I became a mummy blogger kind of by accident and mostly because of my phone bill. I didn’t wake up one morning pregnant and nauseous with a burning need to join the ranks of mum and dad bloggers out there. I woke up (pregnant and nauseous) logged on to my mobile account and felt my stomach clench at the size of my phone bill.
Whilst working out how I was going to cover it, I realised
that having very chatty friends in lots of different countries is not fiscally
good, especially when you are also a bit of a talker (marathon conversations
that involve short toilet breaks are not unheard of for me) and, when you have
news that you are pregnant with twins, those conversations make marathons look
like a 100 metre sprint. After
hyperventilating and knocking back my decaffeinated Earl Grey like a whiskey
shot, I knew I needed to come up with a plan that would keep me out of debt and
my phone still switched on. I needed an
outlet to talk about everything that would be happening to me over the coming
months as I have a tendency to fall into ‘interesting’ situations and my twin
pregnancy was no exception. The solution to my problem was to blog about it. I knew that this would
allow me plenty of space to vent, air my fears, tell tales of my escapades and
get much needed advice and that is how my blog ‘A Twin Adventure’ was born. My
blog posts ranged from the ick of bodily changes, hormonal rants at taxi
operators, scary Chucky-like dolls used as breast-feeding props at the hospital
and the mortifying day when I found out I could no longer fit into a booth at Pizza
Hut (not a good moment).
Blogging about my adventures in pregnancy was perfect. My
friends could visit my page and keep up to date. After a couple of months I noticed my page
stats rising and I started to get emails from readers other than my friends. This
was something that surprised me, and, I am not going to lie, I thought it was
awesome . With this extra interaction I was spurred on to post more frequently
and on topics that people asked me about. As cheesy as it sounds (and I am
guilty of a little cheese here and there )I felt like my blog was evolving
along with the twins inside of me.
After the twins were born and we escaped our overly long
stay in hospital I really got to find out what my twin adventures were all
about. Every day has been different,
more wonderful, frustrating and unexpected than I ever imagined it would be. I
have learned that mangoes are a very dangerous fruit and have unanticipated
instant hair-dreading effects; babies can throw food better than most baseball
pitchers throw balls; teething is my worst nightmare made real; I can operate
on tiny amounts of sleep and I have developed the power of changing nappies at
superhuman speed (I would make an excellent tire changer for a Formula 1 or
Nascar team). Best of all though, I have learned that when my babies smile,
giggle or gurgle at me, I melt. Their cuteness is my Kryptonite.
Before I had my twins I was a little worried that I would
lose who I was at the core of me, basically a very (emphasis on the very) geeky
girl who loves comic books, Batman, and anime. But I have found that one of the
most fun things about being a mummy and writing my blog is that I am able to
constantly get my geek on. The geek and the mum are a perfect mix. From
dressing my twins in whatever superhero outfits I can get my hands on to
peppering my stories with Star Wars and Batman references. If anything, since I
have had the babies, I have got worse and my geekdom has reached new spheres.
It is weird, I started this blog for my friends, then it
became more about sharing my experience with a wider audience, and recently I
have discovered that the best thing about this blog is that it is a constant
record of how my twins and I develop. It has remained as personal to me as the
day I started writing it and I can’t wait for the time to come when my twins
are able to read through this chronicle of our lives.
To read Susie's blog A Twin Adventure simply click here.
To read Susie's blog A Twin Adventure simply click here.
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