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 […]
She Worries.
For a while I thought she might just ‘grow out of it’. That perhaps she just needed a bit of extra time to mature emotionally. But they are almost seven now and both of our girls are ‘sensitive’, one is particularly so, and she is a worrier. The sensitive part of her hones in on […]
Questioning.
Back whenthe girls were little, every second word out of their mouths was “why?”. Over and over, every day, in stereo. Back then, I thought it was tough, really tough. But I told myself…. “This will pass… One day they will stop asking ‘why’ every five seconds.” And they did stop asking ‘why’. They stopped […]
Reading Is Magical
“Don’t buy a lemon” Zoe reads as we drive to Nanny’s house. “Does that sign say ‘don’t buy a lemon’ Mum?” “Yes!” I reply, impressed that she has not only been able to work out what that random sentence says but also do it quickly as we drive past…. As we drive I marvel at […]
Are They Identical Twins?
I had one of those moments this afternoon. One of those moments that make me want to stab my eyes out with a blunt object…. At the shops with the girls someone asked me ‘The Question’… “Are they twins?” Lets ignore the fact that the girls are now well old enough to be addressed personally […]
Wordless Wednesday – Smile Laugh Cry Love
When you smiled you had my undivided attention. When you laughed you had my urge to laugh with you. When you cried you had my urge to hold you. When you said you loved me, you had my heart forever. ~ unknown.
A Little Look Ahead.
It comes around every six months and still I am never ready for it. I find it so hard to look at these faces and yet so compelling. With hair done and make-up on it’s like a sudden glimpse into the future. I’m transported forward eight or so years to a time when perhaps the […]
The Girl Can Run!
So they are in ‘red house’ in case you couldn’t guess from the above photo… Which necessitated a grumpy trip over the hill yesterday to buy two red shirts for them to wear in House Cross Country today. And who’d have thunk it, but I have one that can run! Run a whole kilometre at […]
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