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Category Archives: The First Year

The first year…the end is in sight

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Miranda
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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 →

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They’re almost 9 months

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Miranda
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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 →

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Raising Twins the Frugal Way Part I – Homemade Baby Wipes

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Miranda
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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 →

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Fraternal boys turn 6 months

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Miranda
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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 →

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We made it to four months….

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Miranda
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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 →

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Home Sweet Home

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Callie
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Although no one could have prepared us completely for the life altering, insanely challenging task of raising premature twins, we thought we had a pretty good handle on things that first day we brought our twins home from the hospital. … Continue reading →

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Raising Twins and Marital Stress

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Chris
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Having a happy healthy relationship, and finding time for your significant other, is enough of a challenge in today’s fast paced society. Trying to keep things in perspective, and maintain a marriage with young children becomes even more challenging. When … Continue reading →

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Time in the NICU with our Twins…cont.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Callie
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We gave birth to the girls on a Friday and I was discharged from the hospital the following Tuesday. I stayed at the hospital as long as they would let me, but alas the time came when I had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Newborns, NICU, Postpartum, The First Year | Tagged breastfeeding twins, First Year, Newborns, nicu, postpartum emotions, premature babies, pumping for twins | Leave a reply

Raising Twins – The Homecoming

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Chris
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Here it was, a little over three weeks since the birth, homecoming day. One thing about having newborns in the NICU, they definitely don’t let you leave without a thorough education.  It would seem that after that long taking care … Continue reading →

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Premature Identical Twins and the NICU

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin
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Throughout the pregnancy, it was clear that the likelihood of going to full term was slim, and the chances of a premature birth high. We had talked about this quite at length, discussing how we would deal with our new … Continue reading →

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