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This weekend was the first time the kids have been in spearate rooms. Little Man's room was finally finished and he moved in. We're rapidly trying to finish the beds for the girls. They are still sleeping on new mattresses on the floor. Photos will be...
This is a slow process. We're almost finished with the bunk beds for the girls. Their room has been painted, but not all the furniture is in place and the decorations aren't up yet. We've just started painting Little Man's room. It was sad when we were...
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We are working on getting the kids in different rooms. Little Man will stay in the same room. Squeaky and Blondie will be moving to a new room. They'll have bunk beds that we'll initially use as separate twin beds. Little Man will be getting a...
While we were at the beach, we ran across the show Yo Gabba Gabba on Nick Jr. The kids love it. We couldn't think of seeing a show like this before. The characters do silly, simple songs about keeping your hands to yourself and eating different foods....
We were playing an audiobook for the kids. It's a story for kids about a brother and sister that travel through time and visit historical events. At the end of the CD, there's a song sung by the brother and sister. The song is titled "What would...
4tunate
Our family has been chosen as a Family Ambassador for this year’s March of Dime’s Walk for Babies. We are both excited and honored to be part of this tremendous effort in the fight for babies. For us this cause is very personal. We watched four preemie...
Raise your hand if you’re guilty of using your phone to entertain your little ones while in a bind. You know… The doctor’s office, waiting in line, or when you just can’t take the whining any longer. Guilty as charged. Besides...
My Favorite Twins on The Interweb
We were blessed to meet Janice and Susan from 5 Minutes for Mom at BlogHer. They spotted our stroller at the hotel and we became instant friends. They are the sweetest, most hard working, energetic, and welcoming duo. I really hope that someday my boys will share as...
Welcome Back, Feathered Friends
Photo Credit It’s been unseasonably warm. And Springy. And just all around HAPPY in these parts. And the ROBINS are back! My mom and I always celebrate the first spring robin we spot. (Brad makes fun of it, but it’s a grand tradition.) Spotting...
Yet Another Toddler Transition…
Can you guess what toddler transition were making now? Isaac and Henry have 2 new (used) toddler beds and as I write this I just heard their bedroom door open. Double Trouble. I’ll be right back…. ...
In all of the Disney Magic I’ve failed to share this with you…. It’s the gorgeous lovely ladies of Hallmark and moi with HARRY CONNICK JR.!!!! minutes after he serenaded the ladies of Blissdom with a private concert. And now you know why they...
Dim Sum Mum - Tess' Little Pieces
When I was one I had just begun When I was two I was nearly new When I was three I was hardly me When I was four I was not much more When I was five I was just......
Tomorrow they are six. An interesting age, to say the least. There is such confidence, but growing awareness adds to uncertainties. There are such strong family ties, but attitudes cause little pecking orders within the family. Two days ago, Carys......
it's cold, i've got a cold but we're out of the house
with so many new toys in the flat, the kids are getting kind of reckless with toys and are quite guilty of leaving dolls, speed stacks, or whiteboards lying in a heap as they were distracted away from their activity......
sometimes when you haven't blogged in a v. long time, it's v tough to get started again. facing up to failure isn't fun. but then again, i can catch you up on the good things that have happened. on friday,......
today i was watching the news and i caught a news clip about the new USA FOR HAITI. they gave a brief broadcast of the song, i guess the whole thing will be revealed at the Vancouver Olympics but i......
claudine left hong kong. over Christmas she moved with her husband and kids to Brisbane. I never really saw much of Claudine after she met her mr right. they moved (and bought a place!) but she always had very cool,......
Laura's Mommy Journal
10 years ago, a nerd story, the end
Part one here and part two here.Ten years ago today, Jon Case walked into my office to meet me. Finally I would meet the "stunningly brilliant, capable, kind" Jon.My first thought was that he was SO TALL (he's 6'4"). He was dressed in all black with a distressed leather jacket...
A sign that Jon has been traveling too much
Thursday morning I hit the Starbucks drive-through as a single parenting morning treat.I live large like that!We were rolling with our windows down, enjoying the springtime air. After I ordered my caramel macchiato (and silently mourned the inability to order the seasonal caramel brulee latte), the barista asked if I...
Things I Did Not Want To Do* Plunge the mysteriously clogged downstairs toilet* Wash day care sheets that mysteriously got covered in paint* Clean up a sharted-in pottyThings I Pretended Not To See* Alex sharting into the little potty* Leftover taco casserole in the fridge that was made a long...
