I think I have the only baby that doesn't coo or babble, but growls. Please excuse my un made-up face, my spots and exposed bra strap (I was at home all day - you're lucky im even out of my PJ's!!) and admire my beautiful baby girls delicious growls. Its funny to think that one day she will have a sweet, girlie voice.

How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get s

What a busy month. On Friday we got back from spending a month in England. It was SO wonderful. The children really get so very much from being there. There is space to run around and you don't boil to death, there are enough people to lavish them with the attention they deserve, there are animals and trees and most importantly for Sam there are hundreds of his beloved 'Choo-choo's'. Sam spent a great deal of time with my dad in the meadow watching the trains go by and playing with Lola. It makes me realize how truly limited their life is here in Az. Its too hot to go out, there is barely anything to do and no family around. I really hate this place for them.

That brings me to my next point. Bryan has got an assignment for an unaccompanied tour of Korea for a year. For that year, the children and I will go back to England where im sure they will flourish and I will get to have a life and family to talk to. To compensate for a year away from family the airforce allow you *some* say in what base you go to afterwards. We have picked Germany as our number one spot and I really, really hope we get it. However, we all know how the airforce likes to do as they please, so we can only hope.

As for milestones, Sam is almost potty trained. We haven't dared to leave the house nappy-less yet, but the time is close. He has zero accidents during the day at home although he is still in a nappy at nap time and bedtime. Molly is growing slowly but surely, she is finally just over 14lbs and will turn 5 months old next week. She can roll both ways and has been doing so since the 25th August, she is much more steady with her head control and can do baby push-ups while on her tummy. We will introduce solid foods in October when she hits 6months. We will be doing baby-led weaning and I cant wait. I'm hoping it will help her to gain a little more weight as Ive been researching some baby-friendly calorific foods like avocado, sweet potato, bananas etc etc all of which she should be able to feed herself.