Jules - Have just registered on the Avent site, so will see what the postman brings me
Ange - Please don't fret over Jessica not rolling over yet. She may never do it, but it doesn't mean there's a problem. Lots of babies skip some of the milestones on their way to walking. I think the calorie intake for a baby of around 6 months is about 500 calories (not sure though!), but really, I wouldn't worry too much about this either. The last thing you need to be doing is restricting/increasing Jessica's food to meet calories. Just go with her appetite and forget about it. So long as she's eating a healthy, balanced diet - at this stage of plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables, formula/breast milk and baby yoghurts then she'll be fine. She needs plenty of fats and energy to grow and once she's up on her feet and running around, all the excess 'puppy fat' (if she truly has any - she looks great in her pics in the gallery), will disappear with all the exercise and combined healthy diet. Just out of curiosity, are you weaning Jessica onto a vegetarian diet?
Vicky - Ben's nursery is around 24 at the moment with the weather being so warm - even with the window open, so I've put him in a 1.0 tog bag with just a short sleeved vest underneath and he seems just right like this. I think at 21-22, just a vest in a 2.5 tog bag would be fine, but I think I'd be inclined to go with a short sleeved one. I usually just unzip Ben's bag a bit from the bottom (very handy that Grobags zip from top to bottom)and feel behind his knees to see if he's sweaty or not before I go to bed, I also check the nape of his neck and chest, if I can get my finger down his vest without disturbing him!
Those night sweats are horrid aren't they. You've just reminded me of them, and that mine have finally disappeared. Think only in the past couple of weeks or so though. Hormones eh!
Jac - Please pass on my

to Chase. How fantastic for him ^thumbsup^
Nothing wrong with feeling 'self absorbed' for a bit

You've got a lot going on at the moment, so it's not surprising you're feeling this way. I'm sure Jaqson's not off with you though. He loves his mummy to bits and pieces, so put that thought out of your head right now! (ooo errrr, was that a bit stern

- you know what I mean though

). Babies and children, have a habbit of preferring one parent to the other all the time. The amount of times that Jack swaps sides between dh and I in the space of 1 hour is mind blowing sometimes! I can go from being the bees knees, to the dogs poo in about half a second flat

Now, behave on that one

Hope you're feeling brighter again soon
Sophie - Hope your evening alone is going well, and Christopher is in the land of nod
Re the weaning, I have about 6 pots with lids on, and 6 spoons and about the same number of ice cube trays. With Jack I used the ice cube method until he was eating food that didn't need any pureeing, mashing, etc. and was basically eating what the rest of us ate. I just cook huge batches of food, freeze into the cubes and then bag the cubes and label. Then increase the amount of cubes I defrost as baby gets older.
Once Christopher is taking to solids well and is on 3 good sized meals a day (probably at around 6 months), then it's likely the 11.30 pm feed will just be dropped by him anyway. Ben only has four 7oz feeds per day now, and he eats baby rice mixed with fresh fruit for breakfast, 4 cubes of fresh veg and a baby fromage frais for lunch and then 4 cubes of fresh veg and a sieved banana for afters.
Talking of weaning, I was only thinking today that now Ben's 6 months, I think I'll dig out my baby recepie book and look for next stage foods. So far he's only had fruit, vegetables and baby fromage frais. Might try him on some wheat based foods now, like pasta, but think I'm going to wait a couple more months before introducing eggs, meat and fish. Did buy some of those baby rice cakes today as well to try him with his first finger food. Quite excited about giving him one of those

Just waiting for a quiet part of the day when I am alone with him and I can watch him and let him enjoy at his own pace. Everything's such a rush at the moment, and my head's a big fuzz
Still haven't had a chance to catch up on posts over the rest of the site from whilst I was on hols. Dying to have a look in the gallery too. Did manage to see Kim's news last night before I went to bed though. How fantastic is that

Congratulations Kim
Got a few hectic days ahead too, and I'm going to have an early night tonight as my eyes are stining. Going into town tomorrow to look for new clothes for work, and then on Friday I'm going to give the house a good clean, Saturday - Jack's got a birthday party to go to and Sunday the inlaws are visiting (can't wait!!!), Mondays and Tuesdays are always hectic for me with both children home most of the day, but I'm hoping that by Wednesday I'll get a bit of free time

All go eh
Okay, sleep time for me now.
G'night
Jayne x