You sound like you should live in a different climate, Feierabend! Very definitely a hot weather girl, by the sounds of things
I know what you mean about winter, although I'm less worried about the viruses and I do like some aspects of it - walking through leaves, lovely cold sharp days, cosy pub lunches when it's freezing outside, snuggling up under a thick duvet, lovely woolly jumpers, sheepskin slippers, hot chocolate, etc etc.
As for soft play, we never go to them. I'm right with you there, they're horrible, noisy, stinky, dirty places full of children all hopped up on sugar. Regular winter haunts include the museum, the library, and as long as it's not actually tipping it down, we still go to the park.
I've been making Orbit's cereal with cow's milk as EBM won't make it stiff enough to stick to the spoon. Cow's milk is fine from six months, just not as a main drink, but is it linked to eczema in some way? I have a feeling there's something along those lines.
Am facing the fact that I have accidentally got myself into a position where Orbit will only go to bed if being fed, particularly if it's me doing the putting down. Am going to try a dummy tomorrow. Particularly as he is still biting me, today he actually drew blood. I was hoping a dummy might help him sleep for longer, too.