Stink Bombs!

I am going to touch on a subject that is not very elegant... Everybody does it (though I like to pretend I don't because it makes me blush) but everybody does.

Whatever you want to call it: Farting, bottom pops, bubbles (which is what we call it) or stink bombs (which is what we should call it!). 

Over the last couple of days the twins have been releasing the most lethal 'bubbles' I have experienced. They may be tiny, but I swear they could take out a whole room and put people in a sleep coma, fairytale-style for 100 years.

Now, that they are on regular food - instead of all the jars and baby mush, their internal digestive systems have taken a bit of a change of direction. Their nappies are a lot more interesting and they can now burp like sailors! But as I said before, they have become a couple of stink bombs. 

Last night was the worst. Opening the door to their bedroom, was like opening a door to a booby-trap, the gas was almost visible. It felt like a low cloud hanging above the cots, whilst they smiled peacefully in their sleep. Suffice to say the room needed airing. 

I guess it is a bit like science really, we just need to find some food combinations that don't induce the lethal 'bubbles'. Though that combo has not been found yet. But as they both tend to giggle, when they let one go...I guess it is not a big deal. At least they are having fun - I just may need to invest in a gas mask! 

Head Touching - The Art Of The River Hug

My twins are super affectionate but they each have their different ways of showing it.

They are both all about the cuddles and they spend a lot of their time on my knee with their arms around my neck enjoying 'big hugs' (which is what I say to them when they run into my arms and get scooped up for some mummy twin hug time). 

Indigo is very forthcoming with kisses and will pout her mouth and look at you expectantly, or will hold onto your shoulders and land a big sloppy kiss on your face. Indigo kisses are always sweet and lovely, if a bit wet. 

River, however, likes to do things a little bit differently. He stands in your lap and holds your head with his hands on either side and touches foreheads with you. He quite intensely presses his forehead for quite sometime whilst smiling. 

It is lovely and different and his own unique way of being affectionate. It is also quite cool as it is a little bit scifi. I imagine that mind melding Vulcan-style could feel a bit like it, but even nicer as it is full of toddler son love.

They both have their ways and both are entirely scrummy. There is nothing like sharing the love with your kids. Everyday that I get to show my twins how much I love them is a day where I feel complete and very grateful that I have them in my life. Schmaltzy, but true :)

Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream, The Review

I am quite girly when it comes to my make-up and potions to make myself look a little more presentable to the world on days when I am not covered in baby food and wearing pj's (so basically at the weekend) and I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to try the new Clinique CC Cream. This is what I thought...

Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream Hydrating Colour Corrector Broad Spectrum SPF 30

I am a big fan of anything that can make my daily routine quicker and easier and this cream fulfils that need to perfection. 

It is easy to apply, it is lightweight - though it is has a thick consistency, which makes it easy to know that you have applied it evenly. It has a fresh summery scent that is delicate and invigorating and best of all it makes your skin tone, even, radiant and glowing. I was really impressed. 

I love how it only takes a couple of minutes to apply and roughly 5 minutes after applying, your skin appears radiantly teenage (without the blemishes). 

I tried it under make-up and it made my usual foundation smoother and stay on for longer, but I also tried it without and overall I would say wearing this cream, removes the need for foundation. It looks great without and it feels so natural that you forget you have it on. 

I would highly recommend this cream. It leaves your skin feeling soft and looking fantastic and best of all it shortened my routine, which is a must when you have twins constantly tugging at you, asking you to come play. This has become a permanent addition to my daily routine.

(I used the very light cream).

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Twins 1, Mummy Nil! Why Won't They Eat?

For a while now, feeding the twins has been fairly easy. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, along with a fair few snacks all down the hatch in a nice and timely manner with no, or mostly no issues... Until now!

For some reason feeding time is now a nightmare. Food is refused, heads are turned away, food is thrown on the floor and occasionally at each other or at me... It has become a battle to get them to eat anything... Apart from sausages and chicken breast (my twins, it would seem, are definitely not vegetarians)!

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, or what has suddenly changed, but it is getting a bit frustrating and also they must be fairly hungry and that is awful as I hate to think of them with grumbly tummies. 

I feel a little bit tense and frustrated today :( hmmmm! 

Trip To The Zoo!

Last week we took River and Indigo to the Zoo for the first time. For the most part it was a lot of fun, though River spent a lot of the time a bit unhappy as he couldn't get out and walk around, like a lot of the other small people we saw everywhere.

The thing is though - he is just not there yet. He has had his try of walking and is now refusing to do it and is doing an in-between thing where he just walks on his knees... Hopefully he will decide that he is ready to embark on walking again soon. It must be so frustrating to see everyone else excitedly running around whilst trapped in a pushchair.

We did let him have a little crawl/shimmy around on his knees on a big grassy area and Indigo had a run around too (a little unsteadily in her new shoes).

A lot of animals were seen - elephants, giraffes, penguins, bush dogs, lions and tigers and the twins seemed particularly enamoured with the butterflies (probably because it was very warm inside the enclosure) and the flamingoes (probably because they were a lovely bright shade of pink).

All in all, it was a lovely day - though I think we might wait to go back until they are both walking properly.

Like A Bath, Only With Balls Instead Of Water

As part of my weekend of Birthday fun and adventure (yes I am another year older... Can you tell?) we took the twins to an indoor soft play area that had a ball pool.

It was so much fun. River got buried in the sea of multicoloured balls.

Indigo examined the balls very carefully with a lot of ooos and ahs.

And once they were used to the strangeness of being surrounded by soft (well kind of) plastic balls they decided to treat the whole experience a bit like bath-time (though with clothes still on, thankfully).

There was much splashing, both with feet and hands, so much so that these balls started whizzing all over the place. It was a lot of fun.

Unfortunately, they then decided that there were far too many balls in the pool and decided to empty it out a bit by throwing the balls, one by one, out of the pool. Mostly towards the table area that had people drinking coffee and eating cakes... And seriously my twins have good arms. Those balls travelled a good distance.

I have decided (after I climbed in and joined the fun) ball pools, sure are a lot of fun!

Word Of The Day!

River walked up to me the other day, clutching a 'Fat Tuesday' trucker hat (it is what Rob wears when his hair is wild), waved it at me and said

"Hat!"

Carefully pronouncing the 't' at the end.

He then walked around repeatedly saying hat. Since then he has learned the word 'car' and 'bye' and 'choo choo' - along with 'row row' (so that endless games of row row the boat can ensue). And his favourite and most used word,

"Mumma" or "Ma" or "Mummy"

It is amazing to see how their language changes and grows. Indigo has been chattering away with statements like

"Oh no!" And "oh baby!" And "now" and a numerous amount of greetings - as well as repeatedly saying "mummy". But River. Has always been a boy of few words. So it is absolutely lovely to see his vocabulary developing and it is so much fun to hear him come out with new things.

I wonder what he will learn today?