Helllooooo!
Just popping in - no chance of catching up, but just letting you know I'm still here, in spirit if not in actuality!
All going okay. Working around Orla's sleeps is a bit of a challenge but only 2 more weeks of it to go. Doesn't make for a relaxed working atmosphere as I sit with my shoulders up round my ears thinking "please don't wake up, please don't wake up"! Met the childminder again last week and still feel very happy with her, so O will start there on 4 September for 2.5 days a week. N also off to school the same week (5 Sept) - think that could be a bit of an emotional week for me!
In preparation for the childminder, I started Orla on a bottle today which I'd been putting off and off. I suppose it wasn't too bad - she yelled a lot, drank about 2oz, and then yelled herself to sleep for the next 2 hours. So I then breastfed her at her normal time later on. There's no going back though as I only have 2 weeks to get her onto 2 bottlefeeds a day, so we'll try again tomorrow and hope she likes it better.
Work has also started on our extension so when I'm not working or running round after N & O, I am trying to talk to DH about wall tiles, brick colours etc. Ho hum - it's all fun. Also trying to organise Orla's christening for next month and feeling like it never rains but it pours!
Hope you're all doing okay and that the little ones are all sleeping, feeding, weaning as desired (with not too much teething yet!). Will try and have a little catch up now, in between looking at wall tiles on wallsandfloors.com and drafting a letter to the plumbers!