Ten

(photo taken by Vikki Kourbelis Photography)

In three more sleeps, my gorgeous baby girl will be entering the world of double numbers ~ she's turning ten. Amidst the excitement of the upcoming disco party, are my thoughts of utter disbelief that I have been a mummy for ten years. How can that be?

For those of you who have followed my blogs, you will know how proud I am of my girl. She is amazing. I constantly tell her that she has it all ~ she is beautiful (inside and out), intelligent and she just has that something more. Her wit and her humour are far beyond her years ~ they always have been ~ and she has a sense of awareness that cannot be taught. Coupled with that is her extraordinary ability to learn. She is a sponge and academically, she is very gifted. (for the want of a better word).  She is so lucky and I am even luckier to be her mum.

In her role as a big sister, Kara couldn't do any better. She absolutely adores Madison and Imogen and my fears of how she would cope with our family doubling in size were not needed. She loves them and she makes sure they know it. In return, they already look up to 'Rara' and I love how all three of them make one another smile. They are all so close.

Kara changed my world. She gave me a purpose in life that I didn't know I needed until it arrived. I loved her unconditionally from the moment I found out she existed and I promised her, no matter what, that I would always love her and be there for her. She's made that promise easy to keep.

To my princess, I often tell you that you have no idea how much I love you. I tell you that because it's true. You simply amaze me. You make me smile every.single.day. You make me proud and you truly are a dream come true. I love our time together and watching you grow into the beautiful person that you are is an absolute honour.

Thank you for choosing me as your Mummy gorgeous girl.

Oh.My.Goodness.

Well, I cannot believe it has been 10 months since I last blogged. There are a few reasons for this ~ first and foremost I have limited time!!! Secondly, the last time I attempted to blog, something was going wrong with uploading photos and so the post was never published. Then, for the past few months, I couldn't for the life of me work out why I couldn't sign in. Then, about 5 minutes ago, I recalled that my sign-in email is one which has been inactive for about 5 years.... clever hey :P

So, I've just had a look through my most recent few posts and oh my... my babies (all three of them) have grown SO much. Kara is approaching her 10th birthday and Madison and Imogen are turning two in December. Two... I cannot believe that. Whilst the first 12 months of their lives seemed to last for an eternity lol, the past 10 months have flown by. They are just gorgeous and I want time (most days) to slow a little. I'm constantly exhausted because Imogen is a little pocket rocket but they are such clever little things and so beauty-full. I'm sure their big sister has something to do with that ~ their adoration for one another is something I marvel at whenever they're together.

Apart from playing Mum, I've also started {finally} to make my children's clothing. It's a slow process.... I find that I'm ready to flop onto the couch once the little girls are in bed and when Kara is home, we have our few hours together most nights. It doesn't leave a lot of time for sewing and creating. Baby steps. I am having my first Facebook Market night in a couple of weeks (if all goes to plan...) ~ I'm not where I'd like to be with production levels due to a computer melt-down and a sick sewing machine. Limiting steps I just didn't need at the moment! If you'd like to take a look at some of what I make, head on over to my page :) {https://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Earth-Angels/196995623699628?ref=hl}

I really am going to make an effort to blog more... I do love looking back on older posts and reflecting on how things were. It also gives me a bit of time to stop and breathe and to think about what there has been during the day to appreciate.

Looking forward to catching up with my blogger friends xx

Kara ~ 9 years, 11 months. I am so very proud of this little girl ~ she excels at everything she does 

Imogen ~ 21 months and cheeky as cheeky can be. 

Madison ~ 21 months and such a Mummy's girl. My little munchkin.

Busy Busy

Well, where do I start after not being on here for more than three months? !!

The girls are fast approaching their first birthday ~ only 9 days to go ~ and I think it's just hitting me that we've almost hit the elusive 12 month mark. People have consistently told me that the first 12 months are the most challenging with twins, so I suppose life is going to be easy in 9 days time lol!!!!

The girls are developing so quickly~ they're both moving around EVERYWHERE but neither is walking just yet. Imogen is very close ~ she has stood a few times until she's realised and then promptly fallen on her butt :). Madi was trying to stand on her own today too, so I'm sure walking is just around the corner.

They're both very chatty babes ~ Mum, Kara, Dog, Turtle, Baby, Bath, Stop and Up are some of their most used words (not that they're all perfectly said lol). Their personalities are sooo different to how I imagined them to be. When they were tiny, I always thought Madi would be the baby that would explore and be into everything ~ the cheeky one. I saw Immy as being the observer and the more clingy baby.... well, I couldn't have been more wrong! Imogen is like an octopus ~ she is into absolutely everything and she is soooo cheeky. She'll approach something she knows she shouldn't touch, look at me, shake her head no, say "Arggg" and then touch it and giggle. She really is just so adorable though, so she gets away with a lot. Madison is much more the observer. She loves playing with her toys and discovering the sounds that everything makes. She's got Immy sussed too... if she's playing with something and Immy starts heading toward her, she starts growling at her as a warning. It's hilarious. She's a little doll and my cuddly girl.

As for Miss Kara. She's as gorgeous as ever. We celebrated her 9th birthday a few weeks ago... a sleepover, limousine ride to her favourite restaurant and lots of fun. She's excelling at school and we're both looking forward to the Christmas break... it will just be lovely to spend quality time with her ~ I can't wait.

I am going to try to blog more frequently ~ it's just a habit I need to get back into! For now though, I'll add a few pics as it's been forever!

Kara with one of her birthday presents... nutter lol.

