Our twins were our first kids, unplanned for and unexpected. On days when I cannot meet my work deadlines and haven’t showered in three days and the girls are refusing to eat and my house smells suspiciously like something has died in the heating ducts, the idea of getting pregnant again seems quite laughable. But [...]
Third Wheel?
September 21st, 2011 by Bonza · 16 Comments
Tags: Family · Parenting Twins · Pregnancy · Singletons
Cloth Diapers for Two, Please
September 13th, 2011 by Bonza · 4 Comments
As we all well know, multiples can really drain your wallet/check book/credit card/(non-existent) life savings/etc. As Jen noted earlier today, using cloth diapers is one way you can exert some control over the financial drain of diapering two or three or more babies. In my family we also found cloth diapers to be the best [...]
Tags: potty training · Theme Week
Who’s In Charge Here?
September 2nd, 2011 by Bonza · 6 Comments
The other night, during one of our now typical epic bedtime failures, I started laughing so hard at the scene in front of me, thinking about Super Nanny – I think, at least, it’s her that says this — looking at me and my husband and asking with great disdain, “Who’s in charge here?” The [...]
Tags: Behavior · Overnight · Parenting Twins · Routines · Sleep
The Urge to Compare
August 12th, 2011 by Bonza · 9 Comments
Hi, I’m a full-time work-from-home mom of two 18-month identical girls. We are just now moving out of my parents’ house (finally!) and getting our own place after finding ourselves unexpectedly pregnant far sooner than anticipated. I’m looking forward to being more directly engaged in the HDYDI community! One of the books I read in [...]
Tags: Development · Identical · Parenting Twins
