Hi all!
Long time, no type 
I have been reading the thread, but not had the chance to post recently.
I'm just on my way home from two nights away from DD, and it's been a mixed bag. I have missed her loads, but I've been so busy my mind has been kept occupied. Apparently she's been really unsettled today, so I think she's really ready to have mummy back (as is DH!). I think her and DH have done fantastically being home alone for two days though! When I think about some of my friends with children, their DHs can barely cope with the babies for two hours, let alone two days.
We've also managed to Skype a couple of times, which really helped. She is quite used to skyping, so I know she's comfortable with that way of interacting with people, but I wasn't sure how she'd respond to me on Skype. I was worried that she'd get upset, but she was so excited to see me and was clapping and waving! Do any of your babies spend time on Skype?
Nights are still a bit of a disaster. We tend to get one half being great and one half being a disaster. I really don't know what we can do to improve things, but DH and I are both exhausted.
DD is so, so close to crawling. She's probably started while I'm away, but I'm sure DH will lie and tell me she's not! She can get to sitting from lying down, and she's clearly very impressed with herself every time she achieves it as she squeals and claps herself! Not pulling herself up to standing yet. She's trying, but can only actually do it with some help.
She has a few nearly words now. So t-d is teddy, t-t is turtle, d-d is duck, b-b is berries or banana, or probably any fruit. Such a random set of words! She's also clearly understanding far more now. For example, you ask her where Daddy's/mummy's/teddy's nose is, she points to it.
Fate, so sorry to hear about your dog. How are the children adjusting and coping?
Kitkat, I was just wondering the other day when we will have our first pregnancy! Sounds like it could just be the missed pill though. Yay on the small weight gain too. Very impressive!
Acorn, how was your DS after having the dairy? We have an appointment with the dietician in a couple of weeks to start trying to introduce dairy into her diet. I really hope she's outgrown her intolerance as avoiding dairy is such a pain in the backside!
Cumbrian, fx no spots appear. I think they are now at an age though where it isn't too dangerous. Still not pleasant though.
I do wake DD if her last nap goes on too long. If she sleeps more than 2.5 hours during the day she is very difficult to put down at night. Her sleep routine now varies depending on if she is at nursery or not. At nursery she seems to have a short nap at around 9.30 and an hour at 12, she then has another short nap at about 3. At the weekend she just has two one hour naps. Bedtime is at around 6.45, although I'm trying to shift her closer to 7.00.
Speaking of portion size, how much do your LOs tend to have for a meal? DD is quite petite (around the 20th percentile) and seems to have quite a small appetite. On average, for lunch or dinner, she will have 2-3 baby rice cakes, the equivalent of 1/2 a jar of 7 month hipp baby food, and some fruit, either 1/3 of a banana or a few berries of some description usually. Does that sound like too little? I feed her until she refuses food, which currently means she will let me put it in her mouth, but she then takes it out and smears it in her hair or bib 
I really need to look for a new car seat, but think I'll need to go for a 0/1 or 0/1/2 seat. She seems too long for her baby carry car seat, but it will be ages until she reaches 9kg! I definitely want an extended rear facing seat, but beyond that I'm clueless. Very tempted by the rotating seats, but they are expensive 
Sorry for the super long post, but great to have the chance to get on here and catch up. Sorry for any posts I've missed and not responded to. 