We celebrated the twins third birthdays' last week and it is sometimes hard to believe I have two toddlers, let alone now, two three year olds ! I scribbled this post the other night after their birthday party, I was a little emotional as I always get on their birthday. This is for B and... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion.
I had two little helpers with me this week as I flew around the Cresent shopping centre Limerick so please forgive the photos in some instances. I also have to thank my Mam as half way around the shops my phone went so I filled up her camera with images! There are still some nice... Continue Reading →
Then versus now. Pregnancy and parenting, the early days.
Finding out you are pregnant Back when my mam was expecting me, her first child, she had to wait two days to confirm she was indeed pregnant after a trip to the doctors. These days we don't even have to wait for a missed cycle before we can find out a baby is due,with early detection... Continue Reading →
When did our youth get so old…
Let me start by saying the fact that I am still a little bit wobbly in the tummy area a few years post twins and I’m facing a penultimate birthday in January may bear a little influence in how I am feeling as of late. I feel a little delicate about my ageing self however there is... Continue Reading →
When being a multiple Mam is hard.
It literally started for me when I made my first trip to the NICU unit to see my newborn twins. My husband wheeled me into a little room off NICU where our few hours old boy and girl lay in separate incubators. Who do I go to look at first? Whose little finger do I... Continue Reading →
Giving the twins freedom and not losing any hair in the process.
There will come a day when you will give up your double buggy after one too many black eyes( I joke) from wrestling your twins into their seats . You will have had one too many stressful situations trying to manipulate two rigid kids into what they deem a medieval torture holding device and will... Continue Reading →
One for him, One for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion
Very late this evening so just about getting this in for Friday, I had a very very long trip home from Dublin this evening. Anyhoo its the long weekend so I won't grumble:) Straight into these gorgeous denim shorts for B from Tesco and how cute is this turquoise jumper from Tesco aswell for cooler... Continue Reading →
Soggy socks & sippy cups – From boob to beakers
Soggy socks set me off tonight on a trip down memory lane! As I squelched into the kitchen for the umpteenth time that evening for kitchen roll to mop up a pool of water on the ground I smiled back fondly to days of simple choices of left or right. There was little to zero... Continue Reading →
Packing for multiples, from the early days to toddlerhood & beyond
There comes a time in every multiple mothers’ life when she braves going out. For me the twins were a few weeks old and still on three hourly feeding cycles before we ventured anywhere beyond our local river walks or relations homes. A twin changing bag is essential and yet you will still have the... Continue Reading →



