I'm Jo. I'm 28 and I live in London with my hubby and non-identical twin girls, Grace and Ruth who were born on 12th December 2007.
A year ago we weren't even seriously thinking about having children but we realised that there was nothing really stopping us so we agreed to try for a baby. I have polycystic ovaries so we were going to give it a year or so and seek further help but I got pregnant on the second month of trying. We found out it was twins at the 12 week scan. My Dad is a twin and we all joked about it but never seriously thought that we would have twins ourselves. We only ever planned to have one baby so figured this was someone's way of telling us that we were meant to have two!
I'm currently on maternity leave from my job - I'm an Information Officer for a children's charity and am planning to return to work in May 2008.
The best thing about being a parent is the unpredictability. I crave order and control in my life and now I have none! It has been a big adjustment for me but I'm getting used to it. Also, I love getting compliments about the girls when we go out. I didn't realise that to lots of people twins are still seen as special. To us it is normal. The girls have just started smiling and this makes up for the broken sleep 
The worst thing is the loss of control over my life! I think it is doing me good as I need to relax and go with the flow and having twins means that I'm not the priority any more! I've adjusted to broken sleep but I'm not saying that I like it... also I hate it when the girls cry. I know all babies cry and these two are pretty good and tend to only cry when they are hungry (they love their milk so this happens a lot!) but I still find it utterly heartbreaking.
I'm really lucky because my hubby is really involved with the girls. I had a c-section (the girls were lying across my stomach so no chance of a normal delivery) and he looked after me and the girls while I recovered. He's changed as many (if not more) nappies than I have and we make all decisions about the girls jointly. He works shifts so he's around at odd times of day and night and often has weekdays off so he spends almost as much time with the girls as I do. If truth be told, he would like to give up work and be a stay at home dad while I go out and work. As much as I love the girls (and I hate being apart from them), I would happily be the main breadwinner. I just need to find a really well-paid job!
Hobbies? I used to have time for hobbies but now...
I really like watching sport, especially rugby and support Harlequins and England. We used to be Quins season ticket holders before the girls came along and are planning to take them along to a game later in the season. I love cricket in the summer as it is so relaxing so again, no chance of enjoying that until the girls leave home!!
I collect handbags - not designer ones, sadly but I like interesting, cute ones e.g. Fiorelli and Radley.
I really like gaming (board and computer) and am addicted to scrabble. I'm getting back into shape after the pregnancy by hopping about on my dance mat! I'm also partial to a bit of Singstar after a few vodka and diet cokes and I got a Nintendo DS for Christmas and do the brain training games to stop my faculties turning to mush. I generally play the games while waiting for bottles to warm during the 2am feed!
I can't imagine that anyone is going to read this but it is great therapy for me. I love writing and this helps to satisfy my creative itch...
