Update

I've been neglecting my blog recently so I should update, starting with the girls.

Lauren is doing great. We're nearly sleeping through again. For the most part she is. She gets a bit unsettled anywhere between 4 - 6 am but doesn't really waken up. I gently ssh her back to sleep by putting a hand on her chest or if I have to I'll lift her for a few minutes and put her back in her basket.

Speaking of her basket, I don't think she will get to Christmas in it! We may have to introduce the cot a bit earlier than planned as she is nearly the length of the moses basket.

Lauren is due her second set of shots on Thursday. I delayed getting them the other week cause she was out of sorts but I think we'll go for it on Thursday. Not looking forward to it, especially after last time and ending up in hospital.

Also, like her sister before her, Lauren is losing the hair at the sides of her head. Looks quite funny but we know it will look a lot worse before it gets better! Caitlin had a middle section about 2 - 3 inches long and was bald right the way round. We thought she was just beautiful but looking back at the pictures .... lol

Caitlin is doing well also. She just loves Playgroup and all her little friends. Her *best* friends are Lauren & Megan. Caitlin now says "My sister Lauren" or "My friend Lauren" when talking about either girl! She also started Girl's Brigade a few weeks back and goes one night a week for an hour. The first week she came home with a little pot which had soil & seeds in it. The second week she had made a little marshmallow & chocolate bun. Her group are called The Ladybirds, which she loves cause her sticker beside her coat hook in Playgroup is also a Ladybird!

She has come on in leaps & bounds in the last two months. She talks constantly. Non-stop. Tells me stories of her day, who has been good and who has been bad at Playgroup. She tells me about the books they read and sings the songs they learn with all the actions thrown in for good measure. She has now taken to saying Grace before meals (like they do in Playgroup) and last night explained what they have to do if there is a fire!

Her enthusiasm knows no bounds. She is growing up before my eyes, fast, very fast. I'm hanging on to her coat tails and trying to keep up but sometimes I get sad. My baby is turning into a big girl before I'm ready.

Caitlin's recent biggest achievement is coming of the dummy. It was her 3rd birthday on the 03 October and we saved the doll's house until she came home from Playgroup. We told her we had a very special surprise for Big Girls who are 3 and don't suck dummies. Well of course she decided this was her! She went out to the bin and her daddy lifted her up to throw her 2 dummies away. Then she got her present.

That night she cried & cried. I sat her on my knee on her bed and told her thing like ... she could do this. She was a big girl and she could go to sleep without a dummy. Mummy & Daddy were very proud of her and we knew it was hard but we also knew she could do it.She stopped crying and said "OK, Mummy, but I'm just very sad!" I got her new Jessie (Toy Story) doll and told Jessie to mind her tonight cause it was a big night for Caitlin, going to bed without dummies but mummy & daddy knew she could do it. She climbed into bed and that was that, she doesn't even steal Lauren's.