Hi Girls!

I'm going to admit that for the first time since New Years Day 2009, I'm hungover I'm not that bad but I definitely felt a bit ordinary this morning and the smell of last nights curry in the fridge this morning almost made me barf. Red wine is evil!!! On a brighter note, Baby Einstein DVD's rock

So please understand why I can't be arsed doing persies today. I'm feeling pretty normal now but I am still in my pj's and it's ten to four in the afternoon! It's kind of fun though as I haven't had such a lazy day in a long time.

We are doing really well and Miss Busy Bee is still keeping us on our toes. She's learnt to clap her hands and thinks she's very clever doing so. She starting to work out to clap her hands when she hears a 'hands clapping' song too (ie 'If you're happy and you know it....) - it's so cute!

Miss Iz is officially into cupboards now too. She worked out draws a while back but cupboards and doors are her target this week. We really must put those kid proof latches on the doors.

Still no more teeth (she only has two) so I'm dreading the arrival of half a dozen or more at once. I guess on the brightside, the sleepless nights will be combined which has got to be a good thing, right?

We are starting to plan her first birthday party. We are just having an afternoon bash at home with family and close friends. Nothing too fancy but it'll be fun I'm sure. My inlaws are arriving for 10 days the day before the party which is fair enough, she is their grandchild, but they drive me nuts. Well my MIL does anyway. I'm already dreading it, she will be so painful. She phoned yesterday and wanted to talk to 'Junior' (WTF? She refuses to refer to her as Izzy but Junior is ok???) and DH explained she was sleeping so she asked if we could phone later in the week and put her on for a chat (um, she's 10 months old) so she will know her grandmother's voice before they arrive. What a twit! Iz is great with most people anyway, she doesn't really suffer from separation anxiety, but I think MIL will just have to realise that they are strangers to Iz and no amount of 'chatting' over the phone at this age will change that. I'm in for a world of pain while they are here.

Izzy is having a lot of bump and falls these days as well but she's also a tough little cookie, hardly ever whinges or cries. I think the falls will get worse though, especially as she's started climbing She has worked out if she pushes her trike over to the couch, she can climb up on the seat then up onto the couch! Far out

My dodgy hip is fixed thanks to the pilates I've been doing with my physio. Yerhar! I've been going just once a week with a friend - our girls sit in their prams and entertain the receptionists while we work out - it's great!. It's embarassing how weak I am though, although my instructor completely understands. My pelvic floor had almost caved in so we are working to strengthen that too. The bad cough I had recently really made me regret not doing my exercises while I was pregnant!

I dusted off our Wii the other day and have been spending a bit of time on it lately, particularly on the Wii Fit. I'm determined to get my body back in shape before summer. It's not too bad but the excess tummy flab is really gross. I have no idea how the stars get their toned bods back so soon after having kids. I think there is a lot more tummy tuckin' going on in Hollywood than what us normal mums know about.

I'm currently weaning Izzy off her evening feed and am only doing the first feed of the day going forward. I'd like to continue to her first birthday then see where we are at. The morning feed is our most relaxed feed so I don't mind doing that one but the evening feed had become a nightmare lately. Izzy was so restless and a bit scary as she would attack my boob like she was molesting it!! She managed to stand up feeding the other night and you know what, it just looked all too weird for my liking. She had started biting and pinching my nipples too which was not fun at all. When she first did it, it was like she'd only just discovered my nipple. The look on her face was priceless, very 'Wow, what on earth is that thing?' then she pinched it and stretched it out and let it 'ping' back. Ouchies! Yes, it's time we went our separate ways dear night feed.

I have to get out of my pjs. I feel ferral!