http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk Life on an organic farm in Orkney Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:31:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Benjamin and Ingebjorg wide awake and happy as can be. Benji and Inga sleeping through their first ferry ride. Warm and cozy in their crib doonstairs! Life is good. We're all exhausted but life is still good. The dryer died. So has the Aga. (Only ours is a Stanely??) it's 4am and I'm ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/02/27/were-still-alive-and-well/ [caption id="attachment_255" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Benjamin and Ingebjorg at home in their cot"][/caption] Behold! The twins! They are finally on the outside and I'm shrinking back to normal size. Benji and Inga were born by a swift and trouble free c-section on January 21st! They were both robust and healthy with Benji ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/02/12/were-alive-and-well/ The twins hit a growth spurt, new stretch marks have appeared, and I've lost the ability to sit in ANY position with any comfort what-so-ever. (And most of the time I just plain can't as The Belly gets in the way haha) And I'm as ill as a dog. Lost my ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/12/23/its-official-i-am-a-beached-whale/ As we are not able to shut the electricity off here on the farm we did our best to participate in the "Power Off Weekend" by visiting Malcom and Rachel at their candle-lit home instead. The three of us (Me, Erlend, and wee Elspeth) spent a lovely afternoon, and part of the ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/12/13/power-off-weekend-as-best-as-we-could/ [caption id="attachment_242" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Double Pram for Twins"][/caption] Thanks to a friend that happens to be a Bargan Huntress we now have a much more affordable Dream Pram option ~ to the tune of nearly £600 less!!!! Erlend said we can get it and so V~~ is going to make an ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/12/12/affordable-dream-pram-found/ [caption id="attachment_236" align="aligncenter" width="260" caption="Photo evidence that Elspeth DOES, on ocassion, hold still long enough for a cuddle!!"][/caption] (A bit of a rambling post. Hope I don't bore you to death... but I dunno, I feel rude if I just ask for help locating stuff without having a bit of a ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/12/12/where-can-i-find-these-baby-things-im-having-no-luck/ Which, uh, isn't a surprise. More then likely the results are in but you know how hospitals are. "Call the patient and let them know the results? NEVER!" We are trying to be patient but once I can take it no longer I'll make an appointment with Dr. H~~~ and ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/12/10/no-results-for-elspeths-scans-yet/ [caption id="attachment_229" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Sweet little booties for the twins"][/caption]  We were given a lovely gift the other day from our friends Rachel and Malcom ~ hand knitted wool booties for our winter weans! They are so sweet and soft. I can't wait to put them on two pairs of tiny ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/12/03/look-at-these-sweet-baby-booties/ Erlend and Elspeth are away to Aberdeen so our peedie bairn can be checked for epilepsy at the Children's Hospital. Being pregnant makes me soooo hormonal that I'm like a coo looking for her calf! And the thought of my wean and my husband on a plane... yeah, it's not ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/12/02/oh-unhappy-day/ Twins!! Can you believe it? Yeah, I know I haven't been around for like six months but pregnancy is rough and I'm sooooo crippled. Been down with some hard-core heart misbehaviors but fear not, none of that stuff is dangerous. Keeps me too lightheaded to think straight but it won't ... http://mooo.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/11/15/too-pregnant-gasp/