Tracey - I just never visit the board any more - it's really difficult to get on at work these days and I don't have access at home.

But I think about all my pals very often and miss chatting all the time like we used to!!!

BUT ....... enough about me - Happy Birthday to two very special girls ...

so long since I've been able to look at the lovely messages and happy birthdays you left - work is manic.

All the little things babies do - they're all the same in some ways and so different in others!!

We did have a great first birthday - best present was a cool ball-pool which she loved ...

Alice Margaret Locker is one on 28th March and I want to say obviously how wonderful that is for us, but mainly thanks to all my pals on this site - so much help before during and since the IVF - so grateful for every word of it from every one of you.

We know how fortunate we are.

She is a lovely ...

Oh Debra, what can I say? Does "yuo'll get your reward in heaven" help at all?????

Jo.XX

Feel for you Debra with the down-regulating - the LAST thing you need is broken sleep!!!!

Alice sleeps really well for quite a few weeks and then we have one of "those" nights which by co-incidence was last night!! She woke at 3:00am really crying and after attempting to sooth her and get her back ...

Hi Gemma, congratulations ..... absolutely fantastic. Y'know, I dont think you ever get over the disbelief that this baby is actually yours after all the time you've waited and how you've told yourself it couldnt happen to you - my daughter is 10 months old and I'm still reeling believe me!!!

You ...

Hi there ...... my daughter who is now 10 months old started this at about two months old and my health visitor said she was probably teething early. No teeth appeared until 8 months!!! I think the teeth do start moving a long long time before they make an appearance unfortunately ... you feel so ...

Becky .... i dont know where I've been but I have only seen the photo of your grand-daughters today - they are just adorable in their little dresses!! Do they live near you - will you see a lot of them?? Do hope so.

What you've just written about the children you foster and adopt is so true - they ...

Hi Shell ....... I read 6 months. I have one of those microwave steam sterilisers so it only takes 5 mintues. I usually just use hot soapy water and bottle brush but every other time sterilise bottles and dummies etc - thought it can't do any harm. i'm sure just washing is OK.

There's always ...

Hi Shell its me ...... sorry i dont get time much to post but I love reading everyones news when I get a spare minute. Alex is absolutely gorgeous of course - what a lovely photo. Got one of alice at Christmas wearing angels wings and holding a fairy wand and its sitting on my desk here .. she's ...

Oh Dagny I'm so saddened to read your post. Such sadness I can't imagine but I am praying for you and David. I dont know where you will find the strength from except to know that the parting is only temporary.
Lots of Love - Jo.xxxxxx

forgot to log in girls sorry, so it showed me as a "guest" above. how civilised. Jo Locker.xx

Many congratulations wendy - fantastic to hear you've done it again!!! Went in to pay our embryo storage charge the other day and the lady said "you know where we are when you need us" and I thought "hmmm!!" but you have actually done it, gone through the whole thing again ! Was it as traumatic? Be ...

hi Chrissi !!!!!!!! its lovely to hear from you too, and that your little cherubs are doing well. Alice will be 10 months old this friday 28th. She is at nursery 3 days per week and I'm really enjoying working again. She is getting a little more aware now when I leave her and she sometimes cries a ...

Hi Sarah .... yes I remember you and its lovely to hear from you one year on!! It is such a wonderful life isnt it? It's hard and physically exhausting and everything else but those little faces looking at you dispel it all!! We are so lucky.

Alice will be one on 28/03 and she's a joy, always ...