Ok, am making the most of the girls' early night
I'm going to try to catch up on a couple of things...
Vic, Phoebe has bad breath sometimes. Onion does it to her usually. But I think it's a matter of preference - I would think her breath was DREADFUL if she had've been eating tuna or something. DH thinks her breath is awful if she's eaten tomato (which she does ALL THE TIME in her "commercial" lunches. Something which incidentally she has decided she has a marked preference for). Interestingly too (and I hope its not TMI) I find her poo stinks pretty badly but is actually not remarkably dissimilar to the way it goes in. Those mashed meals look pretty much the same in the nappy as they do in the bowl (just with some added in seeds from cucumber etc).

Re the cluckiness, I told DH the other day that working in a hospital is going to mess with my biological instincts. I really am happy with just my two, however every time I go to the loo at work I run into about a million pregnant women and another million women with newborns. It gives me a little twang in the tummy, this sad feeling of knowing that I'll never be in that exciting place again.

Krystie, about your DH's reservations on having the second while Kyson is still waking o/n, in some ways I think it's better to just keep up the sleep deprivation rather than having another kid once you are used to getting a full night's sleep (even most nights). It was tough going back to that newborn haze of sleeplessness after about a year of consistent 12-hour nights from Natty. Even now, I find it harder to go back to waking for feeds when Phoebe's given me a couple of nights of solid sleep.

Re the teething, I know that the Baby Love book says the same thing. *Shrug* they can do their studies all they like. I think there is WAY too much anecdotal evidence to support the fact that teething screws with some kids. I have been fortunate I think, that my kids haven't suffered too much with it. With Natty I saw in hindsight that teeth could've been responsible for some issues we had. And Phoebe still only has two! Has had them for ages and there's no sign of any more yet. Personally I don't really care if it's teeth or some other developmental issue, we know when something's up with our babies and it would seem a heck of a coincidence to find that there are consistently these unsettled times that resolve somewhat when teeth come through. That article is really good though to reference when they get which teeth. And even the adult teeth can be really variable in making an appearance too.

Bridg & Nicky, sorry to hear about the illnesses. I hope you and your little ones are much better soon. Fortunately the girls haven't passed their colds onto me, but it's hard enough dealing with just them. I think Natty is just about over hers which is a relief, but Phoebe is still struggling. Poor little mite. I'm pleased tonight is cooler though - I have put the vaporiser on in her room and have my fingers crossed for a more settled night.

Cathy & Naomi, re vacuums - ours pretty much carked it around Christmas and we bought a new one in January. (We got DH's business to pay for it. I did the cleaning there once. PMSL! But it's only fair - it's because of the stupid business that I have had to go back to work. It bloody well owes me a vacuum cleaner at the very least.) Anyhoo, we bought a red one and Natty no longer cries or whinges or runs and hides when I vacuum. She is not in love with it or anything but just doesn't find it as scary. She's obviously a very superficial little thing Once I realised she wasn't as afraid of this one, I asked her if she'd like to have a turn and that helped too.

OK. I think my time is up. Goodnight!