A year of my gorgeous twins

As those words flickered up on the little blue test 

We didn’t realise then you were going to be different from the rest 

Feeling overwhelmed at another pregnancy 

Then the scan telling us there wasn’t just one baby 

Two babies, twins, two tiny foetuses inside

Very quickly forming a big bump, too big to hide

Your big sister then still a baby herself 

She used to kiss my tummy and check on your health 

Lots of scans and discussions and plans 

Wanting to force you into the world early, I wasn’t a fan

Worried about any risk to you

I agreed, I compromised, wanting the safest arrival for you two

My bump got so very big round and heavy 

Moving, even getting out of bed was very hard for me 

Waiting for you to arrive in hospital 

So much monitoring and kerfuffle

One of you already so cheeky, not wanting to be traced

People laughing at your tongue poking out as the scan showed a little face 

The moment you arrived seemed so quick and you were in a sudden hurry to be here 

On handing each of you to me holding you so near

So tiny and fragile, that perfect moment with you 

Experienced twice because there were two

You both fed together, cried and snuggled in

I’d been so nervous but your arrival felt like a lottery win

Learning to do everything twice 

Nappies, feeds, sleeping, double cuddles so nice
This year feels it’s flown by faster than the speed of light 

So minute and small, now already so strong and full of 
might 

Cute, tender touches, you’ve always got each other 

I’m so lucky I get to call myself your mother 

Double trouble, double the love and fun 

Double the cheekiness, double the mess, the laughs for everyone 

Individual characters that make up a perfect pair

Always a smile when you are there 

As you turn one know how much for you we care

One year of giggles, feeds, naps and more

You’ve completed our family, our twins we adore

Happy 1st Birthday Callum and Sophia

Each day our love for you just grows bigger and bigger