i just want to tell you about my lovely husband Jeff. The last two mornings, knowing I have had really busy nights with both girls waking and having nightmares, he has come back in the morning with a coffee for me and a hug. He works quite nearby and starts early so mid-morning he has been able to get away and bring a bit of sanity into the day for me. We’ve had a pretty ...

It was lovely to see our photo on the mumspace newsletter - thank you so much. That photo is really special for us. It was taken when the girls were 8 days old and was the first time the three of us were reunited after the emergency caesarian delivery and a very stressful first week. It took a lot of effort on the part of the NICU nurses to get an armchair into the space between their ...

The latest challenge. Since the girls were born there have been a few things that I know need doing child-mainenance wise that have just stumped me for a while. I can clean up projectile vomit and mop floors at all hours but other things, like trimming finger nails, just seem too hard and I struggle. The latest brick wall for me has been teeth cleaning. Lily suddenly sprouted a full mouth of teeth a few months ...

After a long time of wondering what it is that people actually do in an online community, it is really exciting to finally be a part of one. TIme is in limited supply - especially this rainy morning - but I’m really eager to get started and find out all about being part of Mumspace. Thanks to all of you who make things like happen. I hope I have something really cool to say soon… ...