So, SOOOOOO quiet in here. BOO! Anyone out there?!

Sanchez - thanks for the travel tips. Looks like we'll be going in the new year with a bit of luck. I've got Izzy's passport sorted so we're ready to go now. Scary but fun! With regards to Violet pulling her hair behind her ears, is it possibly teething? Bubbies often tug their ears when teething so maybe Violet just prefers to tug her hair instead! Izzy isn't doing anything like that but the fact that she doesn't have enough hair to tug might make a difference. She's still quite the bald little poppet. Has a band of dark hair at the base of her head, like an old man, and just a dusting on the rest of her head. I was a baldy for quite some time so I'm thinking she might be the same.

Pooley - yup, Izzy had oral thrush (and I had it in my boobies - ouch!). It's quite yukko for them so I hope Frazer is on the mend. Did they give him that awful fluro yellow Nilstat stuff? What a stupid colour!! At least the cherry flavour isn't too bad. It was so funny smelling Izzy's cherry scented burps, LOL

Nicola - glad the move went well. I've bought Izzy quite a lot of stuff for Xmas but I didn't even think of getting her a doll! I'll have to give her one for her first birthday instead.

We've been busy with Christmas shopping and looking for a block to buy. Yes, our house sold!! It took 6 weeks, not bad at all. Settlement is in Feb so we'll start packing soon to avoid a mad rush in Feb. We are planning on building again in one of our favourite suburbs on the Swan River over here in Perth. Have found a couple of blocks we're interested in so hopefully we'll make an offer soon and secure our piece of paradise We don't plan on building for a couple of years though as it generally takes that long to get everything organised anyway so we're going to rent close to my parents which will be great. We are currently a 30 minute drive away so not all that convenient.

Izzy is doing really well and is such a gorgeous baby. We are so lucky! She's sleeping beautifully still (besides a random night with two wake up calls on Saturday - I was shattered!) with 9-10 hours straight overnight and a good few hours in the morning and a bit of catnapping in the afternoon as I'm usually out and about. She really is a dream baby but I guess we did do the hard yards with breastfeeding issues and her silent reflux. It's been worth the effort, that's for sure!

We weighed Iz last week as she hadn't gained much at her 12 week checkup and it looks like the few extra comp feeds did the trick - she had gained 570 grams in two weeks!!!! So she was at 5.3kg a week ago. I'm thrilled. She's quickly growing out of all her tiny stuff and is wearing a mix of 000 and 00 clothes now. I need to buy her some more little casual summer dresses as I had to pack away my fave ones over the weekend Boo hoo!!!

We're off for a swim this afternoon with the girls from mothers group. Five of us really clicked from day one so we've been catching up twice a week for a swim on Monday's then afternoon tea on a Wednesday. It's a hot one here today so I'm really looking forward to our swim. Izzy enjoys it a lot more than the class we went to as we just go at our own pace, she seems to like that. I'll go back to some sort of swimming class with her again soon but I don't think the class we did is for us. I'm happy to just do a bubs class and skip on the mums session. Getting her to feed and settle in the pram quickly so I can get back in the pool is just asking too much. It really was more stressful than anything which totally defeats the purpose.

Izzy has so many presents under our Christmas Tree it really is a bit ridiculous. I'm loving it though and can't wait to get photos of her with her stash of goodies. I've mainly bought her clothes but did get her a few toys for different development stages. We got shaped blocks, a Fisher Price aquarium, an activity centre thing that hangs on the inside of the cot, one of those ring stacker things and a walker than converts into a bike. Fun fun!!

That's about it from us. I'd better finish getting ready for swimming so we can head off once Miss Izzy has woken from her super sleep!!

xxx

PS: I can smell Izzy's spit or spew but I can't find it! I think it must be in my hair - oh dear!