Oh i know THAT black rose. Yes she is lovely. But i didn't know her in relation to this thread. Hi BR if you are reading. You better keep posting! Back then, i was Falguni, but i was in the Oct thread, as DD1 came a little early.... BUT i do know who you are.

Apparently you can drown in about 20 seconds, i guess no one saw him fall in. My friend was so traumatised she called ALL of her friends with kids to warn them how quickly it can happen. I just read back a bit through the thread G, Far out on L burning himself. How frightening. I put the girls in the creche at the gym once, it was good b/c they were just there and i felt i could pop in and check on them anytime. As it turned out the carers weren't so great so we didn't go back! but worth a shot....

Trill- The contract here is for 3 years, but it's a rolling contract so we will stay as long as we are enjoying it. Out where we live it's not as bad as in the city. Friends in Lae can't go for a run or walk on the street without a guard. But i can walk around wherever i like, and never feel unsafe really. I mean, there have been a couple of incidences that frightened me but nothing serious.

Arte- Thanks for birthday wishes. Had a lovely day. If i were you and thought that knowing the sex might help with bonding, then i definitely would.

Isa- I used to just use a muslin cloth if i ever felt the need to cover bub. i don't think you need a specially designed one.

Had a fantastic weekend at a friends beach shack, the boys and Lulu caught fresh tuna and crayfish, so we ate well, swam and had a very relaxing time. The kids loved it. Lu was quite hilarious today. She stood on top of the esky and made us all sit in front of her 'stage', then preceded with "Ladies and gentlemen, buys and girls, weeeeeeelcome to the show' She then told us stories, sang songs and entertained until i told her it was time to stop and dragged her off the esky, my poor friend must have been sick of it! Her imagination and story telling was very funny though. Henry the Leaf and his great adventure with his teeny tiny feet was my favourite! I had no idea she could make up a whole story like that. They grow up so quickly don't they?