Only me - have not read your messages yet but thank you now because sure they are lovely! will read after this if have time
WEll I was right they were not wanting to come out but bake longer so Jules could win her bet! 36 hours of induced labour - a sodding nightmare and most distressing as 30 hrs were tied to a bed as had a sodding drip and had to monitor the twins. They put the epidural in at 3cm which is all I flaming well got to despite every drug going to speed it along as they said might not get an anaethestist and as strapped to the bed etc.......
I apparently have the strongest back ligaments ever - isn't that typical so had to practically drill it in
Eventually they said enough is enough as did I in no uncertain terms (you know me)and C Section. Emily Charlotte was born first on the 5th at 10.23 pm head first weighing in at a 6lb14 and 2 minutes later Alice Isobel arrived at 6lb5 bottom first weeing all over the team and then the paedatrician! Tasteful! They are delightful and despite a nightmare induction I can honestly say I am on cloud nine - we both are. Alice is dark and petite with olive type skin and is the spit of me (poor sod) and Emily is just like DH - blond hair (though he did darken later and is now just plain grey 
) and looks just like him - she has this face that he has when he has eaten too many dried apricots........ leave that up to you lot I have been so lucky - fantastic pg and now apparently I am duck to water...... they breast feed no problem though have been getting 2 hours sleep a night as Alice is so dam greedy and always wants to be up and at it - sound familiar? But finally last night having told a stream of visitors to bog off we wanted the day to ourselves (the first I might add) we setteled them more and Alice was fed at 10 then 3 then woke her up at 7.15 and Emily decided to be a bit more awkward but did her 10 and on and off to 12 then 3 then woke her up at 7.15! Hey ho - mind you probably all go to pot today as have friends over from BAhrain all day!
The hopsital was so hot - floor to ceiling glass south facing - can you imagine it but I decided not to stress and apparently am the most laid back mummy they have ever seen- don't see it myself. Have not really been "down" at all except had a couple of crys when so tired the other night and said I wish DH had breasts - and Emily has removed the top of one nipple - hey ho that's life! All in all the negative sides I just live with and realize there are times when I could just lie down and not wake up and think sod them but these are few and they are the most perfect girls and I feel or we feel so very blessed I can't begin to tell you. May I say thank you for those who have sent cards and Jules those toy mobile phones are fabby (for those who remember I dropped my mobile down the toilet whilst pg!) Traci the card is great and you signed your name.
I am sending you loads of love and miss you all enourmously - will try and pop on when I can but you know....
Ps went for a walk yesterday - how cool is that and am only 2lb over my pre pregnancy weight but have a few feet of black tummy to shift - seemed to tan more in hospital for some reason and tummy went black!
Loads of love
Tracey, Emily and Alice
xxx
....2lb indeed, you better not tell Nikola 
