Pick Me Up!

12 DAYS OF XMAS

Sitting at the table with Christmas tunes tinkling in the background, I carefully cut around the wrapping paper.

Placing a gift in the middle, I folded the edges in, securing it with tape, before topping it off with a bow.

‘What are you doing?’ my wife Renee asked, laughing. ‘It’s only just October!’

‘I know, but we need to be prepared this year,’ I said.

You see, Renee and I were pregnant – both of us!

It was barely November before our home in Québec, Canada, was decked out like Santa’s grotto, with festive decs and twinkling lights.

I was leaving nothing to chance, wanting everything to be perfect for when our little miracles

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