Too cute x

Imogen wearing the ruffles I've started making

Kara with Madison... the babies love their big sister so much

This is what happens when you make them breakfast and don't close the toilet door properly...

We were in the kitchen and I could hear giggling from Imogen and turned to see this.... both were laughing as Madi squashed her face on a Tupperware lid!

Madison Ada ~ she's just so beautiful xxxx

Madi and Immy are really starting to play together ~ it's very cute and sooner than I expected it!

My gorgeous Imogen Susan.... this photo really shows her character

I just love this pic of Immy.... gorgeous girl x

Eeeeeek....

3 months since I blogged !!! Well almost... how fast time has gone.

Well, the girls are just over 8 months old now and to her excitement, Kara is now 8 3/4 lol. Time really has flown by the last couple of months and for the first time in a while, I'd like it to slow just a little.

The girls are growing and changing at an amazing rate and their personalities really are shining through. Madi, whilst still cheeky, is such a Mummy's girl. She loves her cuddles, singing and pretty much, just being held A LOT! She is making lots and lots of sounds ~ Dada, Nana, Mama and squealing like a kettle are her favourites :). Believe it or not, she loooooves her food ~ much more than Immy, especially her veggies. She's just gorgeous... our favourite part of the day is getting her out of bed. It starts with her kicking, flapping and screaming (with joy) and whilst nestling into my neck, we walk over to her mirror and she giggles. It's just too cute. Movement wise, there's not been a whole lot of progress there. Madi still crawls backwards lol, although she does enjoy belly time more now! She needs to start moving though, because Immy swipes her toys and takes off! I love her to bits (of course!) x

Immy has changed soooo much. She's crawling everywhere and is into everything! Believe it or not, I love it ~ it takes a little pressure off having to constantly occupy two babes, as she is always busy. She has her first tooth (bottom right) and her second is about to break through any day. Immy loves her froggy ~ he sings to her and her face lights up as she presses him to change what he says. Even more though, Immy adores Kara ~ it's such a gorgeous bond to watch develop.....She's just so adorable ~ a real little character x

Kara is also doing well ~ in all aspects of her life. She's adjusted to two sisters better than I could ever have imagined ~ often better than me LOL. This week has been very busy for her... she's been involved in the school choir and it's performance week, so we have a tired girl stomping around the house at the moment. Give me strength for her teenage years if this is a taste of it ( the back answering is somewhat challenging to say the least). She also has school camp this weekend, although it's more of a family camp, as parents go also. Unfortunately, she's with her dad, so I don't get to go with her.... it's still so hard missing things like that.

On the whole, apart from chronic sleep deprivation, things are going along nicely. I still can't believe I have three girls... and three gorgeous ones at that :P x

PS... my pics keep uploading with lines through them (this has never happened before.... ~ any ideas why?)

PPS....I added them as HTML files instead and it worked but they're HUGE lol

Bath Babes :)

What a week!! We've been the house of germs this week and I am soooo hoping they are about to leave the building. I'm over being sick...I need some sleep.

On a more positive note, both babies finally love their baths at the same time :D. When they were younger, Immy screamed and screamed (until a month or so ago) whenever we even approached the bath. At that stage, Madi just loved them. Then, when I changed over to the bath seats, Immy LOVED bathtime and Madi screamed lol. The last two baths have had lots of giggles from both babies, although each have ended abruptly thanks to Immy pooping in them..... not nice lol.

We're also very excited (well, Kara and I are!!!) about our newer car!!! We farewelled our Laser which we've had since Kara was a baby for a Holden Zafira and we loooooooooooove it. It's such a perfect car for our family and it's nice to be able to take whatever we like with us with all of the room! I'll have to upload some pics once I take some :D

She Amazes Me

It's been, perhaps, the most challenging week for me as a mum of three girls. Not because the babies have been difficult (or Kara lol) but because I've been unwell and it adds a whole new level of difficulty!!! My throat has felt like it has razor blades in it and of an evening, my neck swells and it hurts to the touch ~ it's driving me insaaaane. The babies are sleeping so well and now I can't sleep :(

Unfortunately for Kara, she's had to put up with me lol ~ it's times like this though when I realise just how much of a responsible little girl she is. Yesterday morning, I woke to her sitting next to me with Madi in her arms giving her cuddles. Madi had woken and Kara heard her chatting, so she picked her up before she got upset so I could sleep. NEVER would I expect Kara to do this, or never would I ask... I've been quite clear to Kara from day one that the babies are not her responsibility and I mean that. It would be very easy to fall into a pattern of frequently asking for her help with them and I'm so careful not to go there. She is still a baby herself :P.

One of my biggest concerns when I found out I was carrying twins, was the impact it would have on my girl. She had been a single child for 8 years ~ every spare moment of my time was happily given to Kara and that was about to change drastically. For the past 6 months though, there has not been a single moment whereby she has complained about the munchkins or how our lives have changed. She loves her sisters so very much and to say I'm proud of my girl is a huge understatement.

Madi and Immy are just so very lucky to have their big sister in their lives ~ they love her to bits already and it's so beautiful to watch their bonds grow.

I love you beyond words baby girl (and I DO love you more) ~ you're an amazing little person x

Kara with Immy (above) and Madi (below), Easter Sunday 2011 (April 24th)

V x

She Does Smile!

....and last night I got proof lol.

Immy is so difficult to photograph.... she sees the camera and squints in anticipation or turns away. She's so funny (and adorably cute :P).

Here is my princess in her bath last night ~ she loves her baths now (after months of screaming in them) and kicks her legs as soon as she hears the water running.