This is going to be a hard post to write without crying
My grandma Pat loved to tell stories. One of her favorite stories to share with me was how we used to play tea party in the hull of my grandpa's sailboat when I was 3 (he built a 41 ft sailboat from scratch in the backyard). I've lost count of...
10 years ago, a nerd story, part two
Part one here.10 years ago today, I was sitting in my Chicago corporate apartment. I can't describe it any other way than when I thought about moving to Chicago, it felt right to me. Despite the fact I hate cold weather. Despite the fact that I knew NO ONE. Within...
Having moved to San Francisco, Chicago, and now Raleigh, I've found one of the hardest parts of moving is finding a good circle of friends. Becoming part of a community takes time and energy. Working from home, having twins, and having a traveling husband, I realized long ago I need...
Raising Twins Blog
12 weeks pregnant with twins, no more growing, no signs of babies?
I'm very petite,, I've had two girls, ( 9 and 5yrs) so I have been pregnant before. I found out I was pregnant with this one right away,, 2 weeks later,,...
What are the odds of cousins having twins ?
I am a Grandmother of a set Identical Twin Boys they are 14mths old they belong to my son and his girlfriend, And my Sister just had a set of Twins a girl...
Well this is my third pregnancy but my first with twins , I am just super nervous and constantly wondering if everything is OK , will this anxiety ever...
twin pregnancy picture at 37 weeks 5 days
IVF twins, b/g. Had hyperemesis until 26 weeks, then preterm labor at 29 weeks, but made it to 38 weeks!!! 6 lbs each and perfect! I was MISERABLE and...
My twins were born seven and a half weeks early. Alana and Lilah are there names. It was a rough twin pregnancy, one baby was smaller than the other one...
saggy twin skin - 9 months post partum
I went 38 weeks, had 6 lb b/g twins, but am now confused about what kind of swim suit to buy for this season!!! I wear my saggy twin skin as a badge of...
Twin Pregnancy Blog
Mar 13, 34 Weeks With Twin Girls
This was taken at my baby shower on November 7,2009. I delivered 2 healthy baby girls on December 10th. Adriana was born first weighing 7 lbs and Abigail...
Mar 13, Almost 9 Weeks With Identical Twins!
This is my first pregnancy and, as many young girls always imagined, I would have twins! To our surprise after many dreams of twins, we confirmed that...
Mar 13, Mono Mono Twins, Interesting Story - Due Date: 10/02/2010
TODAY 3/12/2010 11 WEEKS NOW.. EXCITED BOUT HAVING MY TWINS... I WENT TO THE ER WITH STOMACH PAIN AND THE DOCTOR TOLD ME I AM PREGNANT SO THEY SEND ME...
Mar 13, 9 Weeks Along - Twin Girls
Finally. The day we've been waiting for. We're 9 weeks along and we're just now getting our first pre-natal appointment! I meet my husband in front of...
Mar 11, My Healthy Mono Mono Toddlers
I have mono mono girls and they are such a blessing. They are growing up into such beautiful girls. They are 14 months now, born 8 weeks early. They...
TwoCute™ Twins Photo Contest - March 2010 Entr...
Got Triplets?
Lyla's First Day of School!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Video of Trista Brushing Her Teeth (and spitting)!!!!!!!!
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Happy Valentine's Day 2/14/10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Happy Valentine's Day 2/14/10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Happy Birthday Mommy 1/23/2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Mommy!!! We love you!!!!!...
Happy Birthday Nanna 1/14/10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Nannna!!! Hope you had a great day!!! ...
Mad About Multiples!
I have learned to hate mac ‘n cheese. With a passion. Other items that I will never again order from a restaurant menu include chicken fingers and grilled cheese sandwiches. Foods that I have put on probationary suspension include pizza......
The Foodie and the Slow Cooker
I am an unabashed foodie. When I became a full-time homemaker, I dreamed of all the lovely meals I would craft for my family. There would be freshly baked bread, Gourmet Magazine quality dinners, and lovely Sunday brunch-worthy breakfasts all......
We skipped school today. Granted it was preschool and my kids are only 3 years old. Still, I have the sneaking suspicion that I just set a bad precedent. Potentially. After another late night which involved my willful daughter screaming......
