Supermarket Sweep!

.... it felt like "big sleep" time. Big Sleep is the term that my friend & I refer to as the large nap our children have in the middle of day, big sleep because sometimes there are other mini sleeps maybe in the morning, maybe in the afternoon or maybe not at all. It felt like the twins were upstairs sleeping soundly in the their cots while I had perhaps 1.5-2hrs to get some jobs done, have lunch & sit down for a bit. It felt strange, weird, hard to explain, I felt like I'd lost my purpose, my reason for being. The twins weren't upstairs at all, not even in the house. I needed to go out!

I wasn't going far as it was their first day away from me (& I from them) & none of us had a clue how they would be so I decided to go food shopping!! You may laugh but we've been doing internet shopping since before they were born & to wander around a supermarket without having to do a trolley dash was a rarety indeed.

After the Tesco shop I decided the afternoon would be spent relaxing at home with a bit of stitching, well the stitching never quite happened but after having lunch I started catching up with some of the programmes I had on Sky+ & I remained on the sofa clock watching until it was time to pick the bambinos up. I couldn't wait to see them. I'd miss them, the house was silent without them.

When I arrived at the nursery DD was asleep in a cot, having finally gone to sleep in someone arms at around 14.35, DS however was wide, well not quite wide, awake & showing no signs of being sleepy, although he did appear to be surgically attached to his blankie. We were home in time for tea, bit of playing & then off to bed.

Both babies were sound asleep within 5 minutes & there they stayed for a blissful 12 hours :-)

That was the end of their big adventure...... for this week anyhow!!

The Big Adventure

After a bit of a struggle we managed to get the twins booked into a nursery for the Sept-Dec term. They will only be going one day a week & at the moment we're unsure if we'll be able to have them booked in for the following term but it marks the start of a whole new adventure, for both me & the twins.

I found the morning quite stressful, getting the twins up, breakfast, dressed, making sure they had everything they needed for nursery & then getting out of the house in time to drop them off at 9am. Now usually I see if they need a little nap around the 9am mark so that was out the window as the twins were far more interested in where we were off to at that time of the day!

Everyone that I've spoke to so far has asked me if I found it difficult leaving them & thats a bit of a tough question. I wasn't worried about the leaving them I was more apprehensive that they had everything they needed & that they'd be ok & eat/drink enough. I already knew that DS would scream his head off as he does that when I leave the room or go upstairs. DD tends to be a bit more laid back in these situations & tends to get upset when DS has been screaming for a while or if she wants something, ie food, drink or sleep.

It was strange once I'd left the building (certain that they'd stopped screaming), I sat in the park for a bit & sent a text to friend. It was quiet & still. I decided to buy myself a cake & some rolls at the little bakers before heading home. My mind was busy trying to decide what to do with the day & it settled on going home for a cup of tea & the piece of cake. Once I got home it was even more quiet.......

.... I'll let you know more another day.