June09: First birthdays coming up, we're on the move!

[June2009]

Happy Mother's day Juners ;)

mrsmc big hugs you must have been terrified. hope DH home to give you a hug
bigcar thanks for the londoner inside info.have lived there a few times but without kids or friends with kids

off to clean pumpkin off carpet and walls. was an active dinner with A

¡Hola chicas!

Snow, we haven't lived there but have been quite a few times with M since she was born and it was definitely easier to carry her around in her sling when she was tinier As you say, now they're a bit heavier and not so easy to have them "on" all day. We always chose that way, though, as buggies in the tube are not as easy. Not impossible, of course, but definitely easier if you're going with someone else, DH or a friend, to face the regular stairs when lifts are not available. Big whispered yay! on A sleeping through Hope more of those nights come! Oh, we're leaving the first week of May, for 10 days, I think. We still have to get the tickets. I'm trying to chillax as the idea of going and seeing my friends fills me with joy but the idea of any (quite common and expectable) crap coming from DH's family fills me with terror

Mrsmc, oh my God, poor poor you, I can only imagine how terrified you must have been! When I told my DH about it he said "I bet she felt like fencing the whole thing with her own hands this afternoon". How did he get there!? A big big ((((hug)))) for you. Hope a glass of wine and a cuddle are in order tonight Another yay going your way on A sleeping better!! I'm SO happy for you, woman!

June, hope C had a nice day at nursery today

Bigcar, ohhhh thanks for that explanation, I get it now The guy's an idol I can see Well, if he does what you say he does, he deserves the praise Oh, glad the window-man came! You had to put up with a broken windscreen for 2 weeks I think! Hope it was solved in no time. DH's work is going very well. He's being "trained" these days for October, which is when the new business will open (he'll be fully in charge of that one ) It's great having him home more often, esp. when I have to translate

Ok, seeing that some of you have mentioned the LOs starting to self-settle/soothe, may I ask what "strategies", approaches, methods you're using? ANY tips will be HIGHLY appreciated M used to self-settle when her cot was in a side-car mode with our bed, but it all finished when she moved into her own room. I know it's VERY helpful to make them sleep better/wake less.

Right, back to work!

Bunnymother ? the daytime naps are a battle but they are the key to good night sleeping I understand. I now make sure that Aaliyah is in the buggy now from 10.30am and normally she has dropped off by 11. I then just have to keep walking for an hour. Afternoon nap is a bit easier as she has a snuggle and milk before that one on my bed.

June ? hope C has started eating again at nursery; do you think there is just too much going on there for her to be interested in food? My Ds is like that. Glad to hear her sleeping is settling down. They get 20 teeth in total so we still have quite a few to go!

Gauchita ? glad to hear that the playpen is a success! Hope tonight is a good night for sleep! Re self settling, when she fidgets in my arms I put her in the cot and stroke her back and then gradually stop and move away. I think it has helped that DS gets into the cot with her in the morning to play; she sees it as a more fun place now! Do you put her in her cot at all to play during the day?

Bigcar ? thanks for the advice on DS?s behaviour, this too will pass?

Snow ? sorry to hear about the cut head, always horrible great news on him sleeping through I?ve just finished ?The Pure Land? by Alan Spence, really enjoyed it. ?The Secret? is a philosophy; I thought it was really interesting.

Thanks for all your kind words about Xavier?s escape ? we are just so lucky that he wasn?t hurt and that we are now aware that he can do that

hi girls, how is everyone?
gauchita With A and sleep training, I started getting day sleeps sorted first.A friend has 3 kids and done 3 stints at Australian 'sleep school' and passed on lots of tips.

A has never been a good sleeper in his cot but really improved in the last month or so. I used to rock him to sleep in my arms or pick him up as soon as he cried. Not conducive to self settling, funnily enough .

Once he starts showing tired signs such a eye rubbing, I pop him in his cot, give him his snuggle toy, turn on the music for 5 mins, insert dummy, give a pat and leave the room. I give him 3-4 mins to start settling, as long as the noises are 'going to sleep' cries rather than yelling, I don't go back in. If he is struggling, I go back in, repeat everything and wait another 4mins or so. If he is truly upset and not going to settle, out of cot for hugs, otherwise just a gentle pat in the cot.Repeat ad nauseum .

