Hello everyone. Been a bit absent as I normally check in on my phone during feeds, but my phone has been with telstra the last week and a half getting repaired. Have it back now though which is great! Will try and remember what I can, but I doubt it will be much.

Pholi - how is feeding going? That's too funny about the floral man bib

Chrispe - how is your niece doing? Poor little thing.

Dr Tal - so happy to hear A is looking all OK! Must be such a weight off both your and DH's minds! Too funny about the mumsicles I'm a bad person and want to make some and not tell DF

Shadow - honestly not sure if A fits in the baby bath anymore. She's been having showers with me instead. Much easier than dealing with the bath.

Can't remember anything else sorry. But hi to everyone else and I hope you're doing well.

AFM - quite a bit has been happening. We had DF's 30th last weekend. He decided he wanted kids food so we had cupcakes and Frankfurts and lots of other kids party food. I went out and bought the old vintage women's weekly kids cake cookbook (mum has the original and made all our birthday cakes from that) and made him a racing track cake with tiny teddy cars. It turned out really well, I was so excited! It was a great day though the downside was he had to work that night.

I've managed to strain the tendon in my right thumb which makes doing just about anything difficult. I bought a wrist guard that immobolises my wrist but it still gives my thumb full motion so doesn't help at all. Finally found one that immobolises both my wrist and thumb online so now just waiting for it to arrive and trying to remember to take it easy in the mean time.

A had her 6-8 week check up last week. My GP kept telling me how beautiful she was and said it was amazing how inquisitive she seemed. He said it was likely largely because I keep talking to her (which I did the whole time we were there) and that was great. He also got a few big smiles from her. She's been smiling so much. Most mornings I wake up to a big smile which is adorable. She has been a bit fussy today though which is weird. She feeds for a little then spits out the boob. I offer it again and she takes it but will either spit it out soon after or gag. I figure she must be done but then she start crying (she's just developed a 'hungry' cry which is really cute - almost sounds like she's saying mum with the sound she makes) cause she is hungry quite soon after. I'm wondering if she's being affected by me. I've been feeling quite anxious all day today for a number of reasons.

She's also just started sucking on her hand when she's tired. Occasionally she'll get just her thumb in there. Still resists a dummy most of the time but sucks away on her hand.