G, when I was getting A checked for glue ear, the nurse that was testing told me that her daughter had glue ear when she was 3 and she didn't know - it was only picked up during a routine check and she only had 30% hearing at that stage. Please don't be hard on yourself, it can be symptomless enough that even a person diagnosing it for a living can miss it

MD, I have just been reading about the testosterone surge at 4. It is obvious that W is affected atm - even looking at him he has suddenly muscled up and squarer around the shoulders. Behaviour-wise he has in the past couple of weeks started being more aggressive with A (pushing her, snatching etc), competitive - everything is a race and he cracks it if he doesn't win, and he is yelling at us - often it is just yelling for the sake of yelling, like answering a question "IT IS OVER THERE!!" instead of talking normally.
Glad the dinner tanties have reduced. W had a big one tonight and it was the first in ages. Brought back the memories of the months that we spent listening to him yelling/screaming/crying through every dinner. Ahhhh the good old days lol

Cally, bummer about the gastro - you jinxed yourself by saying that she hadn't had any V or D bugs a few weeks ago!

Cass, sucks that M is sleeping badly. Sounds like I have kicked the crap sleep fairy over your way! Hope the walking exhausts her into a better routine xx. That is bad timing with the start of your new job

Vanilla Ice is on T.V lol Ice Ice Baby What a lame video clip. It is on a segment called Hall of Shame. Before that was U.G.L.Y (you ain't got no alibi)

The random spammer thinks I am lovely lol