Moms of multiples tell it like it is

Entries from December 2009

Moms of Multiples Groups

December 8th, 2009 by · 14 Comments

Confession: I’ve never had my 15 month old girls involved in any “organized groups.”  No weekly play groups, no Kindermusik, no multiple clubs.  Don’t get me wrong- they’re well socialized- we get together with friends all the time, have play dates, run errands, they attend “bible class” on Sundays, play at the park, at the [...]

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Tags: Activities · Uncategorized

Quite the Contrary

December 7th, 2009 by · 14 Comments

Saturday morning was probably one of the worst (non-sick) days we’ve ever had with our pair.  Specifically, it was the worst, and most persistent, bad mood and rotten behavior I have seen to date from my almost-2.5-year-old son. Believe me, we’re no strangers to temper tantrums and general two-year-old funks in my house.  The moods [...]

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Tags: Behavior · Toddlers

Focus

December 2nd, 2009 by · 9 Comments

You know how often I get excited about Monday Night Football? NEVER. Except this past Monday night when the New Orleans Saints were up against the hotness that is Tom Brady. I used to live in New Orleans so I can occasionally care about these things. Oh, and in New Orleans is where I met [...]

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Tags: Development · Family

Back 2 the Future: Baby, you’re so money.

December 1st, 2009 by · 20 Comments

In trying to decide what to write about this week, I came across an email I’d sent my sister in May 2005, when my twins were almost 9 months old and my daughter was not quite 3. The email was 316 words of me freaking out over our family finances. We were paying for part [...]

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Tags: Childcare · Feeding