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Playtime

Playing with Munchkin is my favourite way to spend a day…

From toys that pass the test to clever games and songs to sing

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If there is one thing that having twins has taught me - above anything else - it is that the amount of time we spend either castigating ourselves or congratulating ourselves for our parenting choices is mostly, completely misguided. Even though these babies are both my sons, and have grown right next to each other since conception, and been treated and parented the exact same way since they were born, this has had virtually no bearing on what different babies - and tiny people - they are turning out to be. When you’re considering the age-old nature/nurture debate, you should know that nature is a much, much more powerful force than we would all like to admit. From things as simple as the amount of teeth they both have (Felix = 9 / Monty = 2) to their completely different personalities and the things they can and can’t yet do, it seems it makes no difference what we did and didn’t do to help this process of growing and learning. I saw a great quote on here the other day: “Babies be babies.” And I think it’s a good one to remember. All babies are really truly different. And your choices, an awful lot of the time, make no difference whatsoever. Just let them be. They will anyway. #babies #naturenurture #parenting #motheroftwins #twinmotherhood #parentsoftwins #letthembelittle #childhoodunplugged #parentingchoices

Boy oh boy do I love a theme. And a pile of autumnal multicoloured pumpkins is a theme I can definitely get onboard with. The white and gold pumpkins in this picture are actually tiny munchkin pumpkins, which you can’t eat, but can buy for a £1 from most supermarkets. I dip them in white or chrome paint and then rest them on paper or old glasses (you can see some I prepared earlier in the background) to dry for about 24 hours. The paint clings amazingly to the contours of the pumpkins and, once dry, they last for at least six weeks like this. And the assorted squash are a steal at 67p for a kilo @lidluk at the moment. #pumpkins #munchkinpumpkin #seasonalsquash #autumndisplay #autumndecor #autumnscenes #autumncolours #coloursofautumn #halltable #homedecor #seasonalhome

Wading into the @thepiersmorgan media shitstorm to say that, as far as we’re concerned, this man, carrying the two heaviest of his three children along a beach in 35 degree heat is all ‘hero’ and no zero.... #piersmorgan #whatamuppet #babywearing #babywearingdad #modernparenting #babybjorn #throwbackthursday #babysling #papoosegate

I spend a lot of time on here ranting about the general hardships and long days that seem to be a constant feature at the moment. And I do think it’s important to be honest - the glossy Insta glaze of motherhood can be quite demoralising and misleading for those that are struggling, or on the outside looking in. Plus, quite frankly, I have too much else going on in my life to have time to post photos of my baby in a cotton bonnet, sitting in a milky bath, surrounded by candlelight and petals. But, this doesn’t mean I don’t know on a deep level how inexplicably lucky I am. And while you won’t find a #blessed hashtag anywhere on my feed, it doesn’t mean I don’t look at my babies sometimes and marvel at the sheer fact of their existence. Three babies, all mine, all healthy, all at home with me. These seem like such simple, ordinary things, but I know completely that they are not simple. And they are not ordinary. They are, in fact, extraordinary. And even at my lowest, lowest moments, I am more grateful for them than anything else in this world. #threebabies #twins #motherhood #motheroftwins #multiples #twinmama #motherofthree

Autumn. From my bedroom window. I love it when I don’t even have to put on my glasses or get dressed to be amazed by something. #autumn #autumncolours #leaves #autumnleaves #cotswoldcolours #cotswolds #october #beautifuloctober

What an unmitigated shocker of a day. From start to finish it just felt like a slow wade through rotten treacle and broken glass. There was so much screaming, from all three children, and bumped faces, pulled hair, bleeding lips, major nap refusals, desperation walks, buggy meltdowns, eating of the cat food, climbing in the cat’s water, four-year-old tantrums, one-year-old weeping and twin arguments over a string of fake pearls. I think the only bit of the day I’ve enjoyed was the seven and a half minutes I had in @Waitrose with Felix by myself. And only because he was bribed with an apple and didn’t cry while he gnawed it. It has felt endless. And shit. And joyless. And tiring. And I’ve had help. And it’s not done yet. There is still bedtime to go. How are some days just over before they’ve begun? EDIT: Bath and bedtime has since occurred. Felix - who was naked for no more than 45 seconds - did a massive poo on the floor. Then rubbed his feet in it. Then squelched his toes in it. Then Monty crawled over to have a better look. #sendmorewine #lifewithtwins #sendwine #sendgin #sendhelp #motheroftwins #twins #motheringtwins #twinparents #threechildren

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