The Twindaoes

Eight

November 13, 2011

Eight.
EIGHT!
How on earth did they get to be eight!?!
Eight and still as crazy wonderful as ever!

Things You Should Know About Our Twins

November 11, 2011

Our girls are about to turn eight, and after 8 years of parenting twins I’ve been asked many an odd question about twins and have learnt a lot about these strange creatures. Here are some answers to some of the common questions we are asked… No, twins do not run in our family. Identical twins [...]

Brains and Twins and Things.

July 21, 2011

I saw Zoe’s brain today… well on a screen anyway. The last time I saw my girls’ brains, on a screen, they were 11 weeks old, or ‘term’ if you are working on corrected age. The time before that, was the day I heard the words “they need to be born now, regardless of the [...]

Wordless Wednesday – VIBeS Babies!

July 20, 2011

We’ve spent the day doing our part for premature baby and infant brain research. Our girls were involved in this research program when they were tiny babies in the NICU and we’ve visited several times over the years. In the above photo they are a year old and wearing their VIBeS t-shirts proudly! Playing Wordless [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Who Does He Look Like?

May 18, 2011

This is Noah at 11 months old. This is Morgan at 11 months. This is Zoe (on top) and Izzy at 11 months old. So who do you think Noah looks like??? Ok so this isn’t exactly wordless… so shoot me! I know that the lovely Trish from My Little Drummer Boys won’t mind so [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Who’s the Cutest?

April 27, 2011

I vote for #4, but don’t tell the others… Playing Wordless Wednesday at My Little Drummer Boys. Related Posts:Real Life WednesdayWordless Wednesday – Sleeping with the LionsTrouble, He’s A’comin!

2×7

November 14, 2010

Izzy. Izzy is funny with a cheeky sense of humour that often involves the word ‘fart’ or ‘bum’. She throws herself on her bed and screams and wails. “You’ve ruined my life. I never get what I want. Nobody cares about how I feel. Ruined! Never! Nobody!” Izzy is trying to perfect the cartwheel. She [...]

Seven Years

November 12, 2010

On this day in 2003 I was 29 weeks pregnant, sitting in a hospital bed, waiting for the second of two nasty steroid injections we hoped would help mature our babies’ lungs. I was bored and uncomfortable and scared, knowing that our twins would be born, for better or for worse, the next day. Today [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Printable Christmas Cheer
December 14, 2011

We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that Noah can’t pull down and destroy… Click on any of the above images to download an A4 (letter sized) printable poster to add some Christmas cheer. Or shrink them down and print them onto cards and share the joy. Check [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Print and Fold Gift Boxes.
December 12, 2011

I think I am done with my Christmas shopping…. hopefully… maybe. We still have a few hand made gifts to finish off but I don’t think I need to go near another shopping centre (well except for food) till after Christmas. So now that the gift are all organised I need to wrap them. This [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Jar Labels and a Strawberry Jam Recipe.
December 5, 2011

Lots of rain + some sunshine = bucket loads of strawberries! Over the past few weeks we have had strawberries coming out of our ears. We have made muffins, and smoothies and cupcakes, and pie and we’ve eaten so many fresh strawberries I am actually kinda over them (I never thought that would happen), but [...]

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