Nights, same routine, except I go in after 1-2mins or straight away depending on the cry. Most night waking resolved with dummy or if not fixed with dummy, a sip of water. Slept through the last 2 nights, but i don't mind being up once or twice if he settles quickly. It is such a marked change from being up for 4-5hrs each night.

Now I know that I can let him cry a little, particularly when the cry is part of him settling into sleep, and not be stressed about him being upset.

Hope that helps!
Night night

morning all

MrsMcJnr, what a shock Have you figured out how he did it yet? Hope the sleep is still going well, sounds promising

gauchita, yes, 2 weeks with a broken screen! Only problem now is that our car is so old and knackered, the new screen looks too new and shiny Good to hear dhs work is going well. Not long till you're off again then, are you staying with dhs family?

snow, good to hear everythings coming together on the sleep front How's As head, hope he's ok? Well, the dcs are certainly keeping me busy this holiday, thankfully the weathers been good so trips to the park and chucking them out in the garden has been good. Es loving having them home, all that extra attention and of course the possibility of grabbing all sorts of things he shouldn't have that the others leave lying around.

skillbo, skies, how are the wedding preparations going?

E has taken a liking to my earings, they're only small studs but he's managed to grab both of them out this morning he really goes for them, normally I'm a little quicker than him but I guess not anymore! Dd3 got a couple of helium balloons for her birthday and E absolutley loves them, especially now they've gone down a bit, he's figured out how to pull the string down and jumps on top of them, it's very funny, definitley not something to leave him alone with

waves to all

¡Hola!

Quick post!

Bigcar, glad the windscreen issue has been solved Another baby here with a newly discovered passion for earrings I have tiny circular ones and whenever I'm not careful she puts her finger in them. I'm terrified at her pulling So I watch her like a hawk, like you. She also plays with a piercing I have, that's not painful but a bit annoying as she loosens the tiny ball and then I lose it Glad E is enjoying having his siblings around and creating havoc playing with them
We'll be staying with DH's dad. He'll have to tell his mum so that she doesn't push the subject and force us to go to hers. I just wouldn't be able to cope so that's a no-no.

Snow and Mrsmc, thank you for sharing your experience/methods I think, Snow, what you mention is similar to what the NCSS book proposes. It's just that this little one is feisty and as soon as I put her down and she's not fully asleep she bounces back, sits down and stands up! She then cries, of course Snow, did you try the method first with morning naps? or did you go straight to bedtime? Also, do you still BF A? If so, at bedtime, do you give him milk first and then put him in his cot? I'm just asking as M usually falls asleep while having her milk so I don't know how I'd do that... Sorry for all the questions, hope I'm making sense. Oh, how insensitive of me to forget asking you about A after his fall, please forgive me. Glad to hear it was only a minor one. As you say, we have to brace ourselves for the many that will come

Hi to all Juners!

Not too bad of a night last night, once up before 12 and then at 3am, which was when, again, she decided she wasn't asleep any more and wanted to play At 3.45 I gave up and took her to our bed

Loooots of work still so I'd better go HOpe you're having a nice day, lovely Juners!

hi girls,
thanks for your concerns about A's head. Plaster off and healing nicely. He will have a cool scar on his eyebrow.
gauchita I started with day sleeps as the nights were so horrid. A weaned himself off BF at 8 months, has dinner, bath, stories and bottle then in the cot. 50% of the time he is asleep or v close to it on the bottle.
There is alot of standing up in the cot and a lovely row of teeth marks along the inside rail . Eventually he sits down and then lies down. If he is doing his 'i am not going to settle' cry and standing, I get him out, have a quick cuddle and lay him down before starting the whole process again. I didn't read NCSS or anything, just didn't get round to it. Was lucky enough to have a good friend, who has been through it all before, and was around for a few of the day time naps to offer advice.

Does anyone know what to do about A throwing all his food/cups/cutlery on the floor, all the time? I know this is very normal but gets a little tiresome at times. Not to mention the mess. Guess I might just have to wait this lovely developmental phase out

Started this post hours ago??

Both kids sleeping but what a battle that was I was out with them in a park this morning and thought they would be exhausted DS climbed a huge pirate ship for at least an hour and a half and Aaliyah crawled up and down the ?waves? around it! I was tired anyway!

