So, you know, right now Ive got two boys already. Theyre absolutely bursting with energyalways running around, breaking things left and right, but honestly, theyre good as gold. One minute theyll bump into each other or start crying, and the next theyre having a cuddle as if nothing ever happened. Other people, though, whenever they see my lads, they seem to focus on the wrong stuffthey love pointing out whats bad and giving me all sorts of advice on the right way to raise boys. But honestly, I think lads at this age really do need some freedom to express themselves, so they can grow up confident and capable.
Loads of people are always saying how well-behaved and calm my William is, but that Adams a proper handfulso clumsy and hectic, they reckon hell only hold his brother back once theyre grown up. I just nod along when I hear comments like that. Maybe theres a bit of truth in it, but, if Im being honest, those two are completely devoted to each other. Theyre perfectly matched and cant be apart for long.
Not long ago, they started pestering me for a dog. But Ill admit, Im not the worlds biggest fan of dogsI get really anxious around them. So if were getting a pet, I told them Id much rather get a tortoise. Theyre chilled out, slow, and look after themselves if they need toa bit more my pace, you know.
Looking back, before Adam was born, my husband Tom and I had absolutely no idea just how much life would change with our second little one. When we first found out that Adam was unwell, I cant even explain how devastated I feltlike all the colour drained from life for a moment. But before that, there was never any sign that anything was wrong; everything with the pregnancy was completely textbook.
After getting the news from that dreaded scan, I did briefly think about whether I should go through with itjust for a split second. But I pulled myself together pretty quickly and knew I had to have him. To be honest, no one backed us upmy own parents werent on my side. Tom was just as lost as I was, but he stood by me. People called me naive, I cried a lot in private, but all I could say was, Children are the flowers of life. Thank goodness, Tom dug deep and said, Shes having this baby, and thats it! Eventually, our families came round to it.
And when Adam finally arrived, he surprised all of ushe caught on to things so quickly. William would bring him toys or little bits and bobs, and Adam would name them straight away. Thats when I started feeling truly hopeful that everything would be alrightand you know what? It really has turned out that way.
