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My Twin Pregnancy
December 20, 2010I was 20 weeks into my second pregnancy.This pregnancy had been quite different from my first. Before I had gotten pregnant this time around E & I had been walking four miles...
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teething: what works for us
We love Hyland's Teething Tablets in our house! They really help ease the discomfort and crankiness. We used them for Em and we are going through them like crazy for the boys. I do not recommend using...
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dealing with diaper rash
I remember the first time E had a diaper rash. She was 3 months old and we were out of town visiting relatives. Of course the diaper cream was left at home, forgotten, so we had to make an emergency...
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Introductions
Six years ago, this month, I married my best friend and this whole adventure began.In 2008 we were blessed with our beautiful and spunky daughter E. I had an easy pregnancy and perfect first birthing...
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Birthing Twins Naturally
If you haven't read it yet, you can read all about my twin pregnancy here.(I should have known I was about to go into labor. My face was so swollen. Actually I kind of hate this photo. I look so...
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Baby Gear: Simple and Affordable
Sometimes I think we forget that our culture is not the only one in the world. I've been blessed enough to be fairly well traveled but I get a reminder of this in the evenings when E & I sit down...
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Bringing Siblings into the Family
I remember when Em was born, and we brought her home. I think bringing your first born home (or if you are lucky, birthing them in your home) is so different from your second, or second and third. You...
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Breastfeeding Twins
I have to be honest with you. When I read that this week's Monday Mother's of Multiples topic was "Feeding & Schedules" I was underwhelmed. I don't believe in schedules...routines, yes, but...
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Making the Most of Your CSA or Co-op
In the last few months we finally joined a co-op. It's been something I've wanted to do for a while but it was difficult to find one that we could pick up on my husband's day off (we only have one...
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Developmental Leaps and Sleep Regressions
I have a friend who has twins about a year younger than mine (and also two young daughters, but this is about her twins). She texted me last week stressed. Her babies had been nursing non-stop and she...
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Giving Up The Pasci
Em was not always very into using a pacifier. She only used them for sleeping, but then the boys were born. She started using it more and more. She did amazingly well with the twins being born and...
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Starting Solids With My Twins
My daughter Em's first food was home made rice cereal. (You can find the recipe I used here). Why did I feed her that? Well because that's what you're supposed to feed babies right? At least that was...
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Margarita Carrot Sticks
I came across this recipe two years ago that claimed to be as addictive as french fries and had to try it out. It's become my all time favorite carrot recipe. I've tested it out on some pretty picky...
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10 Reasons It's Easier To Breastfeed Twins (than formula feed)
Hello Everyone! Happy World Breastfeeding Week! I wrote about breastfeeding twins and how to be successful at that already. But I often hear comments on how breastfeeding twins must be hard (or even...
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Strawberry Freezer Jam (No Sugar!)
We don't really go through jam a lot. I maybe buy one jar a year. But then strawberries were on sale and I made this. I thought the 6, 8oz jars of jam would last us forever. I even gave some away. And...
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A (Mostly) Stress Free Road Trip With Young Children
If you've been wondering what's happened to me I'm still around! I haven't died from lack of sleep or gotten carpal tunnel from changing 6 poopy diapers before 10 am yet (and yes that does happen). A...
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Finding Your Community (Come Join Ours!)
It can be hard to find a community when you don't parent the mainstream way. But try finding like minded friends when you have twins and you are out of luck. And twin mama's who are trying to go...
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