Last night wasn?t great ? down to sleep 8.10pm, up at 9.10, 10.10 & 11.10 but the last time she settled herself. The other times DH went in. Then she was up for milk 1-1.30am and then up between 3.30-5.30. She wanted to go back to sleep but just couldn?t, didn?t seem tired enough? Finally she did go back to sleep in her cot with me stroking her back but it didn?t feel like much of a win when I was back up with her and DS at 7.30!

Snowwombat ? pass on some more of those tips! I totally agree about sorting the day time sleeps. It makes a massive difference. That said Aaliyah is really fighting the mid morning nap now which means the lunch time one is a bit early and she gets burnt out too early at night. Some days it is really hard to keep her and DS synchronised but things only work well if they are. I wish Aaliyah would get attached to a toy or enjoy music! Am going to work on the music. DS has always gone to sleep to music (we have the BT baby monitor) Must have been so worrying when A hurt his head, so glad to hear that he is ok. Sorry but this phase of throwing things on the floor is better than the next (which DS is going through) which is deliberate and incenses me, especially as I have seen some ants about now my DS self weaned at 8m too, I was devastated at the time but now realise how lucky I was as there is no way Aaliyah is going to do that anytime soon!

Bigcar ? nope no idea how he escaped so just need to watch him all the time now, which is a pain as with him out there and Aaliyah in her play zone I was getting some time to do housework etc during the day Aaliyah keeps dragging her head across my earrings so can only wear studs these days too. She has started fiddling with her own too glad to hear the windscreen is fixed.

Gauchita ? Aaliyah used to do exactly the same as Mila up until a week ago there was no way I could put her down awake, keep trying! I breast feed Aaliyah before she goes to bed and yes she does get sleepy and often does fall asleep on me but I shuggle her about a bit when I get off the bed and put her on my shoulder and then into the cot so she wakes up a bit and knows where she is. I have the same problem as you though in the wee small hours, she finds it so hard to go back to sleep. It?s a killer for me though as I am exhausted.

Another really lousy night I am feeling really fed up at the moment, why can?t she sleep properly at night?? It is impacting the whole family adversely. Even the smallest tasks like filling in forms for DS?s nursery (ok, they are not easy to fill in thanks to Spanish bureaucracy) and housework are beyond me. So many things I need to do but don?t have the energy for.

MIL arrives next Tues for 10 days. It will be great to have another pair of hands and set of eyes during the day but having her here comes with its own stresses (as you?ll all remember from before Aaliyah was born!)

Aaliyah was the life of the party this morning at toddler group. She is desperate to walk and was using everything to lean on including the other babies. A friend is lending me a toy that she can push along as I think she?d love one of those.

Where are you all?

Hola!

No time at all, but

Mrsmc, please let me know if I can be of any help with the Spanish. Maybe it's a small thing but if I can be of any help just email me or FB me.

Right, back later!!!

MrsMc so sorry you are at your wits end. We had a bad night-up for hours as A full of cold. Sorry your broken nights seem endless at the moment. Hoping MIL helpful without all her crap of the last visit. Is DH really mucking in and taking more responsibility at night? Even if you could get to bed early and get some sleep and swap at midnight or 1? Hoping you find something that works ASAP.
My birthday today, just been out with DH and A for a lovely meal. A was a star, ate all sorts of interesting things (we went for chinese) and behaved himself.
Hoping everyone's nights are full of sleeping babies
night night

happy birthday snow

Hello ladies

Sorry been so quiet - I just don't seem to find the time to post as much anymore but must make more effort.

MrsM - hope you're sleeping better and get a good night tonight. I wish I could help but I think we've just been lucky and so all the 'tips' I have are just fluke! Also, so sorry to hear of the balcony story - that must have been so scary, I can't imagine! As hard as MIL staying might be, at least you can perhaps use the time to crack the sleeping thing - fingers crossed for you!

Bunny - I love Jaxxy's stubborn streak as it is such a personable thing but, my word, it can be sooo annoying. She certainly knows her own mind - shame it doesn't seem to match mine at times. She seems pretty in tune with Daddy though, so shouldn't complain!

