Little Spaces!

It is amazing how you take so many things for granted pre-baby! The ability to go out with 5 minutes notice, packing your bag the afternoon you plan on going away, how many clothes you can take with you on your holiday and even peace and quiet!

We are about to take our first big family holiday this month! We are off to see my family in Brisbane and thought it might be a nice idea to drive up. I may rethink this after the drive, never the less, the car is packed.... to the brim, I do not think I could squeeze even the smallest pea into the boot; Girls are having a sleep (thank goodness for peace and quiet!); House is clean... I guess I am ready to go, just waiting for Shane to finish work and we'll be off. Our first stop is Spring Farm to see Andy and Neri and rest our heads for the long trek to Brisbane.

Usually when packing for a trip, pre-baby, involves laying out clothes the night before, putting them in the bag, packing the toiletries and car in the morning and setting off! How things have changed! We started laying out clothes and packing and planning what to pack on Monday! That is 4 days thinking about and packing for 4 of us! Why did noone ever tell me it was that bad!

I have packed for them toys, clothes, nappies, wipes, food, drink, drink bottles, spoons, swimmers, swimmer nappies, hats, pyjamas, shoes, socks, creams... have I forgotten anything? Gee I hope not! Usually I forget things for myself rather than the girls things!

I am thinking while taking the long trek we can discover some excellent travel tips to share.

My first travel tip for kids/babies(someone told me this or I read it somewhere, but it is a goodie!) :
'Take the sheets from the babies cot so they have a scent they are familiar with when sleeping in a different place!'

Life Changes

So, I knew life was going to change when I found out I was pregnant. Then, when I found out it was twins, I knew life would never be the same again! And boy was I right.

A quick history... we found out we were pregnant while on holidays in October 2008, we discovered it was twins at our 12 week ultrasound in December 2009 and the girls Olivia and Ava were born on the 25th May 2009.

In the beginning I tried to keep a routine as best I could and the girls were fantastic... fast track 11 months and my routine is being thrown a curve ball again now they decide that they don't want to sleep in the morning anymore... whatever am I going to do with them or more to the point when does my time come back?

We are in the process of packing for a driving holiday to see my family in Brisbane, Queensland. Here is yet another curve ball... packing, driving for a few hours a day, new environment, new people, different weather, different house... I wonder what the next curve ball will be.

I guess the point of my blogging today is that you never know what life is going to throw at you, and the only way to get through it is to run with the curve balls it throws at you instead of letting them knock you down.