Hello you lovely lot. Hope 2012 has started as well as it possibly can for you all. Trying to find 5 mins to post is easier said than done at the moment. I spend most of the time dashing around aimlessly, getting distracted by half-finished jobs while the washing piles up.
I cannot believe there are now 1-year-old babies on this thread. Almost makes me broody. No, scratch that. The very thought of being pg again makes me feel utterly panic-stricken! 
Babies are so lovely though....
One of my good friends has just reached the 13 week mark after IVF. I cried with relief and I can't even type it without welling up. I very much doubt I'll ever view pg in a normal way ever again. I know the whole process is amazing, but I view every successful one as a complete miracle these days.
mumatron Glad E had a nice birthday. It doesn't seem two minutes since you had her. Hope you are all well at that end aside from the teething.
frazzled I doubt there is a single one of us on this thread who doesn't have wobbly moments/ hours/ days/ weeks! I occasionally have nightmares where DD has been taken away from me and sometimes, when I'm having a particularly shouty Mummy day, I feel awful because I think I should be feeling lucky to have them 100% of the time. Of course that isn't realistic, but I'm still a bit surprised that she's here and terrified that something might happen to her or to DS. I was so blissfully ignorant the first time around and I kind of envy those who just get pregnant and have babies, but at the same time, I'm half glad for the wobbly moments, because they remind me just how important and loved these babies are. Everything crossed for the bobble removal - and, no - you aren't mad for worrying about tempting fate. Just very, very normal. It will all be fine though.
Lunatic Lots of proud vibes heading your way. Going back to work must have been terrifying. Hope you're settling in and it's getting a bit easier now. I'm much more reluctant to leave DD. I'm not sure what I think could possibly happen to her, or why I am any better equipped to care for her than anyone else who loves her. I seem to be doing the neurotic first-time mother thing second time around! I think it was frazzled who said someone had commented on the fact that she was softer on the youngest DC and I can see myself doing the same thing. It's not that I love DS any less, it's just that it wasn't so much of a struggle, nay battle, to bring him into the world. I can see why outsiders might view it as favouritism though. I can't seem to stop second guessing everything I do now I've got them both.
LAF Just grrrr at sonographers who clearly haven't made allowances for those of us who are usually beside ourselves at scans like this. It really annoys me when they obviously haven't done their research into your history. I know they don't have to, but it'd be good if they could at least take care with what they say, when any negative comment is likely to send the likes of us to the funny farm. I found it difficult not to just leg it at my scans, so I'm sorry you had a rubbish experience. If it's any consolation, I always measured too big for dates and wasn't even offered the GTT, despite her stomach being on the big side too. It's not the most accurate of sciences though. Try not to worry too much. Oh, and I think you're entitled to the odd overreaction at this stage of your life.
Julez I am having similar bedtime battles as mine share a room. Oddly, it's not the going to sleep bit that is the issue, but the fact that DD wakes up every 2 hours to be fed and DS is disturbed by her. I know these things are relatively short-lived, but sleep deprivation is a bit of a killer isn't it?
Coconuts I've just started weaning DD. Well, actually I tried at the beginning of December (when she was 4 months and not quite ready), left it a while and then revisited it this month when she seemed a bit more up for it. I've also given in and accepted that the odd bit of formula here and there can only do us both more good than harm, if it means DH can do some of the feeds while I try and get some sleep. Like your DS, she wakes so much for a feed, but I think it's because she has a small tummy and can't take on too much at any one time. I guess there is the argument that it could be for comfort or because of teething etc. but she always takes a feed when it's offered. It was a real struggle for me to relinquish complete control, when the feeding bit has been solely down to me so far. Having said that, now I've started there is a bit of relief in the sense that I can see a bit of freedom on the horizon again. I've barely been able to take 2 hours out to go to aerobics as she's never really established a proper routine. I've just fed her on demand. I'm going down the puree route. For some reason I feel the need to do everything properly this time and I'm not really on board with the whole BLW thing. I'm too nervous to branch out from fruit/ veg puree and porridge so far because it's taking her quite a while to get the hang of swallowing. I honestly can't remember what I did with DS, but I seem to recall him guzzling everything I offered him from the outset and I did top him up with rice in his milk because he was polishing off more than double the amount of milk in the daily guidelines. I don't think it's unreasonable to feed your baby a bit of rice if he seems hungry. You're his Mummy and I'm a firm believer in instincts being the way forward, provided you aren't giving them something they can't digest.
Please send my love to justmee when you next speak to her. I am thinking about her all the time.
Love to you all. x