Hello again everyone. Sorry I've been AWOL - we've never stopped with the terrible sleep, and have just come back from holiday too. So not much time or energy to post.
DS woke me every hour last night, so tonight I've decided to try CC. So far so good, I put him down at 7 and the crying stopped by 7:15. It wasn't nice as he'd cry more after each time I went in, but he settled fantastically quickly all told. Just hoping he sleeps for a while now.
I hope weight loss goes well for those of you trying. I'm actually in the other boat - losing quite a lot of weight. In down to 59kg and for a while lost around 1kg a week. I'm now having second breakfast each day and high calorie snacks to maintain this weight.
I bought a woven wrap recently. I like it, and DS doesn't seem to mind it, but I do find it a bit of a fiddle to get on. I'm using basically the same wrap technique as for the moby, but obviously having to tie with DS in it. I can't get the tension right though, so think I'll have to get along to a sling meet. It's a Didymos Malawi Fishes if anyone is interested.
DS can sit unaided really well, and is excellent at correcting his balance. He quite often will only settle in his pushchair if he's grumpy by not being strapped in - he loves playing with the crotch strap. As a consequence he's got good at balancing even when the pushchair is moving or going up and down kerbs. He's also been pulling up to standing for about the last 4 weeks, and takes steps while holding on (again, for about the last month). No signs of crawling though, and can't sit himself up from laying. He's also not long started rolling back to front. No sign of any communication, except taking the piss copying people coughing. That and really high pitched squealing 
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