Saturday 10th January 2015

The twins biological birthday was on 7th January but because they were so young and Jac was busy at work, they had decided to celebrate their birthday on Saturday when neither of them would be at work. Jac had also decided to give Jonny some money and leave him in charge of their birthday celebrations and given his childlike mentality, when he had walked into the toy store with a wallet filled with money, he hadn't known where to start. But finally the day arrived, and Jonny was determined to make his daughters so incredibly happy.

"Good morning Emma and Anna!" Jonny sung as he entered the nursery and pulled the blind up once he had heard that his children were beginning to stir in their white cots. "I know we're three days late, but happy birthday." He smiled as he watched Anna clambered to her feet and pulled herself up using the bars of the cot. "Good girl." Jonny praised. "I can tell which one of you two is going to be the early riser." He smirked as he lifted Anna out of her cot and balanced her on his hip.

"Well, Emma's obviously got her sleeping habits from her father." Jac quipped as she bent over and picked the sleepy infant up out of her cot. "No, you're trying some different milk today." Jac said as she stopped Emma from pulling her vest down before she carried her through to the open plan kitchen and living room.

"I tried the whole milk when I was pouring it into their bottles," Jonny began "and it tastes like cream."

"Well, it's full fat." Jac stated as she lowered Emma into her high chair, strapped her in and then she slowly handed her the sippy cup of milk because she knew if she just placed it on the table in front of her, Emma would pick it up and throw it. "Aren't you supposed to warm it up?" She queried as Jonny did the same with Anna in a high chair besides her sister.

"It depends on the baby." Jonny stated. "Some will have it straight from the fridge and others prefer it warm. If they won't drink it, I'll warm it up for them." He added as he assisted Anna in lifting the bottle of milk to her lips which for her weak arms was a tough task. "Slowly, slowly!" He chuckled as Anna began gulping the white liquid down. "This one doesn't need it warming up." He grinned.

"Okay, this is how some of their presents link up: they can play with the finger paints – only in their nappies so they don't stain clothes – and then afterward, they can play with their new bath toys." Jonny explained as he unfolded a roll of plain paper which he had bought from an arts and crafts shop. He unrolled a couple of meters of it and then laid out the different coloured finger paints and a pot of water whilst Jac took the clothes off of their children.

"Why do I have a feeling that they're going to end up with more paint on each other than they will on the paper?" Jac asked rhetorically.

"Well they're too young to hold crayons or felt tip pens so I thought this'd be a nice idea." Jonny explained. "Plus we can join in." He added as he rolled his sleeves up.

"Oh no, I am not finger painting." Jac retorted.

"What? You've got to." Jonny protested. "Please? You might even enjoy it." He stated.

"I might enjoy it yeah?" Jac moaned as she knelt on the carpet with two blue, small handprints on her arms after Anna had used her mother to help her to stand up. Emma and Anna were just wearing their nappies and they were covered in different coloured paints.

"Oh come on, surely it's great seeing how happy these two are." Jonny smiled as Anna and sat back down in front of her sister and they both shrieked and giggled as they wiped their paint covered hands all over the paper beneath them. Jac couldn't help but smile at that aspect – the present was clearly one of the best out of the many presents that they had received because it had kept them occupied for so long despite their short attention spans. "Tell you what, seeing as we've both got paint on us, why don't we go in the bath with them?"

"There's not enough room for all four of us in the bath and for them to play with their new toys." Jac stated. "Plus we'll have to run the bath twice – once for them to get the paint off which will probably turn the water brown, and then again for them to play in it. We could go for a shower together when they go down for their afternoon nap though." She added.

"I look forward to it." Jonny smiled.

"I still don't see the point in doing this after they've had a bath." Jac pointed out as Jonny took two cupcakes out of a box he had gotten from their local bakery. They were vanilla and decorated with pink buttercream to look like a rose, without a cake case (so they didn't accidentally eat paper) and he had gotten them a single cake each instead of a big birthday cake so that they had one each. "They're going to get it everywhere." She added as she sat at the breakfast bar besides her children who were in high chairs.

"Yeah well, it's all part of the fun." Jonny shrugged. "There you go sweetheart. One for you, and one for you." He smiled as he placed them in the centre of their lap trays before he sat down on a stool.

"That's what she thought of that." Jac quipped as Anna placed her hand straight in the beautiful icing and picked up a clump of it in her fist. After watching her sister, Emma then followed and they both had a great time as they demolished the treat before they crammed handfuls at a time into their small mouths.

"She thinks she's a hamster." Jonny grinned at Emma who appeared to be storing plenty of the cake in her cheeks.

"Don't you think they're developing a bit slow? I mean, speaking-wise." Jac began quietly. "Because they don't stop babbling away but nothing is comprehendible. They're supposed to say their first word by their first birthday–"

"No, they might say their first word around their first birthday." Jonny corrected. "I'm sure there's nothing to worry about." He said reassuringly. "Look at them. Do they look like deprived babies?" He smirked and they both looked to see their children with icing all over their faces and hands.

After a lot more cleaning up, the twins finally went down for their afternoon nap and Jac and Jonny had the opportunity to spend some time together without the company of their demanding children. So, Jonny had the walk-in shower running first, before he was joined by his beautiful wife. He watched as she dampened her hair and her skin under the stream of water before she turned her attention to the Scotsman. He smoothed his hands over her hips and up to the sides of her ribcage before she finally kissed him on the lips.

"You gave birth just over a year ago." Jonny whispered. "I remember you were in a meeting when you had your first contraction. You were adamant that you weren't in labour but inside, you knew you were really."

"I've never been more exhausted in my life than I was that morning." She exclaimed.

"Mm. You were in labour for about 18 hours and they were born at 3:23am and 3:46am." Jonny stated. "You carried twins for 37 weeks and yet you've still barely got any stretch marks." He said admirably. "Mind you, breastfeeding for 12 months has certainly changed your body." He grinned.

"Don't get used to it; I've stopped breastfeeding completely now so they'll be back to normal soon." Jac warned.

"Well then, what do you say to you and me going to bed after this sensual encounter then?" Jonny smiled. "What? I've got to make the most of them." He smirked. "Is that a yes?" He asked.

"You do realise that in a couple of years, Emma and Anna aren't going to be having afternoon naps and we won't be able to get away with things like this. Right?" Jac questioned as she switched the shower off and squeezed the excess water out of her hair – at which point Jonny smiled because he knew what the next half an hour entailed.

"Well, when there's a will, there's a way. And when push comes to shove, there's always the linen cupboard." He grinned.