Harpie, a) how can you be sure you aren't diffed? Has AF started? b) I know if you were it would mess things up for TBT and work maternity pay. c) re your friends and their baby, it can be hard work, or it might not, there are things that are difficult/tiring with E, but I wouldn't class it as hard work. d)
Quod :( Big crap situation for you at the moment :( Don't know what to say that might help.
bebe, I know what you mean about body giving into tiredness, it seems to always be the way that you get ill when you get the chance to relax.
strawberry, I know! I am trying hard to keep up with her, but she is changing every single day! She's standing using loads of things to help her up now, and we even found her stood in her travel cot today (using it as a play pen!) She had stood up by pressing on the sides! 
How is your little E getting on?
Tis bonkers in the 100 household. In a good way though. LO is trying to climb everything to stand! She tried to get into her bouncy chair today, or at least it looked like it the way she was going. Eating is hit and miss at the moment, but that's OK, these things take time. She experienced grass for the first time yesterday and just sat and played with it between her fingers for a while before playing with the toy we had outside. She's not sleeping very well at the moment, but I'm hoping sure it's a phase and will stop soon. And I think I am mid cycle, keeping fingers crossed I'm now ovulating and that we SWI at the right time. I shouldn't be thinking like this yet, I wanted a chilled out approach to number 2, but I've started wondering about x y and z, that is not to say I'm not appreciating everything with E, I totally am, so it's weird. But hey, I'm weird at times!