erm still around (just) but haven't worked out how to unhide the thread yet. Just found it by going into my internet history.
rainbow huge congrats and lots of fingers crossed for you
scones happy b'day to DD. Sounds like you have some plans to put in place so i'm assuming a good convo happened with DH?
Have you had the new HV check yet? We had ours same week as parents evening at nursery. I'm sorry if it is bad form to brag, but DS came out above average in all areas, including the one we half ticked could only do somtimes (fine motor skills - it is the area I have neglected with both of mine, but especially once there were two of them). His key worker thinks he is a genius. He is bright, but I think it comes out more as his speech is pretty good. However, I think he will be cleverer enough to realise not to look it 
JF hope you are resting. I had a day at home due to bad asthma, I remember having a grand notion that I would just work in bed as it was only walking around I couldn't do. 6 hours laters I woke up. Asthma is still not great, even with new inhaler. At least one episode a week, normally 2 or 3. Then again, if I didn't go out running it might be better. Am fed up of it affecting day to day life and exercise. though. Hope you don't pull anything coughing and if you do, get good painkillers
Work going mostly well. I enjoy it but my workload has got a bit silly so need to bring that up with my manager which i am procastinating about as don't want to appear shit. I know I have more than others, mostly because I am split between divisions but still feels like failure. My direct line manager is really good and I can be me around that team. My supervisor in another area is a bit shit though.
anyway enough about me, because frankly, that is always boring. Hope everyone else comes along and continues chatting, especially as rainbow has reappeared