Fraternal Twins at 28 weeks

Fraternal twins at 28 weeks:

http://www.babycenter.com/fetal-development-twins-images-28-weeks

28 weeks with the twins...

28 weeks/possible 8 to go...

Some people say I am small for carrying twins, others say I am huge and won't be able to fit into any clothes. Right now, I feel just right for me thanks :)

I'm a big girl now...

Its the little things in Isabelle's life (to other people) that seem to be massive milestones to me...and I chuckle when new mums get excited when their babies first smile or say 'da' even though it is the proudest and most wonderful moment EVER. I remember when Issy first rolled over at 3 and a half months and then after a week of rolling over on my command, decided she hated it and still rarely does it (she obviously did not like being treated like a pet for amusement)...or the first time she slept through 6 hours straight, but I didn't because I was so excited, and the four hours that I did get felt like heaven...or when she decided she didn't like to be swaddled anymore and that night she slept better than she ever had...or like today when I deliberately put her in her cot to sleep without her grow bag as it is getting hotter (and it gets very hot in our house over summer) and it is probably about time that she sleeps without one. But all these little things are a reminder to me that time goes so quickly...and one day I will remember these small insignificant moments fondly and ask where all the time has flown, just like my mum does. I love being a stay at home mum. It is easier too if you fill your time with "very important" tasks (like dusting and rearranging...it helps being pregnant again to get extreme motivation!) between the play with stacking blocks and endless reading of Upsy Daisy in the Night Garden (that book has been hidden for now...). I am so thankful for my new camera and a little disappointed I didn't have it earlier when Isabelle was tiny, because these small moments will be priceless to me one day. Anyway, get used to the Isabelle updates for a while since she really is the most fun to photograph and I feel compelled to do it everyday anyway...

Peek-a-boo

25th of October 2010

The two I love most

24th of October 2010

MY NEW CAMERA!!!

Photos of Belle on my new camera! A Canon 500D...I bought it interest free and now get to pay it off with my pocket money instead of waiting to save up the complete amount. It gives me enough time to get a bit more comfortable with it before the bubbies arrive and I need to document their lives! I am very excited if you cannot already tell?! I had a lot of fun messing around with it on the automatic settings today, just seeing how clear the camera captures my fast moving Isabelle! Looking forward to progressing up to the manual settings and now I kind of wished I listened in my photography classes at uni... :( I am sure it will all come back to me soon.

Lauren, these pictures are for you xx

Busy making gifts :)

Over the last few weeks I have been busy choosing fabric and making gifts for my friends and their new babies. I have only finished one in time for a new Baby's baptism at Church but still have 3 to go. I designed the cushion myself, a monogram theme with the birth details embroidered around the edge to make it a keepsake. It was a lot of work (and I dreaded making more!) so I have had a little break but I am on to the next two. I am happy with the finished product although I have made a few changes as you will see over the next few weeks with my new ones. I am considering putting them on my etsy site as a customised item. What do you think?