Helloooooooo (says a voice from the back of beyond)!
I've been popping in to check new posts pretty regularly, but became utterly disheartened when a nice long post I wrote about six weeks ago disappeared into the ether when I hit "post message." 
We've all gone so quiet, and I think whoever said it's because we're dealing with tantrums was absolutely right. Rhys has become the Drama King of the Low Countries... Though actually, I'm spending most of my time on the behaviour/development board looking for advice on fussy eaters! Despite my best attempts to raise a little gastronome, anything not classifiable as bread, yoghurt, cereal or meat is met with scorn, suspicion and spitting out.
That said, he can be hysterically funny. Runs EVERYWHERE, and is picking up a truly random vocabulary. Why will he say "zebra" and "starfish" and not "dog"? Why will he say "tractor" and not "mama" or "byebye"? And why, oh why, does his word for dummy sound just like the French word for padlock? 
I've posted a few new profile pics from our week's holiday in France in August.
Boobz ? the girls are just lovely, and it sounds as if you're coping with life as an expat with utter aplomb.
Laumiere ? I love your cupcake site!
Grinning ? you're almost at your due date, aren't you? Good luck with the final countdown. I'd love a second but am probably not going to be able to talk DP into it. 
Kanga ? dd2 looks so BIG!
Mdavza ? so sorry to hear that sleeping is still an issue. Did you go down the sleep training route? Rhys can't seem to go more than two good nights in a row (i.e., asleep by 7:45 with minimum fuss and no yowling until 6:30 or 7), but even his bad nights are a lot better than they used to be. Fingers crossed you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel soon.
Slick ? is the household finally back to good health, or have you been hit by another wave of back-to-school viruses?
Right. If this post disappears, I will gnash my teeth and rend my garments. Fingers crossed...