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Old 07-15-2012, 07:13 PM   #76
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Adorable!

I guess the fun is about to start now!!! lol
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Old 07-16-2012, 05:19 PM   #77
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They are just beautiful, Sundae! Congratulations to you and your family and Happy Birthday to Jack and Liam.
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Old 08-31-2012, 01:12 PM   #78
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Update on the kittens.
Although they are looking more like babies now.

Very lively when I went round Wednesday - very wriggly. It was good to see their range of movements. Especially funny when Jack gave a few little sneezes while lying on the mat - his arms and legs jerked up and he looked so surprised. Whole body sneezes - that's a Robinson family trait!

L & G are taking Sams away in the October half term - off to Great Yarmouth. That will be good for him, having some quality time with them alone. Also he can sleep through the nights! Connor will come and stay with her for the week and of course family are only a phone call away. Not just my parents but her Auntie Dawn, who she is quite close to. She has an even bigger family, but those are the ones she will trust to help.

No further talk about her going back to school or moving out. We're not raising the subjects just yet. They simply dropped off the agenda at some point in July. She's definitely not going back in September - which she talked about in the earlier stages of her pregnancy - because she was joking with her Mum about what would happen in September when she was on her own (ie my sister will be back at work in school, as I will be).

Anyway, all seems calm and pretty settled. Samuel genuinely loves his nephews and holds and kisses them unselfconsciously. Not a given with a soon-to-be 15 year old. I know my brother wouldn't be interested in doing that.

The boys looking like the Mitchell brothers. Jack closest to the camera.
Liam being fed. I think. Look - they're identical! Even Abs puts them down in alphabetical order, like Ant and Dec.
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Old 08-31-2012, 01:14 PM   #79
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A photo Laura sent Mum.
And another from me - ready to give me a lift home and hit the town.
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Old 08-31-2012, 01:21 PM   #80
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beautiful.

Abs looks tired, bless her.
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Old 08-31-2012, 01:23 PM   #81
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So cute!!!

Thanks again Sundae.
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Old 08-31-2012, 01:29 PM   #82
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Actually she was looking really good - I caught her squinting at the TV because the breaking news was a hostage situation at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam)! Which turned out to be a mis-communication.

As far as having twins can be considered easy, she is very lucky. Everyone in the house adores the babies and work around them. She doesn't need to cook, clean, iron, shop, wash clothes. Grandad gets up to help with night feeds, Laura helps with all the others. Connor's Mum has already babysat so they could go to football and go for a meal. My Mum will be round there every morning/ lunchtime if asked in September (Laura gets home at 15.30).

I do not mean any of this in a critical way. I'm very happy she is so well supported, especially when it looked like - for months - that she would not be. Mum & Dad talked seriously about moving her in here, that's how tense things were at their house.

It's not going to be a walk in the park by any means. But those boys will grow up in a very tight-knit family. Which is such a relief.
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Old 08-31-2012, 01:31 PM   #83
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Oh, that's just brilliant.
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Old 08-31-2012, 01:40 PM   #84
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You know what really makes me happy? This is self-centered, even by my standards, feel free to skip. When I go round or see a photo and they are wearing the clothes I bought.

Not in a showy way, as she has some lovely things for them.
But I bought mostly vests and underclothes. And underneath they have them on. And I even had a quick eyeball at what was on the washing line (what?! I walked right past it on my way out?!) and there, fluttering and dancing in the breeze were simple little things I recognised. And Mum has a couple of photos where they have on some of the handknitted stuff donated by Ms Mc at my school.

Not only did I really, actually help, but things I bought were accepted by the whole family, not just a thank you from Abs and then, "Well, we won't be needing these" once they all came back together as a unit.

Yay!
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Old 09-01-2012, 06:04 AM   #85
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They're all looking very lovely. It is good to see the family pulling together. Maybe the twins were a blessing in disguise - for a while at least.
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Old 09-01-2012, 07:08 AM   #86
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That would have made me happy too, Sundae. I don't think that's self centrd in any kind of a bad way. It is just nice to see that something you tried to do turned out to have been genuinely helpful and appreciated.

I'd have got a buzz from seeing those things on the washing line and so evidently in use.
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Old 09-03-2012, 06:02 PM   #87
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This whole story is so sweet Sundae! I'm so glad things worked out for her, and the babies are precious! I always loved seeing my friend's babies wearing clothes that I bought for them, I think it's just human nature.
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Old 10-05-2012, 03:07 PM   #88
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Ab's 18th birthday on Sunday.
It was far too chilly for us to be sitting in the garden, but the house was too small for the amount of people invited. I wished I'd brought my jacket - not something I usually say.

Anyway, I had a cuddle with Jack to warm myself up, while Dad had Liam.
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Old 10-05-2012, 05:16 PM   #89
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They look lovely. Very cute in their caps.

I like the new hair colour Sundae! Very sophisticated. xxx
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Old 10-05-2012, 05:22 PM   #90
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What a pair of cute, beautiful boys! You have a lovely family, Sundae.
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