Moms of multiples tell it like it is

Our family is on a pretty tight budget. So, I try to maximize a good deal when I find one. While on bed rest during my third trimester, I read an article in a parenting magazine that recommended shopping clearance sales for good deals on children’s clothing. The article talked about how you could save [...]

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Control the Child.  Or something like that.   My sister dropped this pearl of mommy wisdom on me recently.  She can’t take credit for it, though – Dr. Phil has it trademarked.  I haven’t watched Dr. Phil in years, so I have absolutely no clue if he has any other parenting gems.  But this one?  [...]

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Last night, I took one of my daughters (7 months old) to see the doctor because I thought she had pink eye.  I was right.  Now, I’m supposed to try to keep her from touching her eyes, and to keep her hands clean so she doesn’t spread it to anyone else. This is only the [...]

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With our singleton, every milestone and transition came with a plan. Stopping the bottle, transitioning to a big girl bed, potty training, you name it. We had a well-researched, discussed-to-death plan for all of those things. And, in the end, all of those transitions took longer than I would have liked and almost all came [...]

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Oh grocery store, I’ve been thinking, and I despise you each week. I might even consider you my “nemesis,” so to speak. When my twins were smaller, it felt impossible to stop by With TWO baby carriers in a cart- WHERE would my groceries lie? For a while I tired pushing the Quattro Duo to [...]

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After giving birth to three baby girls at once, it’s safe to say that I was a bit excited at the prospect of having to purchase adorable outfits in triplicate.  I can honestly say that I never gave much thought to whether I would dress the girls in matching, coordinating or completely different outfits.  Because we had a closet [...]

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A very good friend of mine recently had twins, and since they arrived we’ve texted back and forth.  A lot of hers are variations on, “How did you do this?” or “When does it get easier?”  While I love the opportunity to help out where possible, and to act as an “expert” (HA!), I hate [...]

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Mommy, Esq. is a lawyer at a Big Firm and mom to almost 12 month old twins, Edmund (Ned) and Penelope. In between conference calls and deal closings she thanks her lucky stars for an unbelievable Husband (and co-parent) and nanny. You can find her blog about Big Law and the three loves of her [...]

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My boys look alike. Thankfully they have distinct voices and personalities. And, for the most part, I can tell them apart by sight as well. Although, occasionally even I will look at a photo and say, “I’m not sure but I THINK that is…..” For example, this photo: I could make an educated guess. But [...]

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I will post a picture of myself and you guess how many days pregnant I was! Let’s start with an easy one. Let’s see… flat stomach, looking bored rather than constant multi-tasking, plenty of time to take entertaining photos mocking my telecommuting… that would be zero days pregnant. Time to guess again! How pregnant am [...]

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