Colleen--I LOVE the pics of Gavin! So cute! When did he start clapping? Mine still can't seem to do that, they clench their fists when I try to do patty cake with them...

Sorry to hear about the sleep. Hopefully some outdoor playtime will wear the kiddo out! If Gavin doesn't like yobaby, he might like the plain whole milk yogurt by Stoneybrook farms (they make yobaby). It's organic, and you can buy a big tub of it. I do that now just to be more $$$, and then I mix our own fruit in. My kids love it. Maybe worth a try?
Nicola--wow, 8 teeth! You have to post a pic sometime soon.....good luck with your embie decision.
Tasha--good luck with the results on the murmur. I'm sure she's fine. Have fun on St. Paddy's weekend! Chicago is the BEST place to be for the green day!
As for us, Ellie is still moving and shaking things around here! She's also starting to climb the fridge--so fascinated! Braeden is finally making forward progress! Yeah! He's doing the army crawl, so I'm hoping he'll figure out those knees soon.
Bad news on my end though...I've been having some major pain in my left ovary for several months now. It's usu. around ovulation time (I'm on the pill btw....no accidents for me right now!). They've found a cyst that is fairly common in some women, and I guess these kind usually drain themselves. However, the doc doesn't think mine is, so I have to have a laproscopy in April. I've had several of these before (as I'm sure some of you have too...) due to my endo. But, there is a slight possibility the doc might have to remove my left ovary. She won't know until she gets in there to see how much damage, if any, there is. It's possibly a combo of endo and the cyst causing me all this pain. I kind of got weepy when the dr. asked, "Do you plan on any more children?"....DH and I decided long ago we wouldn't do IVF again (no embies to speak of), but we didn't rule out leaving things "to chance" at some point. She said even if I only have one ovary, I could still get pregnant (but talk about ANOTHER strike against me fertility wise), but it might be the only way to get rid of the pain. Ughhhh.....I honestly didn't expect to have the reaction I did. I KNOW I'm completely blessed with 2 beautiful healthy kids...I just hate to say "no more". Hopefully, all will be manageable when the doc goes in.

OH, and did I mention, I won't be able to lift the kids for two days after surgery?
