Tag Archive | 24 weeks

This morning 2 years ago

Sep26

This morning 2 years ago I was induced and faced the emotional and physical pain of giving birth to my beautiful twin girls Chloe and Grace.

I was heartbroken, terrified and was still praying for a miracle that the doctors had been wrong when they had told me just a few days before that they could find no heart beats. People say I was brave but I only did what any mother would do.

Tomorrow will be their birthday. How has it been 2 years? It marks the day we met them but every day is just the same.

We live our lives in what feels like a parallel world where our babies didn’t live but very aware of how our lives could have been. I would have been posting sweet photos of them most likely and dressing them in butterfly themed dresses.

I recently bought the soft toy bunnies that I knew they would love. They don’t get to cuddle the bunnies but I certainly do and think of them when I do. My life may not have Chloe and Grace in it but my heart is still full of love for them. Their lives mattered and still matter today and for always 💗💗

Week 24

Sep22

You are each about 30 cm long. Your lungs are starting to produce surfactant that will ensure they don’t collapse when you breath air after birth.

You can detect what is bitter and sweet 🙂

Your hand palms and soles of your feet have little creases. You can suck your fingers and toes.

An update on Mummy 

So excited to reach 24 weeks!

Mummy had remnants of a horrible cold and couldn’t take the usual cold remedies but slept lots and had you for company kicking away and soon felt better.

Mummy found it hard to sleep as tummy uncomfortable as you grow but loved to feel you both kicking away.

Grace you  moved up high and when we did interviews at work for my replacement – my line manager could see you moving!!

Last working day is in 5 weeks. Feeling strange. Would have been at work 10 years this coming February. We are going to let the person on my team who got the job know on Tuesday. This is what I have always wanted but all scary. Bit sad but also happy 🙂 Will start maternity leave on 14th November but take holiday from 28th October.

I wrote on my special momo group page and have decided to ask on Monday at our 24 week scan if we can see you every week instead of every two.

Me and you… what have we been doing this week? 

We went to Mothercare to spend birthday vouchers. We bought you some beautiful things – ‘Daddy’s little birdie’, ‘I love you’ and ‘I love mummy’ long sleeved body suits with turn over cuffs to stop your nails scratching your face. Forest and Zoo animal sets with cute animals on them. Cute bunny embroidered muslin squares for burping or wrapping you. Bath time towels, cute mouse range sleep suits. baby brush and nail clippers, cellular woven blankets for bed time and something extra special…the cutest Peter rabbit edition outfits… Thank you so much Aunty M and Uncle D.

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The twin Z feeding pillow arrived! so pretty and can’t wait to use it to feed you both.

Received a very generous gift from friends at church so we can get a tumble dryer and reusable nappy set as we always wanted 🙂