Why Twins Are Hard.
Even as I write this I know that people are thinking “I mean obviously having two babies at once is hard, duh”. But the thing is that I truly don’t think that the having two at once is the hardest…
Our Plant Based Experiment
Hi friends! So I have a piece of my life that I haven’t discussed yet because so much of me is wrapped up in my kids – it takes up 172% of my time everyday! However, I haven’t talked greatly…
Motherhood aka Quicksand
So, growing up I can remember watching cartoons where the characters would get stuck in quicksand. At first it would be joking about being stuck, then there’s a growing sense of urgency about the fact that they can’t move. Then…
What I Did This Week.
Hi friends! Long time no chat. This has been a weird week. It’s been a… “ugh I don’t want to get out of bed and do the things because I barely feel like a human being” kind of week. A…
Becoming A Stay at Home Mom Wasn’t By Choice, But By Necessity
As I’m approaching the end of my maternity leave I’ve been asked a lot what my plans are for returning to work. For a while I didn’t even want to acknowledge the question because I myself wasn’t prepared for the…
My Twin Baby Registry “Do’s and Don’ts”
Ah, the baby registry. The #1 way I spent my spare time in the early days of pregnancy. Forever daydreaming of all those beautiful “pinterest-worthy” baby products that would make my entrance into motherhood the beautiful adventure it was supposed…
My New Mom “Must Binge” List(s)
Let me preface this whole thing by saying: this is not something I take pride in and I don’t know why I’m writing this. I was born in 1991, putting me right in the middle of Millennial mom territory and…
“Yes, they’re twins” and other FAQs
As a twin mom (and I’m sure other moms of multiples can attest to this) I get asked a LOT of questions. I get asked questions by friends, family and complete strangers every single place I go. It took a…
Formula Feeding Twins: A story about lighting our bank account on fire
I started out the month with the great/horrible idea that I would keep all of our receipts and calculate what it costs to formula feed 10 month old twins for one month. Did I do this because I wanted to…
Ok, so, now what?
Introducing Derek, my delightful husband, who will pop in every once in a while to guest post! I don’t think I can honestly give an accurate representation of what parenthood is like if I leave out half of the parent…