parenthood
You Know that You’re a Mom of Twins When…
You know you’re the mom of twins under two years old when going to the dentist to have 4 cavities filled puts you to sleep. Seriously, I dozed off for a few moments during a short break in the process. Not sure if the dental assistant realized it or not but she woke [...]
Love
The time between the morning nap and the afternoon nap today SUCKED. The boys were both a mess and I ended up such a mess that at one point I even locked us out of the house. But this post is not all about that insanity so I’m not even going to go [...]
Cling
Some people have static cling. I have baby cling. Sometimes it’s Forest cling, other times it’s Logan cling, sometimes it’s both at the same time which gets really crazy.
Logan has been very clingy this week. I don’t remember him ever being like this. A mother’s selective memory, I’m very certain. [...]
Educational Games
I need help. I want stuff to do with the boys during the day that doesn’t just fill the time. I’d like to find ways to have more structure but also provide educational activities. I realize that they are learning all the time from every thing we do but still, I think [...]
My Truth About Motherhood
My friend Wendy warned me over and over about how my heart was going to explode from all the love when I had children. So I had a really good idea of the good stuff. But until you’re a Mom, and in my case doubly so with twins, all the things people say [...]
Lying
I read this very interesting article a few weeks ago and thought I’d share it. It’s about children lying and it has brought up some interesting discussion in our household about “white lies” and honesty and how to raise the boys. I mean, how do you teach your children that sometimes it’s ok [...]
all for the asking
The recent announcement to friends that we are ready for visitors has brought many welcome breaks from what has become my ordinary. Our tribe has been coming by to chat, watch movies, bring food, hold babies and otherwise remind me why I love these people so very much. They are a blessing to [...]
