Snapshot

Recently a physiotherapist informed us that our twin sons were "severely delayed" in their physical development, as a result of their extremely premature birth. I wanted to point out to her that they had about seventy years to catch up. I wanted to say " No. The 17.20 from King's Cross may be severely delayed, but these are human beings and therefore a little more complex than that". I wanted to point out that when Aubrey picks up a book he does not waver his attention until the last page has been studied, he's too busy being himself to worry about performing some abstract tasks in a clinic. I also wanted to tell her that Edmund's frequent explorations of the house always end up with him tottering towards us with a smile that is half viking, half ballroom dancer. They're developing personalities at a good rate of knots, the rest is mere detail.