Hello ladies, back from Spain since last week, but too disorganised manic to sit down and post. It's lovely to read you all again. I've done a thorough catch up!
Hopefully, you must be the one with the biggest news. Many congratulations! Let's hope this bit of bleeding is nothing serious. It is quite common to spot in early pregnancy. My fingers are crossed.
Carriebo, Meglet, sorry for your losses. It is awful to see people go before their time.
Digital, I also think your post was way too hard on yourself. I can't tell you how much I've eaten my own self-righteous pre-toddlerdom words! Biscuit bribing is high on the list of tricks, as is the use of a dummy, which I can't stand.
As to talking, there is an enormous amount of babble, some of it very articulate sounding, but we cannot make out a single word. We think this may be due to the multiple languages he is exposed to (I speak to him in Spanish, his dad in Greek, and nursery in English). And even though we are persisting with our one person, one language method, I am feeling slightly guilty. He does understand everything, though, both in Spanish and Greek.... Hold on, and now that I think about it, he says Bye bye!!! (or rather bah bah) in English. While waving his hand. This must be from nursery.
He started walking exactly two days ago. After steady refusals to walk, he decided to cross the room from end to end, just like that. He still prefers crawling, but it looks like his walking shoes will not go to waste