The part of Clapham where I live is nicknamed “Nappy Valley” owing to the huge number of families with children and babies. I’ve heard it’s the area with the most number of Mums, Dads and 2.4 children in Europe. This is an amazing fact. And I have no doubt it’s true. The fact that that someone actually bothered to count them is no less amazing. I am proud to think that throughout the almost 42 years of my life so far I have learned many utterly pointless things. This is definitely one of the most pointless of them all.

There’s a street near us called Northcote Road – it’s the main shopping street which runs the length of the “valley”. On Saturdays it is packed with local mothers and fathers out shopping with their children. It’s a bit chaotic, especially as there doesn’t seem to be any kind of buggy etiquette. Charlotte, my wife and future Operations Director of Montholme Twins Ltd, came home yesterday commenting that some mothers with two or three children weren’t given right of way by other mums with single children.

You see, we’re expecting twins. Hence the blog.

I’ve never blogged before. But I’ve never had twins before so I guess it’s just another new experience, right?

And the reason I’m blogging is because becoming a Dad of twins isn’t one of those new experiences you can just casually breeze your way through. Well I can’t, anyhow.

I need to do research. I have questions. Millions of them.

We’re expecting our first batch of twins at the end of November and by then I want to have found some answers…

And this is one of the various purposes of the blog – to ask and answer some of the questions I have – I’d really appreciate any feedback, comments and suggestions from anyone with any bright ideas.

I’m going to need all the help I can get.

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