OK finally got some time to post!

Georgi - Have fun in Sydney. I hope the FS appointment goes well. I keep thinking of seeing a podiatrist now myself, because I have back and knee problems which I think are caused by my feet possibly. Where do you get orthotics for your shoes from?

belfie - Great to hear the PG is going well. With everyone getting PG around me I've started dreaming that I am PG! It's made me realise how much I do want another little one. But think it'll still have to wait till next year cos I'd have to get myself off the meds. Sorry to hear that X's allergies are even worse now. Here's hoping he does grow out of them.

Zarava - Poor Ava going through all those tests but what a brave girl she is. And good to hear that she seems to have grown out of her allergies. I've been so paranoid with giving M nuts but finally gave her some recently and she was fine. So it looks like M doesn't have any allergies which is a relief. So sorry about your brother and I can imagine how worried you must have been when Ava was the same age. Such an awful thing to happen.

Katones - Congrats on the weight loss and good luck with the IVF. As always Jack sounds like he's doing so well.

csab - Congrats V on your first steps. How's V doing with her walking now? M is walking really well now.

Sami - Good to hear Z is doing well.

Amanda - Congratulations.

Hello to anyone I've missed. That's as far back as I can manage for now. I have been reading, just haven't had time to post. I'm back at work the two days but I have to do work other days too, which doesn't leave me as much time as before. Plus M keeps refusing to have her second nap. Which leaves me a lot less time to do things.

M is doing well. She still throws tantrums but not as badly as when she was sick with a cold. At first she seemed to like CC but now she cries if she thinks she's going there. She's not sleeping well there but she is eating well and she does play. But with the lack of sleep she's so tired and miserable at the end of the day and so clingy to me. Then she doesn't want to go to bed at night and screams. It's awful. And she even is afraid of her own dad now cos he's the one who takes her to CC, which makes poor DH very upset! I'm feeling so guilty about going back to work now.

But saying that I am enjoying being back at work and having that time out. I don't necessarily enjoy my job all the time, but I just enjoy the time away. Actually I feel like two days is a bit much for me right now, but I don't think they would have taken me on for only one day. I think having the two days in a row is very exhausting but at the same time I get them out of the way and then have five days in a row off. It's just hard also with all the extra work I have to do outside of work time, plus of course all the usual housework.

I did feel a bit off the first few days, but seem to be doing better with the travel and working again now. I think my body has to get used to it, especially with my illness. I have had a few times when I thought I might have been about to have an attack but luckily nothing happened. So I'm hoping I continue to be attack free!

M had a follow up paed appointment and he's really happy with her growth but does want to see her again in a few months. She now weighs 7.9 kgs, so not quite the 8 I was hoping for but nearly there. We have finally turned her car seat around though. I was hoping it would make her a better traveller but she STILL hates being in the car.