The halfway point

We are at the halfway point. Well, it's only halfway because we're expecting twins. That means that we are scheduled for a c-section at 38 weeks. Of course, that is assuming we make 38 weeks.

So we may, or may not, be halfway. In fact we may be somewhat over halfway. I'll start again ...

We're at 133 days today, and at least halfway to the birth of our twin boys! Champagne all round! Except for the carrier of the twins, who is not allowed to drink. Claudia is looking gorgeous at the moment, with her round tummy sticking out like a convenient shelf. It must be really uncomfortable for women tho'. I think we should reconsider the entire exercise.

It also means I have to seriously start working on the nursery. This poses numerous problems which must be overcome. For I am a pack rat - and I can blame my mother. I am also lazy - for which I can't blame anyone (bugger). And so my study, soon to be the home of squealing twin baby boys, is currently flooded with bits of broken pc, a small deciduous forest of paper, and many widgets of unknown design or purpose. The mountain is mindboggling, and frankly terrifying, and yet - the due date is coming ever closer. The horror overwhelms me.

Besides the terror of this hideous project, I am also staring into the abyss that expenses have eaten into my budget (or would have if I had a budget). Have you ever investigated buying a twin pram? In this dark corner of the world, most shops have many models of singleton prams on display. Twin prams, on the other hand, are in short supply. I'm not sure about you, but I like to fondle the pram lovingly, attempt to break it, fold it and drive it before spending one iota of my jealously guarded cash on it. This is nigh on impossible. Oh for a tactile version of the interwebnets!