Choosing essentials for your twin registry list is a daunting task and one that I definitely recommend starting to as early as possible. I tend to be very minimalist when it comes to products for my twin baby registry. There were definitely a few things I thought “meh, I don’t need that!” only to send …
Our first born, Theodore (Theo) was born on January 22nd, 2014. Theo brought so much joy to our lives, and we knew we wanted more children. I’ve always said I wanted 3-5, and Ben…well, he has never really given me a solid answer. Heh. Anyways, when we decided to have a 2nd baby, I planned …
Having twins is an amazing, beautiful, chaotic, and challenging blessing. Before I had my girls, I didn’t realize that something that I loved so much could also cause me this much stress. I also learned that being a twin mom is like being in a special club. I had a friend once who drove a …
Babywise and twins? Is it possible? What are the pros and cons? Let’s talk about it! “I don’t know how you do it” is a comment I get quite often, from strangers in the checkout line to my closest friends. My son had just turned two when my twins were born, and many days I …
Dear New Twin Mom, I see you staring incredulously at the two tiny people that you created… and I know. I know the gut-wrenching, earth-shattering, overwhelming amount of joy and gratitude you are feeling right now. I see you in the checkout line at Target, gently rocking your double stroller back and forth and glancing …
When you have twins, most everything you experience with them will be double, both the good and bad. Double the kisses, snuggles, photo ops, first steps, first smiles… it’s truly amazing. But there’s also double the diapers, laundry, middle of the night wake-ups, sickness, and guilt. Double guilt. That’s something I didn’t think about prior …
Identical Vs Fraternal Twins and the Different Twin Types We are constantly asked if our twin girls are identical or fraternal, usually with about 100 other personal questions. People are just fascinated with multiple births. I sometimes don’t mind the questions, and the babies enjoy the attention! However, other times we are in a hurry, …
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 …