The short answer: I don’t. Yeah, I know. Not what you fellow twin moms want to hear. But honestly, when the twins are awake, almost nothing gets accomplished. I debated for a while how to best present this information, and finally decided to just lay out our typical daily schedule. I hope that doesn’t bore […]
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Last week we took our first every family vacation with just the 4 of us–me, hubby, Thing 1, and Thing 2. We spent 5 wonderful days in Las Vegas, and had a lot of fun. Fun? you say. With two toddlers? Yes! The twins were absolute angels the entire vacation. Aside from the witching hour
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First outfit we bought for the twins. Note the coordination. When I first found out I was pregnant with twins, I remember stating quite emphatically, “I am not going to constantly dress them the same! That destroys their individuality. I want them to know they’re individuals and not just twins.” How naive was I? Once
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Quite a few people lately have asked me to explain the difference between fraternal and identical twins. Now I am by no means a doctor, but since finding myself pregnant with twins I have learned a thing or two about identical versus fraternal. Identical Twins Identical twins develop from one egg–fertilized by one sperm–that then
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Time for another twinland post. I realize I’ve only written like 14 of these posts, but I’m running out of ideas. It’s not that I don’t have things to write about–I totally do–but I just don’t know what’s interesting to others. Teething woes? Reflections on a twin pregnancy? Life with newborn twin? What? I’m totally
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The twins are still teething, and life has been a bit crazy lately. They STILL haven’t had so much as one of the four teeth they’re each getting cut through yet, even after three months of trying. Poor babies. 🙁 Anyway, I didn’t have the time or brain power to write a new post this
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I cannot believe how big Thing 1 and Thing 2 are getting. They’re 19 months old and getting older every day. I feel like I can literally see them growing up right before my eyes. It’s exhilarating and amazing and bittersweet. One of the things I am learning about myself as a parent is I
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