Parenting can be such a joy, such an honour, and it is hard to keep track of the many individual moments that make up a lifetime. Tonight I was witness to such a moment.... BB is a Daddy’s girl, all day today she has paced the floors asking when Daddy will be home; she has told me with all the seriousness of a two year that ‘Daddy is out working, doing very important things.’ She has … [Read more...]
Feb 21, 2013
An apology to all the tired, knackered mothers
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Dear tired, knackered mothers, I’m sorry. When the twins were born I fell under the category of smug mother, my children slept and they slept well. Around me the rest of you wandered around looking grey and lifeless, your arms aching from constant rocking and rucksacks forming under your eyes. God I was happy, with eight hours sleep I could do anything, I could cope with two bundles … [Read more...]
Feb 20, 2013
Reason #102 to NEVER do potty training….
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It feels like everyone is doing it, I am fighting peer pressure to avoid it, yet I also know the reality is I need to do it. There is a reason as to why I have waited so long to join in... I simply dislike pooh, and I have rather similar feeling about wee. So whenever BB and I engage in a conversation about potty training the end conclusion is pretty much the same. She is happy in … [Read more...]
Feb 12, 2013
Operation Day: 12 months later…. (Hip Dysplasia survival)
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Hip Dysplasia has not beaten us. Time is a curious thing. This time a year ago I was filled to the brim with anxiety, I paced the hospital corridors biting my nails waiting for my one year old daughter to return from theatre with her legs bound in spica to correct Hip Dysplasia. A whole year ago. Look at us now, I barely recongnise my daughter. Free from cast, learning to run when we … [Read more...]
Jan 28, 2013
Fate is an ironic bastard…
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Fate is an ironic bastard at times. It took a while for us to notice the signs of twin girl’s diabetes, we put the excessive bed wetting down to the stress of moving house and we just simply failed to see the weight drop off her and her skin pale to whiteness. We failed to see the seriousness in the symptoms. Now I am opposite, I am vigilant mum, ready to see health scares in every … [Read more...]
Jan 23, 2013
Great British Days Out: Why I don’t wear a coat in the snow…..
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It is winter and I don’t wear a coat, I am pretty sure the mums at school think this is because of my northern roots, that I am ‘well ‘ard’ and don’t need to protect myself from the sting of winter. That is simply a crock of.... The truth is I had a growth spurt in 2012 which has left my winter wardrobe feeling rather snug and my coats gaping, not keen to remain larger than life I … [Read more...]
Jan 23, 2013
I am not tempting fate – I am merely making other plans…. ~ Northernmum
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It's cold, it's dark, quite frankly it is a bit miserable outside my front door. I need a holiday. I spent this evening dreaming of life before terms like hip dysplasia, hypos and spica casts were part of our lives, a time when we didn't realise what lie ahead. I opened the photo album and saw a different woman staring back at me, one with far less wrinkles and much better … [Read more...]
Jan 22, 2013
Type 1 diabetes: Being more than just a number…
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Since the October diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes twin girl and I have both started to refer to her in a numeric form. This morning started with the following conversation; "What are you Molly?" Quick prick of the finger, a sucking of blood, a lick away of the excess red gloop and then a flashing number. "Oh, I'm 5 mummy, all fine." I then relax a little, 5 is a good number. Later … [Read more...]
Jan 16, 2013
Advertorial Post: A cat is not for Christmas…..
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A cat is not for Christmas... My belief in Santa is starting to fade. After writing a beautifully crafted and evocative letter to him explaining my behaviour of late it seems he chose to point blank ignore me. There was no cat under the tree... Twin boy summarised the situation well by explaining 'all that shouting has finally caught you in the bum and you are on the bad list.' He … [Read more...]
Jan 10, 2013
A day in the life of a mum with diabetic and DDH kids (and twin boy!)
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2am - Alarm rings like a strangled kitten, awake from sleep in a panic, drool slips from mouth edge and eyes show confusion. Remember I need to test diabetic twin girls bloods. 2.05am - Stumble through pitch black bungalow and locate eldest daughter in bed. Turn on fairy lights above her bed and narrowly avoid her head connecting with my chin as she sits bolt up right and screeches "What. … [Read more...]
