You may have noticed things have been a little quiet over here, and for good reason! Maybe you’ve noticed that the pictures I share on Instagram, I’m mostly hiding behind the kids. For good reason… I’m super busy growing a baby, which of course, means a growing bump and lots of naps! It’s true, it’s …
Any mama who’s expecting twins probably has the same fear. Will my twins end up in the NICU? Not all twins end up in the NICU, but it’s more common for multiple birth pregnancies to be premature and require extra medical attention. 31 weeks and 6 days. That’s how many weeks pregnant I was when …
“Watch out for the terrible twos!” they say. “Twin toddlers are so challenging!” they say. Anyone ever feel as if “they” don’t actually have children? Two year olds are a BREEZE compared to the sass and attitude of a threenager. And don’t even get me started on the emotional complexities of a four year old. …
How to Sleep Train Twins I know that sleep training can get a bad rep. I’ve heard comments such as “they’re babies, not dogs!” from parents who are against sleep training. The definition of the word training is: the action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behavior. Therefore, ‘sleep …
Last week I wrote about the benefits of keeping twins together in school. It only seemed fair that this week, I explore the benefits of putting twins in different classes in school. There are pros and cons to each decision, and I honestly believe that there is no RIGHT decision. Some twins thrive being in …
Every mom with little ones wants to know how to make life easier when you have kids close in age. Motherhood is hectic. It is go, go, go 24/7 and a constant battle of balancing it all while not getting burnt out. My first two children are 18-months apart and I now have three children …
When does it get easier with twins? I remember a particularly hot spring day when I was at the park with my identical twin girls and singleton. My twins, Josie and Margo, must have been about 3 months old and Theo was 2. There was a twin dad at the park, whose twin boys looked …
Whether or not you keep your twins together in school is a huge debate among parents of twins and multiples. And deciding whether you’re keeping twins together in preschool is one of the first major decisions you have to make regarding their education. I’ll admit that I don’t like the thought of my identical twin …
Giving birth to twins was something I was terrified of when I first found out I was expecting twins. I had no idea what to expect, and the internet wasn’t exactly my friend! My search results were either not very comforting stories from other twin mom blogs, OR were way too impersonal. I wanted to …
I lay under a blanket on the couch listening to shrieks of laughter from one of my three year old twins as she searched the house for me. “I’m a hungry T-Rex! Roar! I’m going to find you!” she cried in an excellent impression of a dinosaur voice. I heard her stomping and crashing around, …
