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Well, I was quite nervous when I came home with the new scooter on Friday, although I was starting to get the hang of it towards the end. Its really simple really, and is very sturdy and stable. On Sunday I took it out for a practice ride twice round the block, and took the time to get used to the controls, braking, signaling, and accelerating. I’m feeling much happier now, and I quite enjoyed myself. Tuesday will be my first official trip to work and back, and I am both looking forward to the experience and slightly nervous. I’m also going to have to leave the poor scooter out in the cold outside the office. I hope I don’t get soaked, lets hope for a good day.

Anyway, when I returned from my practice drive, Fiona got the camera out, and she tool a few pictures, and filmed a short sequence. Little Joshua was awake at the time so he got in on the shoot also

The boys have recently started interacting with stuff much more, both of them really enjoy playing with the piano, and the dangling toys of their baby gym. Joshua especially likes banging on all the buttons of the piano to change all the tunes before they’ve even started playing properly, its all intense and serious. Must be just a button thing, I can’t think who he takes after in this respect...

A video will follow shortly...

Joshua studies the various button options.



Connor gets to know the parrot.



Chewing the toys is part of the fun:



I can command the world from here:

The boys execising on their activity mat (Photography Copyright 2008, Naomi Lynch).




Connor Kenneth Docherty



Joshua James Docherty

Saturday past we all made it down for our first night in the caravan. Here are a few shots:



Suddenly the caravan looks like a nursary.



Getting on with essential baby business, Joshua gets a change, and Connor has a stretch.



Buggy Garage up and operational and Connor takes a nap. More to follow...

The boys having fun on the new playmat they just received from their great grandfather James, and their uncle John.

Connor Kenneth Docherty (nearly 4 weeks old) and his Great Grandfather James Durnian (83 years old) meet for the first time.

Well in this case one fortunately. My brother and sister in law kindly gave us this cool little mobile a few months before the twins came along. Since we’ve had it, it has played plenty of music, but no turning. Well, I felt I couldn’t be beaten by something so simple! Then I opened it up, and about 4 parts sprung out in all directions, oops! Anyway, the mobile connector rod appeared to have separated from its friction clutch (presumable a safety feature in case it gets jammed). It was simply a case of reattaching it. The real problem is growing a third hand to help put everything back together again. Anyway, with a bit of wrangling we have the wee cute mobile working again for a second life, with plenty of tune, and some movement again. Don’t you love happy endings :-

A cute black & white photo of Connor & Joshua on their second morning in the big world.

Since Fiona went into hospital I’ve really missed sitting down in a nice coffee shop, with a decent sized cappuccino and slice of cake. We braved for the worst, and set out with the twins, both filled to the brim with milk. Anyway, both behaved well and we had a nice break out of the house. Oh, and the Thorntons Coffee and ice cream shop at Fort Kinnaird is recommended.

Okay, it was only a trip to Boots and back home, but it was our first time out with Double Trouble.



OOPS what happened to Connor!

Sometimes these babies like to gang up on Fiona and I, and they get really upset!

The Docherty twins and Fiona are home from the hospital. We all got back to the house at 21:30 last night, and for the we're still trying to bring some organization to the house after the initial chaos. First night went better than we initially thought, after both screaming for a couple of hours, we finally managed about 3 hours sleep and another hour and half later. We've been trying out our new kit today, and discovered that the swing and seats below work well. More to follow:

The Docherty twins now have names: Twin 1 is Joshua James Docherty (James after my Dad) and weighs 7lbs, and is the one on the left with the blue hat. Everyone thinks he looks more like Fiona. Twin 2 is Connor Kenneth Docherty (Kenneth after Fiona's Dad) and weighs 6lbs, he is the one on the right with the yellow hat. Everyone thinks he looks more like me.

Fiona and I have had two boys. No names yet, the bigger of the two (which Midwifes say looks like Fiona) is about 7 and 1/2lbs, the smaller (which Midwifes say looks like me) is 6 and 1/2lbs. It was a long drawn out labour, but the staff at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh were superb. In the end the boys were born by c-section, and Fiona has been recovering well after a few complications from surgery. As of a phone call this morning all three are doing well, and I've just woke up from a 10 and 1/2 hour sleep. Here's the picture you'll be sure wanting to see, details will follow:

Ah, the simple procedure of dismantling a buggy

Had fun earlier tonight building our new buggy which I picked up this afternoon. I have to admit to being very impressed with its construction. Its seriously solid and well built, has lots of cool features, and folds up in a fairly amazing way. It even has suspension. It also came in about 10 different parts, in various huge boxes! All this for two little babies. More to follow:

Well Fiona and I decided on the buggy we're going to get. I comes with everything, car seats, cots, all sorts of bits, and is very compact for a twin buggy. Believe me, this is something hard to find. It unfortunately costs a wopping 850quid. That was a bit of a blow, but all the rest are just the same. Anyway its called the iCandy Pear, see the pictures below. I think I need a new car to go along with it

Well here's a few more scan pictures taken recently.

It is too early to be considering buggies at the moment, however its likely we'll be looking for some multi-purpose vehicle like the one below, which is shown in two modes. This one is made by Jane

*** Okay folks, Big Announcement Here ***

Fiona and I are thrilled to announce that we are expecting twins. We've been through two cycles of IVF, but we're both very proud to be expecting twins around June 2008. Keep an eye on the blog for updates

Here's a quick picture of both of them as of our scan today. They are both about 4.5 cm, and both looking healthy. You can find out more in the About/About Double Trouble link