February 14th is not Valentine’s Day for us. It is Tom and Alice’s birthday. Have I told you the story of how I came to have boy/girl twins on the 14th February 1993? It’s a good one. I generally avoid personal stuff here, but as this has now entered Brocket lore, it’s got a life of its own.
Lovely story. I also had a baby in Belgium; during labour I spoke French to the obstetrician, Flemish to the midwife, and English to my husband - it was a great distraction. The care was excellent - I could look out of my window into the hospital's kitchen garden and see which vegetables would appear on my plate the same day.
Oh what a lovely story and so much better than the sickly commercial Valentine’s Day which I hate! My brother and I are adopted as my mum was told she couldn’t carry to term. Imagine her surprise when my sister arrived! 3 under 5 wasn’t really in the plan!
I also love Belgium, such an underrated place. My husband worked there on and off for years and I would often join him for long weekends. I absolutely loved it. Also did very well in shoe sales as I have smalll feet and most women over there seemed to have very large feet!
Thank you for sharing your story with all of us. Absolutely beautiful. Now I can appreciate even more why your posts often have pictures of gorgeous tulips…arms full of tulips! 🌷 🌷 Also Jane, here’s a shout out to your Simon. He sounds like a most marvelous husband! Blessings on your sweet family.
That made me so happy to read. Lovely names. My first daughter was born in 1992 and now she's pregnant and in June I'll be a granny, please God, and I am so excited. Birth is magic, and I still love Call the Midwife even though I have to watch it in secret because my husband, who can sit through the worst war movies, can't be in the room with an actress pretending to be in labour!
Thank you for sharing this, so beautifully written. What a journey you had. Your fabulous twins are far more exciting to celebrate than St Valentine’s Day.
Jane! I feel I have known you so well for many years but had NO idea! What a splendid tale. No one needs an excuse to be a lover of tulips but if they did…well you do deserve all the tulips in the world xxx
I'm late in posting a comment, but can't miss thanking you for sharing this amazing story! Every birth story is special, but yours--and your telling of it--is really one for the ages. So grateful you wrote it out as you did.
Thank you . I had each of babies in the heat and humidity of Australian summers and oriental lilies are the most hardy and fragrant . My daughter’s pregnancy was incredibly difficult and we are fortunate to have good medical care and i felt my medical team were like coaches counting the weeks as milestones . She entered the world only slightly under 35 weeks and was named after indomitable women of history - Eleanor . The scent of the lilies always makes me smile .
Lovely story. I also had a baby in Belgium; during labour I spoke French to the obstetrician, Flemish to the midwife, and English to my husband - it was a great distraction. The care was excellent - I could look out of my window into the hospital's kitchen garden and see which vegetables would appear on my plate the same day.
Oh what a lovely story and so much better than the sickly commercial Valentine’s Day which I hate! My brother and I are adopted as my mum was told she couldn’t carry to term. Imagine her surprise when my sister arrived! 3 under 5 wasn’t really in the plan!
I also love Belgium, such an underrated place. My husband worked there on and off for years and I would often join him for long weekends. I absolutely loved it. Also did very well in shoe sales as I have smalll feet and most women over there seemed to have very large feet!
Thank you for sharing your story with all of us. Absolutely beautiful. Now I can appreciate even more why your posts often have pictures of gorgeous tulips…arms full of tulips! 🌷 🌷 Also Jane, here’s a shout out to your Simon. He sounds like a most marvelous husband! Blessings on your sweet family.
What a lovely story. Thanks for sharing. You made a lot of people happier this grey Sunday 😀
How wonderful, made me cry. As an aside I have a gorgeous nephew who was born on the 9.3.93!!!
That made me so happy to read. Lovely names. My first daughter was born in 1992 and now she's pregnant and in June I'll be a granny, please God, and I am so excited. Birth is magic, and I still love Call the Midwife even though I have to watch it in secret because my husband, who can sit through the worst war movies, can't be in the room with an actress pretending to be in labour!
Thank you for sharing this, so beautifully written. What a journey you had. Your fabulous twins are far more exciting to celebrate than St Valentine’s Day.
Jane! I feel I have known you so well for many years but had NO idea! What a splendid tale. No one needs an excuse to be a lover of tulips but if they did…well you do deserve all the tulips in the world xxx
Jane, I have tears in my eyes reading this beautiful story! Thank you for sharing - another fabulous start to a Sunday. Xx
Thank you so much for posting this. I also have IVF twins and so much resonated. Joy & tulips on a rainy Sunday morning x
Thank you, a wonderful, uplifting story for this rainy morning 💙💚
Quite a story! I love that their birth story begins when you were 10 years old!
I'm late in posting a comment, but can't miss thanking you for sharing this amazing story! Every birth story is special, but yours--and your telling of it--is really one for the ages. So grateful you wrote it out as you did.
Thank you for sharing this! I , too, have IVF twins after years of infertility.
Happy Tom and Alice day. Can’t think of a better reason to get the Smith and Munsons in. 💗🩷❤️💛💕
Thank you . I had each of babies in the heat and humidity of Australian summers and oriental lilies are the most hardy and fragrant . My daughter’s pregnancy was incredibly difficult and we are fortunate to have good medical care and i felt my medical team were like coaches counting the weeks as milestones . She entered the world only slightly under 35 weeks and was named after indomitable women of history - Eleanor . The scent of the lilies always makes me smile .