Hi Girls,

Lani - Hi! What a mammoth post! Saw your FB status, hope you post a pic of your new 'do soon, it sounds great. Hope Jett's cold gets better soon.

Carmey - At least one of our Mum's group Mums tried solids early because her bub wasn't sleeping through the night. I bet Jack takes to it straight away, just follow the instructions on the Farex packet they'll tell you how much and how often each day. Technology has come so far if they can do a kidney transplant on a 1 year old baby! My little brother was born with renal failure and had a kidney transplant when he was 24. Dad wasn't suitable, so Mum became the donor. I waited my whole life to give my brother a kidney and my parents wouldn't let me do it! (now I'm a parent I understand why). He endured many operations before he was 2 just to try to save his kidneys. Both your cousin and her son will be fine. If they're in Sydney they're probably at the hospital Kerry Packer had his transplant at and they have the best facilities money can buy

Rose - Hope your Velcro Baby lets you peel him off and put him in his bed soon.

Willow - Harry is such a cutie. How exciting about your extension! And about the money it looks like you'll save. I'm hoping we do something similar here.

Brussels - Loved the video of Eva on FB, too cute! How are you going with your decision about whether to wean Eva from the boob because of your PCOS? Honey, in this case formula is a lesser evil than your PCOS.

Alison - Oh no! Heat rash is itchy. Sudocreme should do it. Ryan is so much fatter than Craig was so I'm really conscious of drying in between all the fat rolls after his bath. But Milly doesn't look fat??? Google 'Down under nappy hunt' to see what the nappy hunt is all about.

Hannah - That sure sounds like this current fussy period leading up to the next Wonder Week. Amelia could be teething, Craig got his first teeth at 5 months old and started teething at 3 months. Ryan seems like he's on track for teeth at 5 months too, he's also biting me when feeding and chomping on my fingers. Even slow gentle progress with the sleep is still progress and if you're happier using gentle methods then go with it. As you say, there will always be setbacks like fussy weeks and teething.

Tilda - You go girl! Sleep is precious, I would have sent the Lawnmower Guy away too if I thought my bub needed uninterrupted sleep. The 700pg sleep book cracked me up! Cover to cover, get real!

Beany - Hope you had a lovely birthday and that Michael's fussy period is over.

Perth girls - Hope there wasn't too much damage after the storm.

AFM - Ryan is still fussy. Last night he woke at 1:30 for a feed, after sleeping through the night for weeks. Lots more crying and I can't calm him. I'm just letting him feed whenever he wants, which is sometimes only 30 minutes since the last time. DH's broken ribs seem a lot better and Craig is pretty good with the potty now. Poor Craig has a cold which meant last night we had a pre-bedtime tantrum. We're looking at houses and considering renovating/extending again. There's nothing on the market here so extending is looking good.