June - Mr Tumble is a proper legend! A friend of my friend is his girlfriend - I just can't picture going to the pub with him without him going 'Loook - Beer! Can you sign beer?'. Thats probably not fair, he's obviously a great man but theres something about him I'm just a little creeped out by! Oh, and I work in PR for an insurance company but I get into the paper either through work my company has done (in which case I am there in my yellow t-shirt, grinning like a maniac) or through referrals from our press office when they're desperate. The piece in the Sun and Daily Mail was about SAHD's so it was a good fit but didn't get in either, boo! The money comes from the company who you endorse or who's story is being covered, so would have been from mine - papers don't pay unfortunately! I have actually talked about using Mumsnet to get some case-study stuff but the work I do (around private medical insurance) doesn't lend itself that well to what we chat about on here. Mind you, if we ever wanted some research done with mums (which we might do as planning a guide around pregnancy), this would be the perfect place - would be bound to get some feisty replies!

Gauchta - congrats on your driving - sounds like its going well. I remember learning and I stalled my car 3 times at ajunction so my dad got out the car and told me I would never be able to drive! I got there in the end though - you've just got to relax I think! With regards your sleeping question, as mentioned to MrsM, we have been very lucky here although I do broadly follow Snows methods in that she gets left as long as her crying doesn't sound fretful and if she's still going after about 5 minutes, we go and give her a gentle pat, put her back on her back (she is such a wriggle bum now and so I find her in such weird and wonderful spots)... I don't feed her anymore at night but she is still breastfed and sometimes falls asleep on me - expecially if she's not napped! Agree that morning naps are the hardest and if she's late down for that, she doesn't have her afternoon one really! I do hope you crack it though - I don't know how you ladies are coping but you're all superstars!!

Snow - Glad to hear that A is on the mend and know exactly what you mean about having to get used to them hurting themselves. I don't like it though and the worse we've had was a cut lip when she fell into the table but it is horrible!!

Bigcar - you made me laugh about the earrings. Jazzy similarly obsessed although she is also really got a thing for my glasses and rips them off my face, no matter how hard I try and avoid her grabby little mitts! Its sweet the expression on her face when she comes in close but you just know she's either going to grip my chin fat and move my head to get to my earrings or make my eyes water by dragging my glasses down my nose!!

Right, am off to bed I think. Jazzy is all about cruising round the table at the moment and whilst she's quite sturdy these days, you can't take your eyes of her for a minute - she is still loving paper and always manages to find some to stuff in her mouth! Oh - wedding plans going ok, think I've found my dress now which is great. We've booked the photographer almost, bought the cake stand (and checked about the donuts) and invites have gone out. The engagement ring is also here and I love it - boy done well and it's just what I wanted.

Anyways, sleep well both you and your little crazy ones xx

Can't believe I just called my daughter Jaxxy - must go to bed

heya, just popping in to say hello, not got much time for anything but work and baby at the moment.
C is settled in better at nursery but still refuses their food. I think they're just trying to shove pureed stuff down her throat and she doesn't eat puree at all at home. (she is offered it, just refuses it)
the routine is working still so she has been going to bed around 8 or 9pm, still waking up either at 1am, or 3am or 6am but I can cope with that.
I do wish dh would do the night feed or morning feed sometime so I get to sleep more but he is absolutely useless in the morning.
He does offer to do it but fails miserably (just not a morning person.)

I've got a bad cold and it's making everything harder to cope with.
C has a cold too, she's had a runny nose since tuesday and today there was a tiny streak of blood in it (like you get something when you blow your nose too much.)
If it happens again tomorrow I want to call the doctor, has anyone seen this before?

mrsmc I hope mil's visit is helpful. I think about you everytime I complain about the lack of sleep. What a fright about your son and the railings! C is always going for the most dangerous or forbidden things.
She has started opening the draws in the kitchen when she is in her walker. (very good at it now).

gauchita that wasn't you, was it? :D

snow happy birthday, what did A eat at the chinese restaurant? We always take C with us to eat out every now and then and she has to have the same kind of stuff were having or there's trouble!!

Are we the only ones who don't have teeth yet?

Picking up on mrsmc earlier quick polls, how do your little ones sleep nowadays?
C always goes to sleep on her side and likes to tuck her head in so that she has something soft against it.

just a quick message to june A often gets a bit of blood in his snot when he has a runny nose and is rubbing it lots.

