My beautiful boys turned two last week. I can’t believe how the time has flown, yet it feels like they’ve always been in my life. To celebrate, I’ve created a new meme that was not only influenced by my gorgeous family, but also a recent blog post by Tania from Larger Family that referred to a quote in the press:
‘Twice the burden, but mothers of twins are stronger and live longer.’
Having twins is hard work, but it’s a blessing – not a burden. Whether we’re in the middle of tantrums or sleep problems, not a moment goes by that I don’t cherish how lucky I am to have had two babies at once. So here is my ode to my snoggable little boys…
Top five special things about multiples
Everyone knows the obvious things, like having two means they have a play-partner (who doubles up as their partner in crime) but there are so many reasons why multiples are a treat, not a burden. Here are just five of them:
1) When I go to tuck them in at night before I go to bed, I often find that T1 has crept into bed with T2. It’s the cutest thing ever. I love that they’ve always got each other.
2) I get double the cuddles. There is nothing more satisfying after a long day than sitting on the sofa with one snuggled under each arm watching Peppa Pig. And when one comes to give me a big sloppy kiss, the other gets jealous and gives me an even bigger one.
3) Having two babies/toddlers may mean double the chores, but having two children means they happily play together while I nip out to put the washing on or get tea ready without needing to cling to my leg while I’m trying to do it.
4) Having multiples turns you into a local celebrity. You can’t go into town without being stopped constantly by people checking if they’re twins and telling you about their sister, friend or mother who had a set. It’s a win win situation – they get a smile from your babies (which makes their day) and you get told how beautiful your offspring are and how well-rested you look (even when you look terrible).
5) Everyone knows that having a newborn baby is hard work. When people realise you have more than one to look after you gain a serious level of hardcore (and well-deserved) respect.
There are so many more amazing things about having multiples but I’ve got to let some other people have a go. So, I’m going to tag the following lovely twin mums to come up with their top five special things about multiples. And if anyone reading this post has more to add to my list, please leave your comments below because thinking about how lucky I am to have twins makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Go:
Tania at Larger Family
Trouble’s Mum at Trouble Doubled
Kerry at Multiple Mummy
Anthea at Blue Bear Wood
Rebecca at Here Come the Girls
Michelle at Mummy From the Heart
Heather at Young and Younger
Jane at Northern Mummy with Southern Children
It’s true about being a local celebrity. When I take my boys for a walk round our little village a 20 minute walk turns into an hour. Everyone stops for a chat and to be honest, I always really enjoy it. Exactly what you need after a morning of double weetabix, double banana and double fromage frais!
Absolutely! I love that people want to stop and pay my boys compliments. You just have to factor in the extra time it takes you to go anywhere! x
love this!
Thanks! And thanks for the RT on Twitter. x
I have to say that the celbrity status has gone, my girls are now 4 and 7cm’s different in height and look totally different, so no one has any idea they are wins any more! lol
Cheers for the tag. Mich x
To be honest, half the reason people come up to me is to ask whether they’re twins or they were just born close together as T2 has always been quite a bit bigger than his brother. I get a lot of passing comments along the lines of “you’ve been busy”! x
What a lovely post! Love the photos of your twins in bed, bless them!
I’m a brand new twin mum as my girls are only three weeks old but I’m sure I can come up with something to add to this great list.
There are also special things about being pregnant with twins too (eating for three, and being allowed to have cravings for cake!) You’ll have a different perspective on things as my baby days feel like a very ling time ago now and they were a bit of a blur! xx
My top 5 are a lot like yours. I have 14mo identical girls. Being a town “celebrity” really bothered me the 1st 2mo…I blame the sleep deprivation, but I love it now. I get to show off how cute they are 🙂 I also agree about being each others playmate. After I lay them down at night they’re up for another hour jibber jabbering & laughing with each other. I love listening to them. I couldn’t imagine my life without them. Certainly not a burden.
That’s another good one to add to the list! Mine went to bed at 7pm – it’s now almost 8pm and I can still hear them chatting together in their own little language. I love it! xx
My twins are 6 months old my top five are;
1. Double morning smiles when I first go in their bedroom in the morning.
2. They way they wiggle across to play mat to get to each other, even if I put them at opposite ends.
3. The way they smile at each other.
4. The way they hold hands sat next to each other in the supermarket trolley.
5. I love the fact that since their moment of creation they have never been alone. Their tiny hearts started to beat within centimetres of each other and for that they will always have the closest of bonds.
Multiples are miracles and I am thankful everyday for my blessing xx
More good ones – I’d forgotten about the gorgeous morning smiles. You’re brave taking them to the supermarket in a trolley – I haven’t dared do that (especially now that they grab everything and pull things off shelves!) It is a miracle that a body can carry two (or more) babies. I shared the picture of them in bed together on Facebook to my friends and one of them came back and said that it wasn’t surprising they wanted to sleep together as they had 9 months of sleeping together and now they probably miss it. Thanks for joining in! xx
Thank you for the tag…I adore having twins so will love doing this. Will hope to get it out this week as well. Mine sneak into each other’s beds as well! x
How sweet! I think you’ve said all the main ones. Thanks for the tag. Mine is a bit more tongue in cheek. Hope you don’t mind!
Oooh I’ll pop on over to take a look now! xx
I love your photograph ! So gorgeous. Mine have never climbed into bed together. Great MEME xx
Thanks! I’m loving reading the top fives on all of the sites I tagged, it makes me realised how many fabulous things there are about having twins. I think we now need to find someone with triplets to tag as I’d love to hear the positive things about having three babies as, frankly, the idea of that terrifies me! xx
Ah yes, I remember reading this first time round, and thank you for the tag. That pic is lovely, though mine won’t sleep in the same bed as they starfish and make each other cross.
T1 usually has to wait for T2 to go to sleep before he joins him in bed. T2 hates sharing his bed – if he’s awake when T1 gets in he moans and moans because T1 wriggles and tries to bury his brother under cuddly toys. T2 NEVER gets into T1’s bed while T1 is in it, although we’ve had a couple of occasions where they’ve completely swapped beds in the night and woke up each in the other’s bed. x
Wow what a lovely post and lovely comments. If I ever have a weak moment with my two little girls + 1 I’ll read this again. I agree with all top 5. Mine are;
1. two just gorgeous faces lights up when they see me (three with my oldest) and I could never see myself without anyone.
2. People have been soooo helpful since we found out that we were going to have twins. Everyone I know have brought over dinners, and people I never spoken much called in with food. So much help the first month….and not mentioning all the gifts we have received. Just he sheer kindness people showed us have been amazing
3. Two playmates to our older girl (3.5)
4. To manage twins and toddler we have had to become a real team at home and I have learnt how to ask for help from my husband and we have become a lot stronger from the experience
5. Just amazing having two girls growing up together, seeing how their different personalities develop and how different they still can be and seeing how much they enjoy each other.
thanks from a new reader…..now to the sleep help section for me HELP!
Thanks for your lovely comment. We are all very lucky to have twins! And the sleep thing does get easier, I promise! xx