Hi ladies!

Try to get a quick post on the computer... will see how long DD can stay occupied for...

Emma - our meals aren't too inspired atm! I do try and do a bit of a meal plan, but not a whole week at a time or anything that organised! Primarily with us it is because we often end up eating with/at our in laws house, they are just down the road and often tells us to come down for dinner, we bath the kids and have tea and come home (I'm pretty lucky - got great ILs!). I found I was doing a meal plan for a week and then only using half of it and throwing stuff out. So now I'm a bit more relaxed...

My plan for this week (ILs away! Argh!) is beef stroganoff tonight, pasta bol tomorrow night, at my parents' house for dinner Wed, then the ILs are back Thurs hehe I think I'm actually supposed to be going out for dinner Thurs night...

I found winter easier to meal plan - I was doing lots of slow cooking, stews and casseroles... but its too hot to have the oven on all day now!

I can share my strog recipe if you like, its pretty easy! I've also got a nice chicken stir fry that I whip out pretty frequently...

As for tongue thrust, it could be that... does his tongue push the food out again? Or does he just kind of play with it and push it round with his tongue? I watched my friend try and give her DS solids when he still had tongue thrust and it was a definite pushing that his tongue did with the food... she would put it in and the tongue just shoved it right out. Trust your instincts hun

Dr T - you are going so well on the solids path! You're doing it just right I think - sounds like B is really getting into it too! How cute about getting in "trouble" for making mess, I'm sure DH secretly loves the extra bath time. My DH usually loves bath time too - he's got two in there now, but its a bit stressful with our tornado toddler as she tends to throw things, splash, try and drink the bath water

Delph - no teeth here yet! But I do think that X has some coming - he is a massive drooly mess! Everything gets so wet from the dribble! The first teeth they get are bottom front two, so that's the spot to check. Bottom front two, then top front two, then one on either side of the bottom two... that's the order of the first six teeth.

My 10mth nephew has only just gotten his top two! So different for every child!

So glad your DH is getting into the hang of being Mr Mum! My DH had our two yesterday afternoon while I went to a baby shower and he called while I was on the way home and said that everything was going well, DS had taken the bottle (that's twice now! ) and I could take my time... but then he goes "How on earth do you get anything done?!?"

AFU: All going well in my part of the world, I'm a bit sick but too bad so sad, its just a cold and a mum's work is never done... unfortunately my wonderful ILs have gone away so I've just gotta suck it up princess! DH too busy to help me out much but hopefully if I keep the vit C going strong it won't get much worse.

X is doing really well, he's such a happy bub, I'm pretty lucky. He doesn't get the 7pm bedtime (still), current pattern is power nap around 6.30pm, then cluster feed from 7.30ish til some time around 10pm, but then sleeps til 5.30am! Woo! Then has a quick feed, back to sleep til some time around 8am or so.

Pity my DD is waking up more frequently than that... sigh!

We're not on solids yet, I've got some farex here and I've bought some Rafferty's but I don't know when we'll start it. Not just yet, he still seems pretty happy so I'll just wait a bit longer.

Well I think I have a baby stirring and I still haven't had a shower so I'd better get moving.