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Article: www.wonderbabies.com; Femailmagazine Born 15 weeks premature, and so tiny they barely filled a man's hand, these twins have become the internet's most unlikely stars - thanks to their father's web diary of their fight for survival. By turns heartwrenching and hilarious, it makes compulsive reading . . .
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- January 5, 2006
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WHEN Martin Holdcroft's twin sons were born in December 2004, 15 weeks early, he decided to share the emotional rollercoaster through an internet diary. Unburdening himself as the boys faced one trauma after another kept him sane.
But the weblog also proved inspirational for other parents. Millions around the world have been following the progress of Edmund and Aubrey ever since.
Now the boys are safely home in Ramsgate, Kent, with Martin, 46, a writer and their mum Julie, 32, a classroom assistant. Here is Martin's deeply personal diary.
July 2004: Julie's done a pregnancy test and it's positive. We're both shocked and absolutely thrilled. ...