Sorry to hear of all these sibling hatreds. My brother and I are almost exactly 3 years apart, and althugh there was real rivalry and we don't have much in common now, I certainly don' hate him, and never said so. These are some very sad stories. 
I guess we ave o have faith in our own parenting and in the children's own characters, as any age gap could be a dream or a nightmare. Despite the experience with my brother, I am orety convinced it is due to our characters, and always thought 2 and a half-3years would work for my new family, and we now have a gap of nearly 4 years. Ithink it's working (so far) because DS likes DD, not especially because of the gap (although the gap did allow me to see how he interacted with baby sibs of his friends, and since he has always been fascinated by babies, it seemed safe enough to TTC! 
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hawthers, just you keep on the "feeding up" and distract yourself MNing overnight; pretend you're dreaming! When are you going to weigh-in next?
LMF, are these headaches feeding hangovers, or is it the virus as well? Sorry you'reso under the weather. No doubt the stress of the hospital stay (and maybe a few bugs from there?) contributed...
DeterminedandSpecial, that dish soundsdelicious! I'm very jealous... And the name is great; is it working for you yet? 
The thought of all these "unguarded nipples" makes me laugh, even though it's so true. Even DS, lomg since weaned, recognises rthe vulnerability and keeps telling me to "pull your top down" when I'm doing a burp-break in the feed.
Good gardening, msbuggywinkle! I keep seeing "plant such-and-such now, for colour in x months", but would fear for the life of any green thing under my brown thumbs! 
Moving inside,though, I thought you wanted a yurt?! I was jealous of your yurt. Incidetally, I thought of you hen I saw these!
EasilyBored, with a door open, the arrangement you arrangement sounds almost open-plan, no?
Have the antibiotics kicked n yet, Air of Hope? AS for the eczemai t's great that the gel is working, but don't be afraid to try different creams/moisturisers and chnges to routine (e.g. bathing), because some skins react well to some things, and badly to others (e.g. if a cream contains another ingredient which sets off a flare up). Some sensitivities seem to develop over time, too.
Good that things are being sorted, YBR. Your DD is very sweet!I love the profile pictre of her in the violin case, and it's good to know you continue to be a good mother t the violin, too, by putting it in the pram for safekeeping
Hi, scoobyd00 and welcome. MN is a great social life and support when an oH is away. My DH was working away 3/4 days a week when DS was small, and that was when I really got into Mumsnet. It's miles beter thn television, not least because television never acknwledes its viewers, whereas on MN, people react to you, which really does help when you're lonely and bored.
Ohhhh, seven, poor sleepy, grumpy Eva. Make sure to kiss the sore spot with your cold mouth when you come in from outside!
Speaking of unhappy babies, any more signs of potential teething, mopsy? I wouldn't have believed it with us except for the comments on here about early teeth (have you had any progress, SoTired?), but sure enough, DD is doing it. The gum bulges are quite subtle, though, so you do have to look/feel for them.
Anything similar, BJR? Or is it just baby gripes?
Is ali any better this AM, OiMissus? BTW, hope the sorting was fun, and that some of the nesting hormones are still there.I think I have some left over; I've started buying and reading decorating/design magazines!
Hope the tantrums have been better over the weekend, Kate and DeterminedandSpecial
I've got falling-asleep-in-food videos, too, aethelfleda! I'm glad someone else doesn't think it's mean to capture them and glory n them. I can't see how they're so different from the gorgeous milk-drunk pics of DS, from when he was little.DD doesn't do that - she pulls off the breastandsettles down - so I'm not going to get another pass-out baby pic, unless a grandchild does it!
You shouldn't be apologising for ranting to us, Honey; DP's attitude is out of order, especially as this isn't even the Goa trip yet (is that still on?)! Everyone in my first antenatal group had problems with their relationship/ marriage after the baby arrived, and it generally does take the forms of not appreciating what the mother "does" all day (and all night) and thinking it's all right and normal to go out/off and leave you. However, his going out and going away sounds more extreme than most. No matter how good a mother someone is, she can become a better mother with the support of an OH, especially with more than one child (now that he has a sister, DS is really benefiting from being able to turn to DH). Yet - and I know this an awful and personal thing to say, if you talk about TTC while he is like this, it could give him the message that the childen are just for you, that they are the only thing you need to make you happy, and that he doesn't need to bother supporting you (even though that will help you become a better mother.)