So, seeing as I promised that this blog would be a mix of sewing, business and life, I thought I'd do a wee post about life with two in tow!


A question I get asked on a regular basis is: how do you do it?
I think that most people imagine that twins are double the work (if only I had a pound for every time I hear "double trouble" when out and about!), but honestly, they aren't! Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to say it's easy - the first few months especially are just a blur of 2-hr long feeding sessions, nappies, exhaustion - but the joy of having two wonderful little people far outweighs any negatives
Ever since they first started giggling at each other at only a few months old, they have been thick as thieves. Now they are on the brink of toddlerdom, they are (mostly!) happy to play their day away together, which luckily for me allows me to get on with sewing at one end of the room, while they potter about at the other.
I try to always find time each day to sit and cuddle and read stories and sing songs - Lily especially is very musical already and loves singing - Ivy is more of a dancer! But generally, they are very independent wee souls and have far too much fun entertaining each other to need me to keep them occupied!
I do have a lot of guilt though that I could spend more quality time with them if I didn't have my business, but I'm hoping that as soon as I am able to go full time in Two for Tea, I'll have more time to set aside for my wonderful girls instead of cramming in as much work as I can in the 3 days I have at home during the week.
Anyway, this post is getting rather lengthy now - I did say that I have verbal diarrhoea! So maybe, I'll answer the other questions I often get asked about twins in another post! I'll leave you for now though with a (slightly adapted) poem I have seen several times over the last year or two but that still never fails to bring a tear to my eye!
this is a lovely post Hannah! xx
ReplyDeleteI have 16 month ID girls so know exactly what you mean, one minute i'm cursing the destruction they are causing the next i'm cuddling them so tight and never want to let go thinking how lucky I am to have 2 such amazing little girls :-) X Debi
ReplyDeleteThank you! Debi - my girls are just a month younger than yours! I see you have 8 daughters as well! You must be very busy but happy! xxx
ReplyDeleteLovely post :) Xxxxx
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