Parenthood Archive

  • Lara and Rhea have turned one, and I went back to work part-time last week. We’ve started another chapter in their lives and another routine for all of us. The […]

    Sick babies = tired parents

    Lara and Rhea have turned one, and I went back to work part-time last week. We’ve started another chapter in their lives and another routine for all of us. The […]

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  • The babies are now nearly one year old. They have grown from loose-fitting 00000-sized clothes to a respectable size 0. That journey, as much as anything, has been about food. […]

    Grub

    The babies are now nearly one year old. They have grown from loose-fitting 00000-sized clothes to a respectable size 0. That journey, as much as anything, has been about food. […]

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  • Since Steve went back to work two months ago, one of the biggest changes to our lives has been the busyness of our weekends. Like most families, weekends are when […]

    A fruitful Sunday afternoon

    Since Steve went back to work two months ago, one of the biggest changes to our lives has been the busyness of our weekends. Like most families, weekends are when […]

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  • People are starting to ask me whether the babies’ personality differences are becoming more apparent. We don’t want to label and stereotype them for their future years, so we don’t […]

    Chuckles

    People are starting to ask me whether the babies’ personality differences are becoming more apparent. We don’t want to label and stereotype them for their future years, so we don’t […]

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  • We planted an apricot tree and two plum trees four years ago: one satsuma plum and one blood plum. The plum trees were productive from the second year, and this […]

    Plumming

    We planted an apricot tree and two plum trees four years ago: one satsuma plum and one blood plum. The plum trees were productive from the second year, and this […]

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  • While on holidays interstate this summer, we visited one of the markets and did some shopping while pushing the babies in their pram. As usual there were comments from passers-by. […]

    Horror night

    While on holidays interstate this summer, we visited one of the markets and did some shopping while pushing the babies in their pram. As usual there were comments from passers-by. […]

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  • Alice is coming to meet the babies and to stay with us for almost a week. She has a very different background to me, with none of my advantages. Her […]

    My friend Alice

    Alice is coming to meet the babies and to stay with us for almost a week. She has a very different background to me, with none of my advantages. Her […]

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  • Sometimes I forget that I don’t have the twins with me when I nip out alone. I smile dementedly at strangers. This makes no sense without babies to create a […]

    My double life

    Sometimes I forget that I don’t have the twins with me when I nip out alone. I smile dementedly at strangers. This makes no sense without babies to create a […]

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  • In my old life, before babies, I used to go to the local shops about twice a year, and I would never walk around the neighbourhood. I did my shopping […]

    Perambulations

    In my old life, before babies, I used to go to the local shops about twice a year, and I would never walk around the neighbourhood. I did my shopping […]

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  • Sister Maggie has come to meet the babies, travelling from the US. A good excuse for us all to have a few days at the beach! This is also the […]

    Footsteps in the sand

    Sister Maggie has come to meet the babies, travelling from the US. A good excuse for us all to have a few days at the beach! This is also the […]

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