Poppy,it's totally understandable to feel sad when someone you know but don't really care about gets PG. I remember it well .
I think our babs are all still young enough to have bottles if that's what they want. My niece has one at bedtime, she is 2.5yrs! The only way to stop is just to stop offering but then of course you get the tears etc so it depends which you prefer! I'd go for the bottles .
Abdn, poor Fraser and you. E had same thing, inguinal hernia, when she was 9weeks old and had the op at 12w, it was really scary but everything went perfectly, they said it was the most common op they did. The op went fine and she was fully recovered (and sleeping through ) within a few days with just a bit of Calpol for pain relief. Her fallopian tube was hanging out but they said there would be no long-term damage. She had one follow-op apt to check everything was fine and that was it. Hope Fraser has as good an experience.
You are all right about the beaker of course, I thought the same, that if he wants that beaker why not give it him. What I do draw the line at though is when I give him the beaker he wants, but he throws it on the floor and cries to be given Esther's - which is exactly the same! He can be a right one at times. He is going through a really weird stage at the mo where he is hardly eating anything and not sleeping as well as normal. He went for his lunch nap today and I don't know whether he slept at all, and usually he loves his sleep. He just sat in his cot playing and talking to himslef. It was the same at bedtime last night, it took him about 90mins to drop off when usually it is instant with him. He is still sleeping late in the morning though thankfully.
ktpie, sounds like a fab break, great with the walking!
Debs, well done Nigel! That's fab news.