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 →
I've read and heard lots of parents say, "Oh wow, this age is so much fun!" About a variety of ages. I thought they were those crazy parents who loved everything all the time and who only saw things through rose-colored glasses. In short, I thought they were full of shit. But it's true! This... Continue Reading →
(two weeks old, E on left, M on right) One of the scariest things about being pregnant was not knowing how it would be to actually have a baby, and not knowing how I would deal with the various challenges. Being new at this, I was pretty worried that everything would terrible and horrible and... Continue Reading →
I bought several pregnancy books (including What to Expect When You're Expecting) so I could keep up with my babies in utero. To prepare for outside babies, I got several more books, each with a specific focus (twins; sleep; medical stuff; soothing techniques; developmental leaps). I wondered if there was some kind of all-encompassing book... Continue Reading →
I wanted to take a moment away from all-cute-babies-all-the-time to address a few points. First and foremost, I hope I haven't offended or irritated or annoyed anyone by being preachy or braggy or something terrible like that. (If it's my personality that's annoyed you, well, you might be out of luck. :/) This having-twins thing... Continue Reading →
I read a lot, in general. So of course when I was pregnant, I was excited to read books and blogs and learn new things about pregnancy and babies. However, I was disappointed because all the books (hahaha, "all the books"; I read like three) and blogs have the same old information. Fetus size compared... Continue Reading →
We Have Twins?! 