We're probably doing it wrong.
Last fall, I came across this article (10 Things Your Mom Never Told You) on Facebook, and it really rubbed me the wrong way. It's that treacly stereotypical garbage that obviously means I'm an absolutely terrible mother. In fact, I'm such a bad, lazy mom that it's taken me four months to actually get around... Continue Reading →
On some Thursdays, I'll share something random that I'm really liking, enjoying, or appreciating. Just a little post to share a little snippet of life right now. I'd love to know if you also like these things, and what you're randomly into these days! Last night as I was putting the twins to bed,... Continue Reading →
I'm in a lot of online groups, and many of them revolve around parenting or babies/kids. Often there are posts from moms who are exhausted and frazzled and emotional. I never have much actual advice, but I like to chime in and say something like, "Your mental health and sanity is really important. You matter... Continue Reading →
A whole year. Twelve months. 52 weeks. A year. A year of being a mama. I'm terrible with time anyway, but these months have been both fast, slow, easy, hard, and many other cliche opposite extremes. They have flown by at a snail's pace. Sometimes I try to remember last year, the experience of two... Continue Reading →
Dear sweet babies, Tonight we put you to sleep in your own room for the very first time. I can't believe that you're finally going to occupy your bedroom. You're going to be away from us! You've only ever slept in the same room with us, since the day you were born. A lot of... Continue Reading →
At night, I creep into our bedroom after my husband and the babies are asleep. The Rock N Plays stand at the end of our bed, two large contraptions holding two small babies. Somehow that view slices into my heart--I spend all day near them and it's only after a few hours away that I... Continue Reading →
Recently I attended a brunch party/gathering hosted by our local twins club. There were a ton of people there--most of them were parents of twin babies, but a good number were expectant parents. I ended up chatting with a couple people, including one girl who's due in a few months. She asked a few questions... Continue Reading →
Our babies are twelve weeks old today. They're now 'real babies', because the 'fourth trimester' stage is over. Same baby, same socks. Above: two days old. Below: eight weeks old. So many things have changed since they were born, and it's really hard to fully 'get.' I look at the first few weeks of pictures... Continue Reading →
We Have Twins?! 