Helplessness may be the worst emotion a parent can feel. When you simply can't help your child. When their desperate request is impossible to fulfill. Given that it's the Christmas season, I'm not talking about your son asking for a......
Win Retro Dome tickets to the movie musical Annie! (giveaway)
You know you know the lyrics! Get ready for an Annie Sing-along, Singing Contest and Costume Contest! at San Jose's newest entertainment venue, The Retro Dome. One Mad About Multiples reader will win 4 tickets to the movie musical Annie......
Field Trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Did you know that the male seahorse becomes pregnant and gives birth to the babies? Make that 1000 baby seahorses at one time. That’s a LOT of multiples!! On our recent field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, 4 sets......
Stories from the Heart
Quintuplets born in Mumbai (NewsX)
A woman in Mumbai has given birth to quintuplets that’s 5 babies together. This is just the 17th case ever of normal conception leading to quintuplets....
Grief drives a mother’s fundraising (Sydney Morning Herald)
Smith’s triplets, Henry, Jasper and Evan, were born prematurely in the hospital in 2006 but did not survive. Smith has channelled her grief into fundraising …...
Thompson quads turn 13 (Cullman Times Online)
By Tiffany Green The Cullman Times GOLD RIDGE — The Thompson quadruplets are growing up. Now teenagers, turning 13 this past week, they are more of a …...
Identical wonder triplets delight couple (Illawara Mercury)
BY ANGELA THOMPSON An Albion Park couple has shattered the medical odds after giving birth to naturally conceived identical triplets – a combination thought …...
Triplets in Critical Condition with Pneumonia (KMEG 14 SIOUX CITY, IA)
A set of Sioux City triplets is in critical condition. We introduced you to Aiden, Trystan and Ethan on their birthday, February 1st…...
Goddess in Progress
The Most Magical Place on Earth
Admittedly, I was already a Disney World fan before we took this trip. But doing Disney with two 2.5-year-olds? A BLAST. They were primed, of course. They had gotten hooked on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse when my dad brought them a DVD of it at Thanksgiving, so they know and have developed...
[This post brought to you entirely by my phone... I'll be back home eventually.] I had several goals going into Saturday’s race in Disney World. Goal 1: don’t get swept for not keeping the 16-minute-mile pace. Once I started timing myself, I figured I should be able to manage that as long...
Scrooge McDuck and the Karaoke Queen
If I was picking nicknames based on their current quirks, these are the ones I’d choose. Daniel is obsessed with coins right now. Doesn’t much matter if they’re pennies or quarters, he simply must have at least two in his possession at all times. He holds them, he balances them on...
Right. So. Remember when I said my kids were potty trained? Well… Rebecca is doing great. A superstar. I can think of only one accident in the last week. She can hold it, she tells me when she needs to go, she isn’t freaking out about poop the way some kids...
2010 is shaping up to be a year of big changes for my kids. As it is, we’re knee-deep (sometimes almost literally, oy) in potty training. In September, they start preschool. We’re considering the switch out of cribs for sometime in the early summer (somebody hold me). I’m trying to...
At my moms of twins club meeting this week, I gave away my remaining stash of diapers. Pampers Cruisers are now gone from my house, and both kids are in underwear. (cue heavenly chorus) If someone asked me if my kids are potty-trained, I would say yes. Yes, they wear underwear. Yes,...
The Twinkies
This headache – not pretty....
One great thing about 2 kids i…
One great thing about 2 kids is if you tell them to stay on the lawn and one doesn’t the other will rat the miscreant out immediately....
I just opened up a jar of pick…
I just opened up a jar of pickles I made last summer. They’re good. The cucumbers were prodigious and I have pickles everywhere. Still....
If you have socks on your han…
If you have socks on your hands it’s hard to open the door. Life lesson of today....
James: I want toast. I’m hungry. Me: No, this toast is for me. I already made you eggs. James: But I’m hungry. Me: Then have a banana. James: I don’t want a banana. (try to imagine the whining and growing pitch of hysteria here) Me: Then I guess...
“Drive faster,” says Fiona. “…
“Drive faster,” says Fiona. “I want to get there.”...
About.com Twins & Multiples
Making the Diaper Decision: Are Cloth or Disposables Better for Twins?
The numbers (and the smell!) can be staggering ... a parent of twins will likely change more than 5,000 diapers. And that's just in the first year! ...
