Here’s the thing about having baby twins: 99% it’s pretty awesome. Busy, and knackering, and relentless, but fun. You get double the cute baby smiles, double the sweet feeding moments, and double the excitement when your precious child suddenly learns how to do something for the first time. However, that other one per cent… oh… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 14e journee

Well, the best Daddy in the world has left for his three weeks of European-based work. Here he is this morning, fitting in some last minute hands-on father duty before Pat drove him to Bordeaux airport. I’m not going to lie: the prospect of 21 Tristan-less days and nights is horrendous. It would suck even… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 12e journee

There are some days with baby twins when everything is effortless, and you glide through the world like an airbrushed family from a Pumpkin Patch catalogue. The past 24 hours have not been one of those days! Hattie and Joe woke up for a feed at 10ish last night, and Hattie then screamed and cried… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 11e journee

Today was a quiet day at home – we’re finding that Hattie and Joe fare best if they have two days at home for every day out – and it’s just as bloody well: last night was a bit of a shocker. Both babies went straight back to sleep after their late evening feed, and… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 10e journee

Now that the excitement of worrying about Hattie’s tummy has passed, I need to tell you about what she and Joe are up to. They seem to have suddenly started inching towards the day that they’ll both be mobile, and it’s so interesting to witness. One of the best things about having twins is the… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 9e journee

Just a quick update tonight, as I’ve got a headache that stupid paracetamol won’t shift. But I had to share our good news: Hattie is well and truly back to normal! I’ll spare you the gory details, but suffice to say that we have no doubt about the rude good health of her digestive system… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 8e journee

Great news, people: Hattie has dropped off a tiny kid at the baby pool! We’re not back to normal yet, but any movement in that area is a vast improvement. Sadly, this development didn’t occur in time to save us a terribly disrupted night, thanks to this poor little madam: Fortunately, we had planned a… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 7e journee

After a pretty rotten night’s sleep (thanks to a very unhappy and unsettled Hattie-kitten, who continues to have tummy trouble, and who also seems to be teething constantly, but with no actual teeth to show for it), it was nice to have cuddles in bed with Baby Elmo this morning. This little pickle was given… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 6e journee

We had an unsociably early start this morning: those crazy babies decided that 5am was an AWESOME time to hang out with their Mummy and Daddy. And so began another round of feeding, playing, nappy changing, and napping. That’s the truth of having a holiday with baby twins (and, I’m sure, any babies): when your… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 5e journee

We’ve had such a lovely, relaxed day! It’s started, as is now usual, with two cute babies rolling around on our bed. We were up before 6am, but we’d all had a good night and Hattie and Joe only needed on feed each from bedtime onwards. Happy days! A good sleep, combined with paracetamol and… Continue reading Les jumeaux en France: 4e journee