The Twins

Backseat driver

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:43:53 +0100

Took them to the park today and discovered electronic cars. Emily kept up a constant chattering and Sammi was banging the wheel in frustration. It was probably one of the funniest moments I've had with them so far! Talk about an old married couple!

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Feeding Frenzy

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:29:32 +0100

The twins are getting very good at feeding themselves, anything that they can stuff in their mouth by the fistful goes down well.

The problems started when I tried to introduce plates rather than just filling up their highchair trays with little tidbits.

Just see how the chaos unfolds...!

Sammi wanted Emily's spoon and when she wouldn't give it up, he grabbed her plate and emptied the contents over her head!

Just as well the cats were on hand to gobble up the mess!

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Brotherly love?

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:45:15 +0100

Poor Emily gets terrorised daily by Sammi - he pulls her hair, slaps her face and grabs at her clothes constantly.

So to actually find them sitting playing with bricks and quietly watching tv was a rare moment indeed!

We also have some more teeth - Emily now has a total of 4 and Sammi follows closly behind with only 2 bottom ones.

Another trip to the park...

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New toys

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:38:45 +0100

Simple things...!
Sammi is at his happiest sitting in a plastic box eating toast!

And Emily has rather taken to her new trike...

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Emily's turn

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:05:49 +0100

Daddy has already started her self-defence training (even down to the facial expressions)! She uses this move frequently to ward off Sammi.

And she sooooo loves her food (just like mummy!) What a healthy appetite, just try taking the spoon off her and you'll see what I mean!

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Just Sammi

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:52:37 +0100

He is IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Here he is gazing at his reflection...a popular pastime!

And here he's playing peekaboo. He can sit still for quite a while under a blanket pretending to hide and waiting for someone to say 'Where's Sammi?'!!

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New Year Update

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:09:42 +0100

Phew! 10 months old and they dont sit still for 5 SECONDS!!!!

Sammi is getting really good at crawling, cruising round the furniture, chasing cats and wrestling Emily.

Emily is taking a slightly more laid back approach and has perfected the 'bum shuffle'! She's not crawling yet but seems to get across the room on her backside.

They both try and stand up at every opportunity, especially when they're in their cots or playpen - they hang on to the bars, giggling and making a kind of 'ahem', throat-clearing noise to get my attention!

Other news, Sammi has just grown a tooth - one solitary tooth! Emily has her bottom two, no more as yet. They can clap their hands, wave hello and goodbye and play peekaboo, as well as recognising a few words - their favourite being 'pussy cats'! When you say that they go all giggly and stupid and look around for the poor tormented creatures!

That's all for the time being...

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Play parks

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:52:33 +0100

Just dont know where the time goes, it's been a whole month since I last posted anything? (Sounds like confession!)

Well, babies are doing really well, growing bigger by the minute and charming the pants off everyone they meet.

Mummy's getting a bit frazzled but I've since joined a Mother and Baby group at long last and met other similarly frazzled women...all is not lost!

Emily now has two (very sharp) teeth and gnaws her way through everything, even her bottles have bite marks on them, and biting Sammi's ears is now a favourite pastime. Luckily he doesn't seem too bothered - just slaps her round the head at every given opportunity.

Here they are on the swings and at the indoor play area.

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Little tearaways

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:22:16 +0200

Sammi wont sit still for 5 minutes and he's actually had his first little bump. Climbed out of his car seat and fell onto the marble floor! Think I was more shocked than him, he was fine, not even an egg-head the next day.

So now we've graduated to highchairs where they can be strapped in tight! Feeding time has become a really messy affair and Emily watches the spoon like a hawk (one for me, one for Sammi and sometimes one for mummy if it's particularly yummy!). If I mistakenly give Sammi 2 mouthfulls she yells at me and grabs the spoon out of my hand!

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Indian summer

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:43:46 +0200

Just when I thought it was safe to pack away the summer clothes again for another year, the temperatures hit 32 degrees this week, so the twins and I spent a few days at the beach.

Both of them absolutely love being in the water - Sammi wades through the water with the aid of his rubber ring, splashing anything that comes near him, and Emily is far more refined and lazes quite happily while being dragged along in an inflatable boat! (If I could only train Sammi to drag her for me, I could sunbathe in peace!)

Siesta time...

And some more pictures of our little posers...

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6 months already!

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:31:33 +0200

Phew! It's been a long time since I've had 5 minutes to myself these days. The twins are getting more and more demanding and more and more mobile - I need eyes in the back of my head.

Here's a brief update:

Feeding - well, we've now tried apples, pears, bananas, kiwi, peach and melon. Carrots didn't go down too well (literally!!!) Greek yoghurt and baby rice are also huge favourites.

Sleeping - Emily loves her bed. Sucks her thumb, blanket, teddy bear, basically anything you give her, but if it keeps her happy...

... she also loves bathtime!

Playtime - Sammi has become a dab hand in the baby walker. He can only go backwards or sideways (usually in hot pursuit of the cats!) but he can get up to quite a speed on the marble floors. Emily prefers to do her own thing in the bouncing swing!

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Beautiful babies

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:36:20 +0200

I know I'm biased but aren't they lovely????

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Exploring new toys

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:26:17 +0200

The play pen has finally gone up in the living room as the little darlings wriggle about too much and it seemed the safest option. Their latest trick is rocking the car seats until their legs touch the ground and sliding out onto the floor. Sammi has also perfected the caterpillar move - he lies on his back and does pelvic thrusts which propel him across the room!

