Hi Ladies,

Will see how much of a post I can get in before Archie decides it's Witching Hour. Things are going well here, although obviously I'm as busy as everyone else, cause this thread is quiet! Archie is starting to smile and chats away to himself/the light/invisible people a lot. His sleeping has been a bit variable, with some nights feeding every hour, and others only every 3-4 hours. He and I are doing okay with this though, as I'm lucky that we can stay in bed all morning to make up for any lost sleep overnight - I don't think I'd be able to do this if I had other children to care for!

We went to GymbaROO on Wednesday, it was good fun! Except Archie decided it was nap-time half-way through. Hopefully he'll become a bit more alert as the semester progresses. We're also heading to Mums & Bubs Yoga next week, yet another reason to get out of the house (my house is dark, cold and small, so not a great mix when home with a small baby). If anyone needs some inspiration for what to do with their bubba during playtime, GymbaROO is a good option - lots of singing, rhymes and tactile activities.

Oh, and we're well and truly on the MCN bandwagon. I now have a collection of BBHs, SHP Lushies (my favourites!) and some prefolds. Hardly any leakages happening, mainly cause I'm more organised with nappy-changes now. DH is still getting the hang of the MCNs, but I'm enjoying it. BTW, the cleaning instructions suggest bleaching the nappies in the sun...so umm...what about those of us who live in Melbourne, where there is no sun? How do others keep the stains at bay where sunshine is hard to come by?

As for WIND, Archie has some bouts of it that cause him so much pain and Mumma doesn't like it much either I'm thinking of taking him to my naturopath to see if she can help. Otherwise might go back to see the chiro again. (Tubbles, don't ask me what chiros do, cause I don't know! All I know is that it's something to do with re-aligning the spine or something...). Archie settles well when he's upright, which is fine as long as I can keep holding him or put him in the Carrier. And I think some of his wind is caused by my super-fast let-down, so we're doing some feeds with him sort of "sitting" on my lap rather than lying flat. Not sure that the naturopath can help with my let-down problem!

Dropped in my Baby Bonus paperwork to Centrelink today...thought I'd done with Centrelink when I finished Uni, but alas, I'm back in line and dealing with the bureaucracy. Hopefully gonna get my money soon

Okay, best get going. to everyone, hope you're all doing okay and enjoying your beautiful babies.