A finally down for a morning nap after throwing up in the cot earlier. More vomit and washing. Joy! Happy Friday Juners

afternoon all

gauchita, blimey, sounds a real minefield, fingers crossed it goes as smoothly as possible. Junes link made me smile how's the driving going?

snow, that one's a great phase isn't it?! I'm not sure it'll work at this age but certainly when our los are older it will. When they throw food etc from the highchair, you don't give it back, pick it up and take it away, don't make a fuss, just remove and carry on. Chinese, yum, hope you had a good day followed by lots of lovely sleep

skillbo, we love Justin, he is royalty in this house His webchat was fantastic, done just the way it should it, he even got a couple of marriage proposals. How he manages to keep his feet on the ground with the amount of fawning love going on is beyond me Dd3 is watching something special at the moment. I reckon he walks into the pub and says, gis us a fucking pint . . . . naaaaaaaaa, all eastenders stylee, that would make me laugh E pushes my face round to get at my earrings too, the look of determination really is something. He grabbs dd3s glasses too, she even bends over him to help sometimes Sounds like the wedding plans are going great

june, very , I wasn't the best learner driver but at least I never did that! Won't the nursery let her feed herself? Seems odd when there are so many people that do BLW.

E is a bit of a fidget at night, he usually sleeps on his front now, have given up turning him, sometimes with his bum in the air, sometimes wedged up against the end of the cot, usually the foot end. Sleeping bags are great, means I don't have to worry about him getting his head under the covers. I can be sure he will never be in the same position he goes down in!

waves to all

Hola!

Manic days here! Let's catch up

Bigcar, I know, fingers crossed indeed! June's link made me giggle I'm doing better than that, thankfully

Snow, happy belated birthday!! You share it with my Dsister Glad you had a great time with DH and A but poor A now with a runny nose, hope it clears soon. Thanks again for all the tips, we've decided to put everything into practice once we get back from Arg, as starting and then risking everything going to the docks is not something I fancy much

skillbo, glad to hear the wedding plans are going well Yay on finding the dress! at the Jaxxy typo, for a moment you made me doubt and I thought she had a new nickname Very patient your dad, poor you!! Fortunately when I go out with DH he keeps his cool, although sometimes I push him to the limit

Mrsmc, how was last night? Hope it was a bit better ((hug)) last night was not too good here Fingers crossed for your MIL's visit to be a good one and that she helps you with the LOs, you certainly need an extra pair of hands...

June, you made me giggle thankfully things are going better than that Maybe you could tell them to feed her something not pureed? Would they do that? I don't see what the problem would be Hope your cold clears soon. M sleeps on her side, legs tucked inwards

Right, manic manic days here with this long translation. DH is helping loads but it's really long, M's all over the place and I just go insane sometimes Patience patience patience

Hope you have a great weekend, lovely ladies!

Waves!!!

Happy Saturday

Not sure how long I'll be able to type as Jazzy just snoozing and due up! We went swimming this morning which was lovely although J hated it for the first ten minutes or so - really had a wail! She got used to it though (not sure why she didn't like it as we'd been a few times when she was younger!) and we ended with a quick dunk in the jacuzzi type thing (pool but with no bubbles!). She's got her first swimming lesson next week so we thought we'd go as a family so DF can get the hang of it. Was lovely - and she looked adorable in her new cossy (green with flip flops on it!)

Guachita - glad the driving is going well. Its great when you can drive - will you have a car for when you pass? Quite liberating to have but does make me a bit lazy.. love walking and should do it more! Hope the translation going well.

Hope that all you lo's get better as it sounds as though are a bit under the weather. J is fine but I had a bad cold last week which is lingering! And just when the sun comes out as well - it's beautiful here at the moment. We're quite close to the common here and think we might take a jaunt up there later - let J on the swings and have a crawl on the grass!

Hope everyone has lovely plans for the day - I really love weekends now

Ladies, my period is late Agh! Please please please I need it to come! I'm fretting, DH is cool as a cucumber and I can't tell anyone! It should have come yesterday so it's not tooooooo bad but...

Ok, rant over

Skillbo, so glad you're enjoying weekends. We haven't been to a park in a while so you gave me a nice idea there THe days here are just glorious so they have to be enjoyed at their fullest I know what you mean about the car, I guess once you drive it's easier to take it to go anywhere instead of walking sometimes. For me it means the independence I really need to move with M. Huddersfield is tiny and buses don't run all the time or that frequently or in certain routes I'd need them to so... It's so much easier when you drive to just put the pram in the boot and go Hopefully soon... Hope J's cold leaves soon

Right, off to finish proofreading the translation. I just have one file left to revise and then some minor adjustments to others

Hope you have a lovely (full of sunshine!) day, Juners

Boo from New Zealand!

