There are glimpses in life when you realize things are no longer going to be the same. It’s those vivid happenstances when it’s clairvoyant that one door is closing and another is opening. Twin B was recently diagnosed with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in January 2016 at the age … [Read more...]
Squeeze Your Mashed Potatoes
I sit and watch my 16 month old twin girls eat their mashed potatoes. Although, it’s not so much them eating as it is them grabbing fist fulls of mashed goodness and squeezing so intently it smears out of every crevice of their hands. With each squeeze the other twin keels over … [Read more...]
The Ringmaster to Our Circus
I had a dream that I was a performing clown in a circus act. As we [clowns] prepped for our big show it included airplanes, a disturbed ocean, beating and drenching rain, heights and extreme speed. None of that set fear in me as I prepared for our deceleration into the ring. What … [Read more...]
Dumb Things I Say Daily
Maybe the Twins and Big Sis will sleep in today. I will not put a Pull-Up on Big Sis out of convenience for me. I am going to wear jeans and pretend I am part of society. I will not raise my voice to discipline. I will only speak in reason. Like a good mom. "Please … [Read more...]
Hello, My Name Is Mommy, What’s Yours…
My baby girl was born to a (currently) non-practicing Jewish mom and Catholic dad. Before she was born we had many discussions regarding how we wanted to introduce a belief system into her life. We knew we wanted to provide her with some sort of direction just to get … [Read more...]
TGI-Featured Friday: Insights From A First-Time Mom
Becoming a parent is a life-altering experience. Amazing, beautiful, magical, scary, rewarding, overwhelming and challenging. Lets just say everyday brings on a new experience that you will learn from, argue about, cry from, smile from, smirk from, be embarrassed … [Read more...]