R flaunts her bottom lip after a tantrum! I don’t know what happened or why things have changed, but they have! At 20 months old, R and M have started to test their limits, to see how far they can push their boundaries and to see how far they can test our patience. Apparantly this…
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My 1st Years Pyjama Review
Read moreMy 1st Years was founded in January 2010 when the founders realised that they couldn’t find anything unique enough as the perfect baby gift. They realised that there was a huge market for a new company that could provide baby gifts that were unique, fashionable, yet affordable baby gifts. Personalisation has become the key to…
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Operation Dummy Fairy
Read moreDummies can be an important source of sanity for many new parents. Allowing them to comfort their crying baby quicker and more easily than those who don’t use dummies. Before our daughters were born I was adamant that I would never use a dummy. I always told myself that there had to be a better…
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World Prematurity Day: NICU Memories
Read moreI find it funny that certain things can remind you of a specific time in your life. A smell, a noise, an item of clothing or a picture. Our senses are a powerful thing and I’ve found lately that certain things trigger my memories from when our twins were in the NICU (Neo-natal intensive care…
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How To Get Your Confidence Back After Giving Birth
Read moreImage courtesy of Marcus/Freedigitalimages.net Having a baby is a major life event. Life as you know it will never be the same again! A good night’s sleep is a thing of the past as is trying to get a moment alone and getting ready to go out will take you twice as long as usual.…
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The Twins Christmas Wishlist
Read moreImage courtesy of Gualberto007/Freedigitalphotos.net With Christmas fast approaching I thought I would share with you what we are planning on buying our girls for their second Christmas. They will be 22 months old. Little Tikes Double Up Play Kitchen I’ve always wanted to buy a play kitchen for our girls. When I first took them…
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Before You Were Born Meme
Read moreMarrakech Do you remember what life was like before you had children? I was browsing through some photos the other day of our life before our daughters were born and it brought back many wonderful memories! I thought I would start a meme for all of us Mummy and Daddy’s so that we can remember…
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Bringing Your Premature Baby Home
Read moreM and R on the day we brought them home Our twin girls were born 6 weeks early because twin two, M, stopped growing due to Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR). R was born first weighing 4lb3 and M arrived two minutes later weighing 2lb11. Surprisingly M was absolutely fine. It was R that required ventilation…
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Our Dream Garden
Read moreWe love summer time here in our home, but to us playing in the garden is an all year round activity. The picture above was taken one cold afternoon in our garden. Our twins love running around barefoot in the summer and come winter we’ll wrap them up warm and kick a ball about! We…