Hi all, I guess I'll be the first to post in our new thread

I can't write a long one since my kitchen is a mess and our cleaning lady is on vacation for a week, so I have a LOT to do...

Beany, I agree with Hannah about just saying what you need. Men won't see you as whining if you just say it. It is the complaining indirectly that seems like whining to them. I mentioned before that with my DH, I just say what I need and he usually does it with no prob...Only rarely do I let him "come up" with ideas that are mine in order to get what I want...hehe. I think you should just sit him down and talk to him. You'll be surprised at how much our guys can handle since becoming fathers...I think that as long as you are not unreasonable in what you ask for, he will do it. I do get you though with work and his mum and all that...I try to do more with Eva since DH is holding down the office sort of alone...I go back to work monday though, so 50/50 is coming back (he offers to do more like waking up in the middle of the night etc...but I generally try to let him get more sleep, unless I REALLY need it).

As for the belly, lol, I went to get my hair done in NY and the lady there (the shampoo lady) who has seen me plenty from when I was livin gin NYC and during all my visits congratulated me and asked me when I am due! I had Eva with me!!!!! I just felt crappy after that...but when I said no I had the baby, I saw she felt bad and was like, you'll lose it fast...but the damage was done! I gain weight in the belly before anything else, so I just got all sad about that, but I am losing now so whatever. I just try to dress in a flattering way. Like Hannah said, the best thing to do is breathing exercises, pelvic tilts and always think of holding in your belly - that works it out.

Alison, those pics of Amelia are sooooooooooooooooo cute! She is just a little doll! Which one are you going to blow up? Choosing is always the worst part!

Hannah, I am so glad to hear things are looking brighter for your mum and that Amelia seems to be doing better!!! And yay for DH! That must have done you so much good

AFM, solids not going so great - she ain't no Jack, this one lol - She will take a bit in her mouth but still makes yuck faces and prefers to play with the spoon herself...I have started giving her her own spoon and bowl with a dab of food in it and that helped a lot, she even puts the spoon into her own mouth, but she still whines until she gets the bottle sometimes...it is getting better. I dropped the carrots and bought some cereal today and she seems to like that better...But of course she tipped the bowl I was feeding her from and I had cereal all over the kitchen , her, my hair etc...I have a feeling there will be many more of those to come...Plastic bibs, here we come.

She seems to be heading to fussy eating, like her dad! But we'll see - it is def getting better.

I got Eva a walker today! She does not reach the floor enough to push off but she is enjoying being upright and playing on the dashboard with a view. I can wheel her about and she entertains herself with all of the lights and buttons, so it is great for when I need to clean up the bath or prepare her food since I know she can't go anywhere (for the moment) - Once she starts scooting around I won't be able to leave her unattended.

Daycare starts Monday so I went out to get all the necessary stuff and am organizing her things...I hope I don't cry...although I feel like it might happen after not seeing her for the day then having her at night rather than when dropping her off!

Well off to do 4 loads of laundry and 2 sinkfuls of dishes! Eva is going up in size again so I am washing the next size up and have TONS of carrot incrusted stuff to wash

Kisses to you all!

xoxo