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marypoppins Fri 13-May-11 16:05:57

Hi, I'm a first time, single Grandmother to lovely 14month old twins who are now both toddling.
I look after them twice a week and it is becoming more challenging for me to keep up as they are so active and are starting to be competitive with each other now.
I would love some useful tips from others with twin experience please!

Libradi Fri 16-Mar-12 19:14:12

Lovely photo's of your family Carol. The one with the girls in their United babygrows with their proud dad is great smile

Carol Fri 16-Mar-12 19:20:28

They've already sussed out that daddy is completely daft! He manages a Sunday league football team, and in the middle of leaping around and telling his players to get their backsides in gear, he runs to the perimeter of the field to goo! gah! and make silly faces at his watching babies. His players love it - they take endless mickey out of him!

nanachrissy Fri 16-Mar-12 19:36:10

Fabulous Carol they are delightful. sunshine

Annobel Fri 16-Mar-12 19:51:09

So that Sunday league team is sure to have two gorgeous little mascots!

babciaanna Wed 02-May-12 22:22:53

Hi I'm a new grandma to twins, a boy and a girl born on Boxing Day 2011, Jensen and Lydia, both weighing nearly 7lb! I haven't been able to meet them yet because my son, his partner and babies are living in the US. My son is studying at Yale and mum is a US citizen. I 'speak' to them every Sunday on Skype but miss not being able to hold them. My son comes home to the UK in July when his student visa expires, then will go back to the US to eventually marry his partner and I am guessing, to settle in the US. I hope to get over there for the wedding!

whenim64 Wed 02-May-12 22:31:07

Hi babciaanna from one twinny grandmother to another! Nice to meet you. I have 2 sets of twin grandchildren - boys and girls - and am mother to twin daughters. You must be longing to get over there and see the babies (what great birth weights). Look forward to chatting to you some more smile

babciaanna Wed 02-May-12 22:39:10

I don't know about you but I can't help feeling very special, being a grandma to twins. I do think it is a very special 'club'. Twins don't run on my side but on my son's partners side. Lovely to have one of each I think - get it over in one go! Must go to bed as work tomorrow.

glammanana Wed 02-May-12 22:59:06

When my mum had my brother and I she thought all her family was complete she then went on to have three more girls,but none of them where twins like my brother and I.
Welcome to GN babciaanna your son's partner must have been glad to have had them arrive with weights like that !!! So much to look forward to in the future.flowers

whenim64 Wed 02-May-12 23:03:17

Yes, it does feel special having twins in the family - the novelty of having two or more babies helps to counter all the dashing about!

My little grandaughters, now 6 months old but were born 10 weeks early, have started rolling over and holding hands with each other today. Lots of shrieks of laughter when they realised what they could do. Fabulous! smile

glammanana Wed 02-May-12 23:13:34

when mum said my brother always used to kick me black and blue under the covers of our twin pram he was a porker compared to me I was 4lb born and he was 7lb 2oz mind you he is still a big pudding now and I would gladly kick him in the shins if I could get away with it blush

whenim64 Thu 21-Jun-12 11:10:56

I've just uploaded a couple of photos of Polly and Alice, taken yesterday. Alice, who was only 2 lbs at birth, is now a lovely chubby baby like her sister - she weighs 1.1/2 lbs more, and is the taller child smile

nanaej Thu 21-Jun-12 11:17:31

Lovely lovely girls when how lovely to see them thriving after a tiny start!

My now 21 year old nephew was only 1lb12oz when he was born so know haw thrilling it is to see the development!

Ella46 Thu 21-Jun-12 11:26:46

They are lovely Carol, nice to see them thriving smile

nanamacatj Fri 22-Jun-12 06:04:28

Beautiful photos, you must be so relieved to see them coming on so well. My DDs twins, 1 of each, had birth weights of 6lb and 7lb, we will be celebrating their 1st birthdays on the 5th July, will post some photos when I work out how smile

whenim64 Sat 27-Oct-12 08:12:43

This time last year, my little grandaughters were born 10 weeks early and scared the life out of us all. Little sugar bag sized mites in high-tech incubators. Well they aren't tiny now! Two happy, healthy little girls who are into everything, playing with their toys, trying to grab the cat and enjoying a busy social life with the family. Today, we're havng a birthday party and they'll enjoy tearing up wrapping paper from the piie of presents waiting for them. I feel so lucky to have these precious grandchildren smile

Jodi Sat 27-Oct-12 08:19:45

when enjoy the birthday party and your lovely and precious little girls. grin

harrigran Sat 27-Oct-12 11:03:56

Enjoy the party when smile

whenim64 Wed 05-Dec-12 12:01:00

I'm minding my little grandaughters whilst my daughter is out Christmas shopping. They are like little whirlwinds - disappearing in every direction. The sitting room is like Fort Knox, with two safety gates, and the sofas pushed together to prevent access to Christmas tree and TV. This time last year, I was weeping over them in their incubators. If only I could have looked forward to now - at this rate, they have a future as demolition ball operators - thay have learned to throw with force and several baubles have disappeared off the tree after being hit with building bricks grin

Greatnan Wed 05-Dec-12 12:34:49

When, I looked back over the thread - it was one year yesterday since you told us the good news about their weight!
Until I remembered that both your daughters had twins, I was wondering how anyone would cope with two sets of twins so close in age! I found it quite hard to babysit for my first three grandsons, who were born in less than three years (again, two daughters). I know you do sometimes have all four of them at the same time - it makes me tired to think of it. Respect!

Ella46 Wed 05-Dec-12 16:45:19

when they are adorable at this age though aren't they? My favourite baby has been with me for two days this week while she recovered from Noro virus, and it has been such a joy.
She has only been sick at night when at home!
We have cuddled and cuddled and I gave her a bath, which was great fun.
I just love her to bits!

annodomini Wed 05-Dec-12 17:00:53

Lovely, picturing you under siege from two trainee vandals, when. They are such fun at that age. Wish mine weren't growing up so fast. sad

london Wed 05-Dec-12 17:11:24

am a nana to twins aged 12 .i see them every day .also three grandchildren with in 3 month now aged 23 .my son was 2lb 11 ozs 46 yrs ago x

annodomini Wed 05-Dec-12 17:14:19

Wow, london, that must have been an anxious time for you.

london Wed 05-Dec-12 17:19:31

annodomini in them days tiny babies spent three months in icubaters .how things have come on x

whenim64 Tue 22-Jan-13 17:43:14

Just put this lovely photo on my profile of my little grandaughter, who fell asleep whilst jumping up and down for half an hour this morning. smile