BAD LOSS FOR GOODWIN
time, but this wasn’t a plan for the sisters despite their close bond.
“We both were planning to have a baby but none of us knew we were planning them around the same time, it was only a few days after Michelle told me that she was pregnant did I come to know that I was pregnant too,” Kathryn, from East Geelong, said.
“Though my husband and I had been living in Italy for a while, I am so glad we made the decision to come home.”
With due dates 11 days apart, they didn’t seriously consider their baby boys might be born on the same day. MASTERCHEF winner Julie Goodwin has been convicted of drink-driving after doing a runner to avoid a random roadside breath test.
Goodwin, 47, said nothing when her matter was mentioned briefly in Gosford Local Court this morning.
Her solicitor Ken Stew-
Michelle’s son Isaac was due today, and Kathryn’s baby Jack wasn’t due until June 6.
By chance, Michelle went into labour on Tuesday, the same day Kathryn’s doctor had booked her for a caesarean.
“I booked into the hospital an hour before my own operation to see Michelle’s son Isaac and it was such an emotional moment knowing my son and her son would get to share this day for the rest of their lives,” Kathryn said.
“Since we were put in the same room, we even joked that it was the best sleepover we’ve ever had,” Michelle laughed.
Isaac is being doted over by his art entered a guilty plea to one count of drink-driving after she recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.107.
Magistrate Ron Maiden convicted Goodwin and fined her $600.
He also reduced her driving suspension to just six months meaning she will be eligible to get her licence back on October 11. mum, his father Shane Pavlinac and three-year-old sister Summer.
Jack is getting lots of cuddles from his mum, his father Jonathan Tollerud and his 18-month-old brother Marcius.
Michelle and Kathryn’s mum, Lynda O’Flaherty, is also dishing out lots of love, taking care of her daughters and grandsons around the clock. “We wouldn’t be able to do this without her,” said Kathryn.
“We just cannot wait for Isaac and Jack to be the best of friends. This could be the best surprise we could have got,” Michelle said.