Hi girls. I lost a super long post last night because I was logged onto a different computer and it all went haywire. Very annoying! So this is going to be an abbreviated version.

Hannah - So sorry to hear about your mum's cancer spreading. I'm praying that the chemo kicks it for her. You are showing such strength and patience - you should be proud of yourself.

BS - awful, awful, awful!!! But remember you're doing the right thing for her and I so hope it pays off soon for you. It is so hard doing anything that will upset them.

Willow - you are NOT over reacting. I think I would have blown my stack by now if I was you. Its so hard to get babies into any sort of routine if there's always people around want to oooh and ahhh (not to mention probably wanting to be cooked for and waited upon). Maybe you should enlist DH to draw the line. You've got enough on your plate without having to worry about diplomatically put people off.

Perth girls - I'm in town and thought it would be fun to meet up during the week if you have time. Should we try and coordinate something through FB? Only thing is I don't think I have Rose's FB address.

Hope everyone else is doing fabulously. Will make more personal replies when I next have a bit of space from Velcro baby.

AFM - the actual trip over to Perth from Hobart actually was a lot better than I expected. It was Matilda's idea of heaven really. She just got to lie on my lap and snack and nap to the gentle vibration of the plane. We'd asked for a seat with the fold down bassinets which I didn't end up using but it was still worth it because you get heaps more leg room and no one in front of you. But settling her into a new place was a bit tricky because we weren't terribly organised about having stuff set up before we got here and it took us a couple of days to get sorted. The car company stuffed up and gave us a normal baby seat instead of a capsule which started things off on the wrong foot. There was so much room in it that Matilda felt quite insecure. DH put her in it and didn't realise that the straps hadn't been secured so as soon as we took off she started absolutely screaming because she'd slid all the way across the seat. Poor little thing. Even though we fixed it she was hysterical the next time we tried putting her in it. So I ended up hiring a proper capsule from a baby hire company. Anyway, I'd better go, my parents are talking at me.