BG - How was the concert? And how did you go leaving E with your Mum, did she drink the EBM? Was thinking of you and hoping you could relax and enjoy DOH re DH and the sun. I wonder what mishaps Sean will have when he is looking after Bailey when I return to work next year - oooooh I shudder to think!!

Vic - you are very clever re your imaginative toys. One idea the CYH gave us which I have been meaning to do is get a 300ml water bottle with a screw top - fill it with 'blue' glittered water and cut up some fish/star shapes out of those cheap homebrand coloured household sponges and put in there - I thought that was a great (and cheap) idea - just gotta make sure the lid is screwed on EXTRA tight!!

Amy - I was thinking, I can get Sean to have a look to see if Optus have any openings atm - we have a refer a friend program which is pretty good (and if you get hired I get wishlist points to spend LOL), they often have flexi hours or part time they have a child care centre on site, not sure how many hours you are looking for. Only thing is I have no idea if you are close or hours away - Optus has been centralised to one location in Sydney now, they have this massive campus at Macquarie Park - is that anywhere near you? Anyway, the suggestion may be of absolutely no use to you but thought I'd put it out there!

Kat - let Ivy know that if her and Bailey marry I will NOT be the MIL from hell - LMAO! I had a chuckle at your song

Nicky - you are NOT evil, nice work re offloading DS for some peace and quiet - hehehehe. Cheers for the virtual hug

Jacinta - I have been a nerd and have (almost) finished my christmas cards, I have gone totally over the top this year with photo cards of Bailey and I even ordered those little xmas stickers that you put on the back with your name and address - LMAO, I am such a loser but I love it!

Krystie - our new nappy covers arrived yesterday - LOVE them, esp the dinosaur ones!

VERY PLEASED to say things are going MUCH smoother here with everything, I just need to sort out Baileys pants. I am trying to find someone I know (local, otherwise I'd be pestering you KL hehehe) who can help me alter them and make a couple of new pairs up. I am finding that even with bigger sizes although I can get the waistband around the brace, Bailey is swimming in material (which is just too hot) and often the legs are too narrow anyhoo, so am hoping to tailor them so the legs of the pants sit out at the same angle of his legs and once I have that sorted I will use that as a template to make some more. I need someone to get me started though as really unsure how to go about it, Mum has a sewing machine I can use but we really only use it for simple projects - this is a bit beyond me and her. The only website I found that make pants for DDH kids charges $25 a pop for pants - way too much!! I am hoping to make the pants with press studs or velcro down one leg so I dont have to squeeze them over the brace (all sounds great in theory LMAO)

Anyhoo, off to visit a friend and her bub, laters!!

Naomi
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