Moms of multiples tell it like it is

Eva has two year old boy/girl twins, Jordan and Sarah. She works full time as a professor of human development. What do you think when you hear that someone is nursing TWO YEAR OLDS? Surprise? Discomfort? Disgust? If they’re old enough to ask for it, they’re too old? I might have thought some of these. [...]

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Goddess wrote a week or two ago about the joy….and ease….of going out to eat at friends’ houses as the twins get older. As we were falling asleep last night, full of turkey, stuffing and homemade pumpkin cheesecake (OMG, was that delicious), my husband and I were having the same discussion. Every year, we drive [...]

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Holidays can be crazy enough when you’re single.  Add in-laws and kids of all ages, and you have the potential for madness!  Following are tips from the HDYDI moms on making it through the big family gatherings with twins in tow. Respect sleep needs Whatever stage of daytime sleep your kids are in, do what [...]

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It used to be that when Brian and I went to stay overnight for a holiday with a set of our parents, we could bring a backpack. Toothbrush, sweats for the drive home the next day, change of underwear, and deoderant. Done. I have just finished packing for our Thanksgiving overnight (yes, just one night) [...]

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When people get pregnant and ask for advice, I think my biggest tip is going to be “enjoy your laziness while it lasts.” Never again will you get to do so little.   In the last 2.5 years, I have done the following things so frequently I think I could do them in my sleep. I [...]

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I’ve been thinking about the title of our blog.  I feel that I need to pass along wisdom about “how I do it” but lately I’m not sure that I’m doing it very well. My husband and I got through pregnancies, deliveries, infancy, toddlerhood, tantrums and potty training.  We knew it would all pass (although [...]

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As they say, with toddlerhood comes increasing independence.  We’re certainly seeing that at my house, and the latest manifestation is with food and utensils. My kids have always been somewhat independent eaters.  Once finger foods were introduced around 8 months, I found I had to let them have their way with feeding themselves for a [...]

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Last year, sneaky cookbooks were all the rage. The basic premise is to make your own vegetable or fruit purees and hide them in foods to give them an extra nutritional boost. While I love the concept, as a work-outside-the-home mom, I rarely find time to make elaborate meals much less time to also make [...]

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I was driving home today and this is what I heard from the backseat: “Mama! Car!”  “Yes honey, we are in the car.” “Mama! Cup!” “Okay, here is your cup.” “Mama! Moooo!” “You are right! That is a cow!” “Mama! uh oh!” (entire container of chex cereal spilled) “Mama! uh oh!” (2 sippy cups thrown [...]

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Yesterday, we were on our way back from the pediatrician’s office, when Jennifer said to me “You’re in trouble.” “Why?”, I say. “You said that first six months was the hardest, and here we are at seven months and THIS is hard,” she says. “Oh, well, yeah,” I say, “but that didn’t include illnesses.” “Doesn’t [...]

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