Basically all hubby and I could muster up after finding out I was pregnant with our fourth baby. Not second, not third… fourth. Four babies. Four kids. [ Who does that?! Only the mildly insane obviously. ] That was the calmer conversation verses what went down prior the lab visit … [Read more...]
The Top 5 Things I Wish I Knew the Moment I Got Pregnant With My First Baby featured on LadiesLife.com
I was recently asked, “If you could tell a new mom only one thing… what would it be?” I thoughtfully responded with, “Go with your gut. Not ready for visitors? Don’t have any. Breastfeeding? Great. Formula? Perfect. You know what’s best. Even if you don’t know what you are … [Read more...]
Thinking Out Loud #2: Fitness Challenge, Savory Snack, Baby Food Success…
I am joining Running With Spoons for #thinkingoutloud Thursday! "A weekly celebration of quirks and randomness!" I enjoy randomness. So here we go! 1. My morning began at 4am. Technically at 11:15am when one of the Twins randomly woke up and wouldn't stop crying. She … [Read more...]
Essential Twin Baby Products For The First Month
Last week, the twins turned one month old. I, obviously have been living in an infant time warp. The days are no longer separate chunks of time broken up by evenings of rest, but, more like one long day that is dominated by feedings, diaper changes and sporadic naps. Sprinkled … [Read more...]
Tips To Surviving The Last Few Weeks of Your Twin Pregnancy [35 to 40 weeks]
Revised post; December 31, 2016 If it were physically possible I would be jumping up and down clapping about having made it to the last stretch of carrying two growing babies at once. What a sight that would be... For those of you that are carrying twins or multiples between … [Read more...]
Surviving Bed Rest
This was an interesting week with 4 month old twins and a three year old. On Monday, I completely threw my back out. I tweaked it by reaching for one of the babies in the night and lifting them out of their bed using, you guessed it, only my back and arms. This, my friends, is … [Read more...]
TGI-Featured Friday: 4 Gifts Every New Mom Doesn’t Know She Needs
By Jenn Lonzer @ First Derm Dermatologist / Skin CareSure, expectant parents get a bit of a thrill when registering for baby gifts. They’re excited and it’s super fun to walk around your favorite store scanning and planning for your little bun. There will be showers of gifts – … [Read more...]
What You Remember (and Forget) When Raising Infants
While the babies have been sleeping I opened the computer many times this week. I go to write a post but end up just staring blankly at a word doc with absolutely nothing coming to mind. It's like my head is too full in order to organize my thoughts, or the complete … [Read more...]
Beautiful Miracles in Disguise
Yesterday, for the first time, I took my toddler, Presley to the movies. We were out and about and happened to walk by the local cinema. I quickly skimmed the movie listing and Rio 2 was about to begin in 15 minutes. So what the heck, we went in. Presley, … [Read more...]
Moving Day!
Yesterday was our first of two big moves. We have temporarily moved into a very cute, 2-level apartment in an awesome location. The downfall is that this is only a temporary move and we will be doing it all over again in a month… or two, or three? It’s all up in the air … [Read more...]
