor things! being sick in this heat would be pretty miserable too. Hope it all clears up quickly.

Heva - we're here for you to get things off your chest when you need to! Can't imagine what it must be like for you living with the in-laws I shaved my legs for the first time in months recently - I had no idea that my legs were that hairy!!

AFM - Zac is still having problems with settling. I've gotten into the habit of rocking him to sleep and then putting him down, but unfortunately he's started to not like that so much... he can obviously feel the weight shifting as I lean over to put him down and he starts grizzling. If I do get him down alright he wakes up within a couple of minutes, absolutely bug-eyed and shrieking. I've tried standing next to the cot with my hands on him, and it still happens. Poor little mite looks so terrified! The weird thing is that it only seems to happen with his day sleeps (touch wood). His night sleeps have regressed (waking every 3 hours again, bummer), but he seems to sleep ok otherwise at night. I can only assume it's just something he will work through as he is still the most delightful, happy little fellow the rest of the time.

Doesn't your heart just melt to look at them when they're smiling, or peacefully asleep, or ... pretty much any time at all?

Hope everyone's having a great weekend.