Springing Forward to Daylight Saving Time
Oh the havoc that Daylight Saving Time wreaks on family schedules! Losing a precious hour of sleep can be disastrous for sleep-deprived parents of multiples. And unfortunately, many young twins and multiples simply don't get the concept. That carefully constructed schedule is now an hour off track, and everyone is paying...
Twins of the Week: Brianna and Bailey
Photo reprinted with permission of Lala. Think spring! Twin sisters, Brianna and Bailey, were 2 1/2 years old in this picture from Easter 2009. The girls are identical twins.• Share your thoughts, opinions and advice in the comments section. • More Worldless Wednesday Posts on About.com.• Two-Year-Old Twins Photo...
10 for '10: Ten Best Baby Gifts for Multiples
In 2010, I'll be posting weekly "Ten for '10" features, top 10 lists about twins and multiples. This week, we look at baby gifts for twins and multiples. There's no way around it; parents of multiples need a lot of stuff to assist in their care, and to make...
10 for '10: Ten Ways to Manage Multiples' Messes
In 2010, I'll be posting weekly "Ten for '10" features, top 10 lists about twins and multiples. This week, check out these ten strategies for managing multiples' messes. It is amazing how even the most well-organized home can deteriorate into destruction when twins or triplets take over. Every age and...
Is Having Twins the Same as Having Two Children Close in Age?
Parents of twins hear it all the time ... "Oh, I had my kids thirteen months apart. It was just like having twins." Do you agree with this statement? Take this Parent's Poll, and then share your thoughts by clicking on Comments. Poll: Is having twins the same as having two...
twinutero
I’m officially closing twinutero and moving on to different venues! Thanks to all who have read and commented in the past three years. I will keep the most popular posts up for a while longer, and archive the rest for my kids to read when they’re 25. I will also post a link...
Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering was released on May 1. Edited by Suzanne Kamata, it contains essays by mothers around the world (including my essay “Carrying On”). Read an interview with Suzanne here. Find out more about the book here. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related...
Twin Sense: A Sanity-Saving Guide to Raising Twins from Pregnancy Through the First Year. By Dagmara Scalise. 2009. Amacom. New York. I highly recommend this book for expectant or new parents of twins. Twin Sense is 200 pages of thoughtful advice from a mother of twins and an older sibling. I...
There are hundreds of parenting books out there, including dozens on twins and multiples (see, for example, my review of Twin Set, and soon-to-be-published review of Twin Sense). You could spend all your savings and half your life reading them. Most of my parenting friends shelved the books once the kids...
I read this book with a twinge of nostalgia – and nausea. My twins have now outgrown all-night breast-bottle feedings, infant bouts of inexplicable crying and multiple poops a day. The toddler years are not exactly peaceful, but that sickening sleep deprivation and round-the-clock care of the first year is over....
ICP is intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. It’s a condition that can develop in the mother when bile flow within the liver is blocked. It usually occurs in the third trimester and the main symptom is intense itching. ICP is not dangerous for the mother but can be very dangerous, even...
The Joys of Twins
We took the boys to the Zilker Kite Festival this morning and had a blast. The boys were so excited and really went with the flow and enjoyed the crowds, dogs, kites, sites, blue sky, and big breeze. Here are ‘the guys’ getting the first kite up in the air. From...
This week I hunkered down and focused on two things at home, Forest’s brushing and Logan’s potty training. And I’m happy to say that we are making great headway with both. Forest is wearing clothes that he hasn’t worn in months and gets into the car seat without...
Despite Brad having to work a lot this weekend, we still managed to get outside and enjoy some of the beautiful spring weather in Austin. Saturday we spent the afternoon at the Austin Zoo, Saturday morning I took the boys to a newly discovered park just down the street...
We started “brushing” Forest on Wednesday for his Tactile Defensiveness, today is Saturday. That’s what, three days? Yesterday I noticed that he didn’t fret about getting into his car seat and we had no trouble when he put on his pjs. Things that normally can leave us...
Tactile Defensiveness Occupational Therapy Begins
Wednesday’s occupational therapy appointment was pretty straight forward. She did some basic tests to figure out where Forest is developmentally (kid is super smart, in case you were wondering) and then I changed his shirt so that she could see how he reacts. She showed me how to...
First off, tomorrow morning I’m taking Forest in for this Occupational Therapy evaluation tomorrow. We are looking forward to hearing what they have to say. And in case you didn’t hear, it snowed in Austin today. We woke at 6 AM hearing the sleet falling and found...
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