My Twin Pregnancy Diary – 24 Weeks

“May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future”

Although it’s been cold here the sun has still been out. Sometimes the light falls on certain places in the house that makes it look like it could be summertime. Do you have that in your house?

Over the past week or so whenever I’ve thought of the summertime and what I’d like to be doing in June, July & August I’ve had to remind myself that by then things will be very different.

The first picture was taken on my wedding day in August 08. Whenever I would hold my sister’s twins when they were still babies I’d always, without fail, subconsciously be thinking about what it would be like when I finally have my own. This was definitely one of those moments. Captured on camera, even on my wedding day.

Whenever I would feed them I would think the same thing. This was taken before my wedding in our suite at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. The ladies in the bridal party had a lunch together before I got in to my dress and headed off to the chapel. I remember being totally focused on Truly right then and not busy getting nervous about the wedding about to take place.

It was just her and I.

I wanted to be a mum at that point and there is very little you can do when that time of your life kicks in to action.

A few days later we were all in Las Vegas and the girls went swimming for the first time in a real live swimming pool.

There I was again. Pretending. You can tell by the way I look in this picture. That was my ‘proud to be a mummy’ look!

Dear me!!!!!

I had to keep reminding myself…

“THEY ARE NOT YOURS, THEY ARE YOUR SISTER’S”

Luckily she was generous and let me hang out a lot. We were very happy that we hired this poolside cabana at Caesars for the day. The girls got to play and then nap in equal quantities.

A year later, in a different pool, with a different twin, I was still pretending to be a Mummy. This time I was giving swimming lessons.

We hung out together, me and my make believe kids, and sat on big patchwork cushions. Lathered in sunscreen and deciding what to have for lunch……

…..but not before a game of chase around the shrubbery.

I didn’t know this but when the picture above was taken it was only about eight short weeks until I myself fell pregnant with twins.

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And here I am today (supposedly helping Robert erect the two cot beds. It all got too much as the clock headed towards 9 p.m.) reminding myself that although this summer will be very different to the ones gone by I won’t ever have to pretend to be a mummy again. I’ll never have to hold them and pray in to their hair for a baby of my own.

Robert the Husband and I will never have to deal with the intense quiet that falls upon the house when my sister’s twins leave it.

We’ll never have to pick up lone toys that have been forgotten or fold up tiny items of clothing and place them in a spot that reminds us to give them back when we next see them and feel a bit small.

We’ll have our own family and always be reminded of the fact that you NEVER quite know what is around the corner.

I have learnt that lesson many times over.

There is only so much really personal ‘stuff’ that I put in to this website. But I gotta tell you that I have had the most extraordinary life. Life has always been very exciting for me in both positive and negative ways. It’s never been particularly steady as I don’t really attract that sort of journey. Robert the Husband knows this now and is very, very happy to be along for the ride. In fact I think we’re rather similar in this respect he just shows it in a different way.

So if you’re on the ‘Baby Journey’, as I know a lot of you are from the emails you send in, I would urge you to hang on in there. Be as open and as creative with your choices and options as possible and know that when you look back on this time it will be AWESOME if you can see it as an adventure and not a trial. I know it can often seem like the latter.

Twins.

Mmmmmm…..

Two babies at once……?

Bring it on!

I don’t want to pretend any longer.

Check back tomorrow for my very simple and very lovely ‘last minute’ Mothering Sunday idea. It looks a bit like this…..

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