As Callie posted last month, writing (or better yet, the time for writing) has been very hard to come by. I had hoped when I transitioned the twins from breast milk to formula in October, this would magically give me … Continue reading
Well, its August 29th, the boys were 8 months old on the 17th. To be honest there have been many a day (or loooong night) that I didn’t think we’d make it this far. Part of me is extremely glad … Continue reading
I can’t take the credit for this one, Callie told me about this detergent, which she found on a blog (http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/2010/11/homemade-laundry-soap.html) but we love this soap. To summarize what you need: a 5 Gallon plastic bucket (optional) plastic bag to … Continue reading
Now don’t get me wrong, commercially produced baby wipes still get the job done… but if you are concerned about the ingredients in any commercial baby wipes and/or concerned about the cost you will incur due to there being two (or … Continue reading
Well, another milestone will be here (tomorrow to be exact) 6 months ago I had taken a day off of work for ‘not feeling well.” I went to my OB to be sure that I had nothing to be worrying … Continue reading
I know Callie and Chris have talked about how looking back on the first few months things are such a blur… they really are. Our twins, Marcus and Kieran just turned 4 months old on April 17, 2012. We had … Continue reading
Our boys stayed in the NICU for a relatively short period of time. (Born Dec 17th, discharged Dec 28th) The first week in the NICU was a lot of getting “used” to having twins, managing two babies for diaper changes, … Continue reading
Nothing could have prepared me for what I started to go through after the C-section. First, since our twins were 6 weeks early, they were whisked away to the NICU for advanced treatment due to their immature development. This left … Continue reading
At 3:30 am Saturday December 17 I woke up with a typical “I’m pregnant” urge to urinate. Being 34 weeks pregnant with twins I dreaded the process to get up out of bed (about 4 weeks prior my husband had … Continue reading
How does one prepare for twins?? In my case I started to talk to my sister ALOT more. What stroller to get? baby trend double snap and go up to 6 months). What is a good co-sleeping/ in the bedroom … Continue reading