Woo Hoo! River and Indigo Are Now 1

and I survived my first year of mummyhood!

Woo Hoo! River and Indigo are now 1

You can't tell from this picture, but I am actually
doing a little victory dance!

I can't believe the first year is done and dusted. It has gone by super quick mostly through bleary sleep filled eyes and a blaze of firsts.
First smiles, first laughs, first rolls, first rolls off of the sofa, and for me the first time feeling a kind of love that fills me from the tips of my toes to the ends of the Universe. It is so weird, the kind of love you feel for your children differs so entirely from the love that you feel for anyone else. It is amazing!
This year has been seriously crazy, amazing, scary and filled with many delightful surprises and some not so delightful (I mean really who knew babies pooed so much..? They don't tell you that in the handbook).
Some highlights:

Hearing River and Indigo cry for the first time
Holding them and seeing their faces for the first time
Their first smile
The first night they slept all the way through the night
Anytime they laugh (I love that)
River's constant monster noises
Indigo's singing (she sings all the time, it is lovely)
Baby hugs
Their faces when they see me
When Indigo first learned how to clap
When River learned how to blow raspberries for the first time
and well pretty much every time they learn something new or we spend time together

Some not so good times:

Their birth. It was difficult, scary and well really not the best. If it hadn't been for Rob calming me down and staying by me I don't know what I would have done.
The whole time me and the babies were in hospital. Being stuck inside for ages amongst some 'interesting' characters whilst I had a raging infection and two babies that refused to feed was horrendous. I really hope I never have to go through that again.
Problems after my c-section and my health...still not fully sorted a year on. ...hmmmm
The first time River fell off the sofa. I nearly had a heart attack and though he was fine I have never felt more awful.

Birthday fun...

Woo Hoo! River and Indigo are now 1

Indigo and River looking cute in their brand new birthday pajamas

For those of you that know me, you know I like to wring every inch of birthdayness out of my birthday, which for those of you that don't know me means: I celebrate all week long. Yes every year I indulge and have a birthday week (and why not?)...you should see what I am like at Christmas!
Well, I am of the belief that everyone should do this - so of course this was put into action with River and Indigo's big 1st birthday (and it will be in action every year hopefully for the rest of their lives, if they choose to carry on the tradition).
Woo Hoo! River and Indigo are now 1

I won't go into everything that we got up to, but basically a lot of fun was had. On their actual birthday we went to Tropical World in Leeds and enjoyed being surrounded by butterflies, watching the Meerkats and the various birds. There was a sign that said that there were some animals at "liberty" and though most were tame, some might bite. I have a feeling they were talking about the Turtles as I swear I saw one that looked particularly shady.
River and Indigo celebrated with a face-full and a few mouthfuls of of chocolate birthday muffin and I can confirm that the wrapping paper was a real hit.
Honestly though, I can't believe they have gone from this:
Woo Hoo! River and Indigo are now 1