Hey guys,
I am back at home now and everything has been talked over. Things are ok. I spoke to Neil at about 4pm yesterday on the phone and explained why I was so upset. He didn't even know I had left when I did! He thought I had left later in the morning - that's how drunk he was! Anyway, he has promised to tone things down. He has one thing he needs to attend but has agreed he will come straight home without mucking around. He has also agreed that perhaps wording up his mates that having a new baby means being very quiet for a while is a good idea. He gave Gabby her bath and bottle last night which was nice. He still has a lot to prove to me but, like you said, Fi, he is new to this too. I just have to be a little bit more direct with my expectations. I can't expect him to be like Dads that have had at least a few months practice.

Ok.... now, time for me to stop being so rude!

Sarah - it sounds like Zander is doing well with the sleeping. I agree, sleeping on their tummy or their side seems heaps better for them, hey? The poor little sausages. Hope you manage to get some housework done (or the fairy turns up - send her to Geelong once you are finishes with her ).

Trish - OMG @ all the poo at your joint! You must be thoroughly over it! With the photos of yourself as a baby, one thing I did was scan a whole bunch of the ones I love so that I have them saved to disc. That way if anything happens to the hard copies (and you don't have negatives), you at least have the image saved. Still, it's a chore to do. Probably something best kept for when the kids are older and you have some time, hey?

Nat - it sounds like little Jacob is going great guns as well as yourself. Mmmm lamb roast! I could go one of those myself. Any roast will do. I am not fussy.

Fi - thanks for your text message today. It's so nice to know that people care about what's happening. Kind of makes it all worth it, hey? Well done at multi-tasking girl! It sounds like the BFing is going really well (despite your excess of milk!). Jenna will be one chubby little thing before you know it!

Just spent the morning @ my friend's place. We sat and chatted for 3 hours without moving and Gabby slept in her arms most of the time. At the moment, I don't care where she sleeps so long as she isn't fussing. She seems to be having lots of wind though. I have been giving her some infacol before every second feed and that seems to help. She is down for a nap now. It seems like she likes this time of day to snooze. Hopefully it lasts. It has only been 30 minutes and she is notorious for waking up after a short amount of time because her tummy is sore. I know that if it has been over an hour, she is down for the count. Hopefully I will get some housework done too!

Thanks for all your support guys. It's so great to be able to vent and receive great feedback from people that really do care. You are all wonderful I just hope I can help you all out the same way some day