I’ve always given my children a vast assortment of vegetables. I don’t force them to eat the food on their plate, but they aren’t allowed to choose something else for their meal. I make exceptions of course; for example, Theo, my 3-year old, hates potatoes and always has. Now, I grew up in a household …
It’s pretty common to hear crazy, funny, and joyful stories of becoming a mother. What isn’t so common to hear are stories of the loneliness of motherhood. I’m referring to the everyday realness and hardships of being a mother, and not post-partum depression. As I acknowledge and reflect on my emotions as a mother it …
When I found out I was expecting twins, I thought I would easily figure out twin breastfeeding. I breastfed my first, Theo, up until he was about 11 months old. I loved that I was giving him good quality milk, that it was so easy (no bottles to wash, heck yes!), and that it was …
How to Prepare Your Toddler for a New Baby (or two!) Our first child, Theo, was only 18 months when we learned that we were having twins. We would be bringing home not one, but two babies, and were a little bit lot panicked. Bringing home one baby is a huge adjustment, but bringing home …
A few weeks ago I wrote a post that included a letter to Theo on his 3rd Birthday. I said that I was going to write letters for all of my children on their Birthday’s, and so here we are, 13 days after my twin girls 1st Birthday. I’m rather proud of myself for only being …
Like most moms these days, I spend a lot of time on Pinterest. However, with three small children, I don’t often have the time, energy, or patience to execute perfect little crafts. My 3-year-old, Theo, doesn’t have much interest in art, and I really should spend more time with him doing fun activities such as painting, …
My little Theodore turned 3 on January 22nd. I wasn’t upset on his 1st or 2nd birthdays in that ‘oh my gosh, my baby is growing up!’ sort of way. But when he turned 3? Lord have mercy, you’d think he was packing his bags for college! His 3rd birthday tugged and pulled on my …
By the time we reached the labor and delivery floor, I was at that point in contractions where they hurt so mother freaking badly, that there was no relief. I was still reeling from the pain of the previous contraction when the next one hit. The labor and delivery floor was slammed, and the nurse …
The morning of the twins birth On February 9th I woke up, and I KNEW the babies were going to come that day. I felt an increase of pressure and slight discomfort in my pelvis. It reminded me of the way I felt the morning I went into labor with Theo. Ben had a huge presentation to give …
When you find out you’re expecting twins, you do everything you can to prepare. For me, this consisted of reading everything I could find on twin pregnancies and births. The overwhelming majority of what I read made me incredibly anxious. A twin pregnancy is considered high risk, and I read story after story of women being put …