and so it came to pass that at 2.30am I am the only member of the household awake and everyone else is happily asleep.  grrrrr.  My glands are swollen and it hurts to swallow.  Hence the need to get up and (quietly) gargle with aspirin.
But on a positive note, it's the longest Rebecca has gone in her own cot for a week.....  She's got 3 teeth on the way, and boy do we know it.  Won't sleep on her own, swings from happy to grumpy in a millisecond, and was sent home from nursery after an hour today, scuppering all my plans of getting any work done.  Ben seems to be happy enough at his place, bless him we are seeing such a change in him at the moment, his language is increasing so much, and the phrases he uses actually fit the situation.  He's also pretty knackered all the time as he is not napping in the day.  the good news is that he usually goes straight to sleep in the evening.
Right, one more gargle then it's back to bed to no doubt toss and turn for a while.