April 2010
4 posts
You asked! →
Here are (most of) your questions…answered. Got anything else?
Going to (or having) a baby shower for twins? →
What a fantastic video from Shelby at Double Up Books on great gift ideas for the expectant parents!
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Planning a Toddler Extravaganza (Times Two)> →
This is fantastic. But the thought of doing it for two gives me the shakes.
You Cannot Be Serious →
You Cannot Be Serious: and 32 Other Rules that Sustain a (Mostly) Balanced Mom by best-selling twins author Elizabeth Lyons is now available for pre-order on Amazon!
March 2010
12 posts
Car seat safety: The biggest mistakes parents... →
10 Things Your OB Wishes You Knew →
Wondering what shocks your OB the most, how she feels about making you wait, or what she really thinks about the fact that you forgot to shave your legs before your appointment? Wonder no longer…
Can you tell me how to get to sesame street? →
My almost 2-year-old is obsessed with one video and one video only. I realize that Rosie O’Donnell would think this is fantastic, but the fact of the matter is, I can only stand this video for about another 6 seconds.
In an effort to introduce another educational, palatable option, I purchased the 40 Years of Sesame Street video for her this past Christmas.
40 YEARS of Sesame Street,...
Twin Strollers →
If I were pregnant with twins today (and I’m not — been there, done that), I’m thinking I’d need to get me one of these here strollers!
Stuck in a Rut? 50 Ways to Open Your World to New... →
Parents of multiples don’t have the time (or energy) for a major life overhaul. But each of these 50 options for opening your world to new possibilities offers with it an opportunity to tweak just enough that you find yourself “refreshed, replenished, and raaaahring to go” (and the first person who correctly tells us who coined that last phrase will receive a Hold It Baby...
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Relief for Type-A Moms (Thank Goodness) →
Finally.
After poring through quote sites, quote books, and quotes on the wall in my local Peek…Aren’t You Curious store (which has some real good ones, let me tell ya), the perfect quote to be painted onto my office wall just sort of showed up today.
“But maybe there are no sustainable solutions in parenting, and you start to...”
– A Whole New World of Tired (or, The Last Eighteen Months of Two Kids, One Bedroom) (via parenting)
Gyro Bowl - Spins and Spins and Stuff Stays In! →
This is our FAVORITE snack bowl. Because our cars have waaaaay too many Cheerios on its floor.
Need Some Support? We love this product! →
While not always aesthetically ideal, belly support is a godsend for expectant moms of twins as well as those hoping to fit into SOMETHING non-maternity post delivery.
Morning sickness multiplied →
Are you expecting twins (or more) and experiencing morning sickness (or all day sickness)? If so, this is for you…
Negotiating Chores with Twins
Henry: Mom, can you give me a bonus chore? I'm really saving my money.
Me: Sure, you can organize the top of your bookshelf and dresser and get the toys off the front porch for an extra 50 cents.
Henry: That's a rip off. But I'll do it for $1.00
Me: You really are going to be a lawyer, aren't you.
Henry: No. I'm going to be a bowler.
Jack (Henry's twin): I'LL do ALL of that for even LESS than 50 cents. I'll do it for 40 cents.
Henry: I'm going to be a bowler and Jack's going to be living with me because he'll be working all the time for no money.
“Motherhood is like Albania. You can’t trust the guidebooks. You have to go...”