Moms of multiples tell it like it is

It never ceases to amaze me how different my two kids are.  Of course, they’re genetically just any old brother and sister, so clearly they would be two different people.  But being twins, you still somehow expect them to be a bit more alike.  Even if you logically know there’s no reason for it. There [...]

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  Earlier this week, my mom and I took the kids (aged 18 months) to a local farm run by the Audubon society. It is a great place for little kids—there are all sorts of farm animals, such as cows, pigs, goats and sheep, as well as gardens and pick your own veggies and such. [...]

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Hard to believe, but the holidays are just around the corner.  Being the organized twin mother I am, (aka: OCD), I have begun making a Christmas wish list for my duo.  This will be our second Christmas as a family of four, and I am hoping to make Christmas shopping easier and more enjoyable for [...]

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I am a working mom. For whatever reason, the management at my office decided to be closed on Monday, October 13, known in the banking and government world as a holiday because of Christopher Columbus. No complaints that I’d get to join in on the fun. My partner is a working mom. She is a [...]

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We have no family within a 500 mile radius, so air travel with twins is a necessity for us. I’m always on the lookout for great products that make air travel easier. My family took a trip to Chicago this past week and in addition to using our GoGo Kidz Travelmates (previous review here), we [...]

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How many times have we written about naps on here, about a million?  Well, that’s because it seems to be a never-ending saga.  You never seem to get more than a couple of weeks in a row (if that) where things work smoothly.  Then it’s an illness, a disruption, a shift in the schedule.  Maybe [...]

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If I were a teacher at Hogwarts, I’m sure I could get my kids to behave by a wave of a wand and a few choice words. Being mortal, however, I have to rely on carefully chosen words alone. I’m a firm believer in not negotiating when something absolutely must be done.  There are times [...]

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Dan England is one of our new guest posters. He is the dad of three: toddler Jayden and 1 year old twins Allie and Andie, and also husband to Kate.  He is a writer, poker player, mountain climber, runner and baby wrangler. He has recently written for TWINS magazine, and has agreed to write for HDYDI [...]

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I have gotten several requests to talk about how to introduce sweets to kids in a way that helps them develop a positive relationship with sweets and avoids the issue of a sweet tooth. Hmmm. I would LOVE to know how to do this?! Oh, I’m the one who’s supposed to write about it? This [...]

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This week I had to leave the kids with family and babysitters for most of their waking hours. My husband was in the hospital for gastric bypass surgery, and so I was at the hospital quite a bit. After every hospital shift, I came home to my kids to hear the “report.” And this is [...]

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