We've also installed a swing which Emily loves and Sammi can't really work out. In fact Emily is so taken with it that she screams if you try and take her out so we end up leaving her there...!

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Making new friends

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:00:53 +0200

We’ve discovered that when you eat out with twins it’s really handy to find a taverna where the owner’s daughter is a willing helper at feeding time!

Here they are with some more new friends, Alex and Maisie (who are actually very distant cousins) in Athens on holiday, and with Ross their Scottish pal.

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Stand by your man

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:48:56 +0200

Emily just cant seem to keep her hands off Sammi and chews his arm off at any given opportunity. As you can see, Sammi's really impressed!

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Close ups

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 08:48:45 +0200

Bubs had their 2nd jabs yesterday and a check up. All fine - shooting off the scale height-wise (especially Emily). Obviously the Laaroussi gene at work there, couldn't possibly be the Webb one!

I've been told to wait until they are 6 months old before I start weaning them. Doc reckons we wean too early in the UK and USA and that's why we're all fat! (He may have a point there!) Will take his advice and start fruit purees in September.

Some piccies I took this morning...

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Water babies

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:09:15 +0200

We took the twins to the beach finally last week. Emily is a real water lover and had a great time splashing around in the sea. Sammi, on the other hand, is more of a land lubber - he howled when we put him in the water and was more content to play on dry land!

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Cousins

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:54:57 +0200

Seems it's been a while since I last wrote anything on here. Whoever said that twins get easier as they get older was sooo wrong! They used to spend all day either asleep or eating, now they're pretty much awake all day and getting really demanding.

Anyway, I wanted to post some piccies of Ali's wedding but seeing as I'm usually the one wielding a camera, juggling 2 babies on the day AND a camera does NOT a David Bailey make, hence we have no decent photos! Waiting to see the professional ones (hint, hint Ali!)

Here instead are some lovely photos of Aimee meeting her cousins for the first time.

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Fun and games

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:53:44 +0200

My improvised baby gym has gone down a treat - it's amazing the things you can hang off an old broom handle that will entertain a couple of giggly babies! They're getting a good workout every day...

...and they are not the only ones. Here's Joe with his 2 human dumbells, modelling himself on Arnie (or whoever it was in that kiddy movie? Van Damme? Vin Diesel? Can't remember!)

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They're growing up so fast

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:27:55 +0200

Emily now has her own bed and loves it - on her first night 'alone' she slept a full 12 hours! Both of them have since settled into a very respectable bedtime sleep from 9pm til 6am, sheer bliss not having to wake in the middle of the night anymore.

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Still sharing a bed

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:58:24 +0200

It's going to be difficult to separate them and they're almost getting too big to share!

They dont settle very well if they're not together. How Emily copes with Sammi snoring I dont know!

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Chat chat rabbit rabbit

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:41:23 +0200

Omigod how do I shut them up?!!

They have discovered the power of voice! Emily is making proper sounds now and I'm sure I heard her shout 'Oi you!' at me the other day.

Sammi gurgles a lot and tries to mimic Emily when she shouts. It's soooo funny watching them, almost like they're trying to hold a proper conversation.

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Sammi

Mon, 29 May 2006 10:48:55 +0200

At last! We got a nice big smile out of Sammi, but then that was probably because he'd just been down the pub with daddy...

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Siesta time

Wed, 24 May 2006 14:53:52 +0200

It's suddenly got really hot here in Greece, thrown us all a bit by surprise. The twins crash out wherever they're laid ... Sammi in our bed and Emily in her favourite position face down on the sofa.

Some more cheeky piccies...

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Dancing Queen (and King)

Mon, 22 May 2006 11:56:39 +0200

These photos are all a bit blurry unfortunately, but the twins were hard at their dance routine and not stopping for anyone!

Everybody say 'oops up side your head'!!!

....and... relax.

'Thank you kindly Miss Emily'!

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Back to babytalk

Fri, 12 May 2006 14:14:57 +0200

Seeing as this is supposed to be a web page for the twins, here are some more recent piccies of them.

Emily, daddy's girl, is turning into a right giggly girlie. And Sammi? Well, a slow starter - you have to be REALLY funny to get a smile out of him. And yes that IS a Panathinaikos Footie strip he's wearing!

And now for a photo that made us all go 'aaaaaaahhh'...

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Auntie Ali in Greece

Fri, 12 May 2006 13:57:02 +0200

Was great to have my little sis over for a few days but I think she really used it as an excuse to catch some zzzzzzz's! (Just kidding Ali!)

Actually I was the one that got some much needed sleep while
Ali dealt with most of the night-time feeds. We managed to have a girlie night out as well, and gatecrash a Greek wedding. Not bad for 3 days work!

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Greek Easter

Thu, 04 May 2006 09:25:31 +0200

Haven't written for a while - the twins seem to have decided between them that it's fun to take it in turns to cry for no reason ALL NIGHT LONG!!!! Had a difficult week of it. Anyways...

These photos were taken at Costas' house on Easter Sunday. His mother Vasso with Emily and his father Anestis with Sammi. And, of course, the obligatory dead sheep photo - ugh!

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Bedtime routine

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:09:41 +0200

Beginning to get in to some sort of routine...

A nice bath followed by a soothing chamomile drink certainly seems to knock them out for the night. We had 4 whole hours uninterrupted sleep last night. (And just when I was geting into the Open University lectures on BBC at 3am.)

So much for all the books telling you to wake up one twin when feeding the other one, so that their routine stays the same - all hell breaks loose in our house when we do that!

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So cute when they're all asleep!

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 11:05:14 +0200

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