These two entered my life. I became a mother for the first time. I had a routine pregnancy until a second heartbeat was detected at 24 weeks. We didn't believe it until an ultrasound confirmed it 2 weeks later. Other people (not my doctor) had said all along I was large but what did we know? It was our first pregnancy so we had nothing to compare it to. Because we were living in Labrador and there were no obstetricians or pediatricians I was sent home early where there was better care. The babies were originally due January 1 but as is common with multiple births they were early. Their delivery was pretty "normal" (I won't bore you with the details) and Caitlin and Alec arrived in the wee hours of the morning. My mother (who repeatedly said she was not old enough to be a grandmother) was so excited when she phoned her brother that she told him I had a little girl - 5 -13 and a boy 6 ft 4. Is anyone every really prepared to be a parent? The first 6 months were exhausting - I only "remember" what we have pictures of. They crawled up the stairs at 6 months and walked at 9 months. But the rewards so far outweighed the bad times and I am proud of the adults they have become.
A few pictures from the years.
First day of school
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They were a couple of inquisitive kids. And they have grown up into very nice adults. (Of course I know Caitlin better than Alec).
Happy Birthday to them.
Goes by in a flash doesn't it?
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