We decided to move Martha from her cot into a toddler bed over the weekend and it's still not going brilliantly so far.  Last night we popped her back into her travel cot and both she and Lauren fell asleep instantly!  Today I had a brainwave!!  I asked Peter to get down one of the sides from her old cot which I placed on the floor between her new bed and the wall, she has a folding bedguard at the open side and I think the combination now means that she feels more secure.  I was overjoyed when at her morning naptime she climbed into bed and fell straight to sleep more or less (without fuss anyway!).

Tonight I held her hand for a couple of minutes and she again fell straight to sleep, I really feel like we've turned a corner!

Well Done Martha!!!!!

Peter was called out to a job in Edinburgh today and invited the girls and I along so I could spend a few hours with my sister and lovely nieces - it's been sooooo long since I've seen them all and miss them a lot.

We arrived at lunchtime and enjoyed a yummy lunch of pizzas and Mr Kipling cakes.  After an initial spell of shyness the girls (mine!) started to play with their cousins really nicely and it was lovely to see.  Jan gave them all treasure boxes and they explored the garden collecting bits and bobs for their box, Georgie and Lucy collected a wide variety of interesting things, Lauren favoured mini disco ball baubles and Martha twigs!  I was really happy to see Emily when she returned from school as Peter didn't think we would due to the job expecting to be finished quicker than it was so bad news for Peter but great news for us!!!  Unfortunately for Nigel he had toothache and came home from work early but this meant that we saw him too, albeit understandbly fleeting, poor Nigel.  It was a lovely, lovely afternoon and we all had a great time seeing Jan, Nigel and the girls and really hope that it won't be as long in future.

It's definately something I'm going to get the girls to do back home as Peter has now erected some fencing for us (thank you so much!!) meaning the girls can now play outside in the garden and be enclosed rather than wandering off into the quarry, future pond/lake, badger setts or rabbit warrens!

I've uploaded some new photos of our trip into the May album.

• Erected the new trampoline enclosure meaning the girls can bounce to their full extent without us all worrying about falling over the edge
• Peter has sadly been stung by a wasp that was hiding in a pillowcase he uses to wipe his tractor seat down with
• I've been feeling my arm and calf muscles for the first time in ages (the walking must be doing some good!)
• We've had picnics nearly everyday (well lunch outside!)
• I've spoken to the Vicar about getting the girls Christened in the Summer
• Peter has said we might get a caravan (I've never had one or stayed in a touring one but I really fancy one!)
• Decided how we can section off an area of land to use as a play area for the girls
• Sold a couple of things on eBay
• Bought a couple of things on eBay
• Made plans to see my friend Natasha and her new baby Eilidh next month
• Continued reporting for Asylumcam.com which I'm really enjoying!

• Today, I picked up the new photograph of the girls from Playgroup which has been added to the new May Album