This afternoon we’ve told my four oldest nieces about our twins. They were all hugely excited, and Jaime and Olivia, twins themselves, were great at telling us what it’s actually like to be one of a twosome. The funniest response came from 16 year old Claire: “you’ll finally become a proper grown-up!” to 37 year… Continue reading Telling the nieces
The countdown to our big twin announcement is well and truly on! We can’t wait to share our news, starting this weekend. Actually, we’ll be starting on Friday: my twin nieces, Jaime and Olivia, are in Auckland visiting their father this weekend and are coming to see us then, so we’re planning to take them… Continue reading Eleven weeks
A lot of people seem to get a kick out of having their photo taken while heavily pregnant. While I can understand wanting to remember what you looked like from a weird ‘I’m a living science experiment’ perspective, I’m not sure that I’ll be itching to get in front of a camera in a few… Continue reading Pregnancy photos
Now that I have a few weeks of this pregnancy palaver under my belt, I’ve been thinking about the various ways in which the reality of pregnancy differs from my pre-pregnancy expectations. I suspect that I’m no different to most women in that I hadn’t fully considered what it would actually feel like to be… Continue reading Being pregnant
The weeks are flying by, people! Very soon we’ll have finished the first trimester and I’ll be able to go public about the buns in my oven. Actually, we’re going to tell many of our friends next Saturday (the 14th), which will be just before the 12 week mark: we’re having dinner with some friends… Continue reading Ten weeks
