This is what happens when you give two seven year olds each a digital camera…. I think they are quite good…. well except the one of my bum. And to think… 7 years ago we’d not even held our 5 day old twins because they were too unstable. This week is National Premmie Week in […]
Search Results for: prem babies
When Babies Arrive Early – 6 things you can do to help
This post is sponsored by Bupa. “How are things?” she asked when we met out the front of the hospital. She wasn’t expecting the flood of tears, and, quite frankly, neither was I. But there I was, standing on the street, with tears streaming down my face. “I’m sorry” I snuffled. “Don’t be sorry” she […]
Wordless Wednesday – VIBeS Babies!
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 […]
I Didn’t Bond with My Babies
I really need to remember, when I can’t get to sleep, watching late night TV is not the best option. Last night I stumbled across the last in a two part series on ABC2 called Help Me Love My Baby. I blamed pregnancy hormones as I got all teary watching this mother of twins learning […]
I am Imperfectly Perfect
My fingernails are never clean. My boobs are too big. I am boringly practical and I worry too much. I tuck the flap of my belly into my jeans and try to ignore it. I have no waist, no bum and shoulders broader than most men. Sometimes I can only see my flaws. I only […]
Born, Quatro’s Story.
Warning – This post is loooong. I tried to keep it short but it is a long story so I had no choice. I totally understand if you fall asleep half way through or just want to click away now, no hard feelings. In the early hours of a Saturday morning a boy was born, […]
Too Soon.
A while back I blogged about premmie babies for Australia’s Premmie Awareness Week. This time it is for the US based March of Dimes Fight for Preemies (I didn’t miss-type that, they just add an extra e in the US) supported by Bloggers Unite. Zoe 6 weeks old Izzy 6 weeks old Of course our […]
No really… they are mine?
In case you missed the news, the Twindaoes turned five yesterday. It’s a momentous occasion in this house, not only because we had two very excited five year olds to celebrate with, but because according to the odds we shouldn’t have either of them. The girls were born almost 11 weeks early due to twin […]