Flat out with everything here, but wanted to let you know I was alive and well.

Sorry to hear about the ASH. Am hoping the volcano decides to stop sometime in the next month so we can get home.

Hope all well with your babies. F is just loving the travel and attention. He has really blossomed. DD and I are enjoying it but a little homesick.

Mum and Dad are a nightmare at the moment. Dad has Alzeimhers and gets very angry about various things. Mum is avoiding everything and doing nothing. Totally disengaging. Very sad and hard. Good thing we took a beach holiday before arriving down here. Nasty car accident near here with a Cheshire couple killed. Very sad.

Any walkers? F still doing his half commando and not remotely interested in standing.

naat you ok?Similar situation here, except I am very happy if my period doesn't come!
venetianred lovely to hear from you. Sorry the family dynamics are not easy. Great that F quite the little traveller. Hopefully flights will be sorted in a month
skillbo J's cosi sounds v cute!We start swimming lessons again this week.
bigcar thanks for introducing us to Justin. We watched something special on the i player and A was entralled!
june how you doing? A sleeps all over the cot, often with his head wedged in the corner.
mrsmac How is the visit from MIL going?

Wasn't the weekend weather glorious? Took A on first camping trip to Dorset. Bliss!
Must go and sort A's dinner. Hope everyone is ok

¡Hola!

Snow, I love the way you move so much around the country (and abroad), lady! Fingers crossed for you, then!

Venetian, glad you're having a nice time but sorry to hear about the family issues. I bet it's not easy, a bit of a bitter-sweet situation ((hug)) Hope you manage to make the most of it anyhow. It seems F is really enjoying being there!

June, hope the cold has gone now!

Mrsmc, sleeping vibes your way, lady!

Hi to all Juners!

Still NADA here! DH today went out and got a pg test, will take it tomorrow if my period hasn't come by then. Will keep you posted.

Translation is delivered, so that's a relief. I got another one this morning but was short and sweet M zonked at 5pm for a power nap, which was not ideal at all, and proceeded to fall asleep at 9pm I'm recording Glee, so will watch that and relax

Waves!!

Hello everyone :}

Sorry I have been awol for so long. My life is so busy....I struggle to get online every day as there is always a long list of chores to be done. Anyway, hope you are all well.

Elina is doing great. She is crawling now and gets faster and stronger each day. Also into tv, video, dvd player, cables, the kids toys that really aren't suitable for her..... It's all good fun.

She is also waking quite a bit during the night on and off. Its dfinaltey teething. She has 2 pearly whites at the bottom and the 2 top front ones are starting to come through. They look huge! It must be so painful.

She also loves her grub. My goodness, after her lunch she eyes my lunch up...She wants to eat EVERYTHING. She is much more advance food/eating wise than the boys ever were. Doesn't mind lumps, loves finger foods and goes crazy for fruit. It's all a first for me

Sorry not got time to catch up properly but will try to link in more often.

Thanks Guauchita for your FB message. It worked eventually.

Hope to talk to you all again soon xx

Hey ladies, things still terrible on the sleep front, what is wrong with my baby?? I?ve even started considering today that she may have a lactose intolerance

Gauchita ? thanks for your offer of help with the nursery forms, it is not the Spanish that is the issue though just all the documents you need to obtain from x, y & z to prove a, b& c. I?m not a quitter but I am seriously wondering how many hours I will need to put into the application and how likely it is that DS will get a place based on the number of points we have might start looking at the private nurseries locally. Hope AF turns up and has stopped you worrying.

Snowwombat ? hope A is feeling much better now. Think DD is either coming down with another cold or she has hay fever, her nose is running like a tap ? again! Glad you had a lovely birthday, belated good wishes you are right, I should sleep when I can but I have so many things I need to get done too?. Fingers crossed for a BFP for you this month. MIL?s trip now delayed until next week or whenever she can get here.

Hi Bigcar thanks for helping on the car seat front.

Skillbo ? PMSL at 'Loook - Beer! Can you sign beer?' I can just imagine that what?s the dress like?

June ? hope you and C are feeling much better and that she is eating at nursery again. Aaliyah is another side sleeper.

Venetianred ? lovely to hear from you and so glad you are having a lovely time. Sorry to hear things are hard with your folks.

Choccie ? lovely to hear from you too and to hear all your news