Moms of multiples tell it like it is

Since the kids were born, meals are nary a time for savory socialization. Instead, it’s a strategic placement of cups and food and making sure they don’t climb out of their high chairs, (incidentally, has anyone else noticed that the buckles on those things ARE ALWAYS BROKEN?), or grab my margarita, or scoop up [...]

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When I was pregnant with my twins, I remember reading something that warned parents of multiples against thinking their babies needed them any less because of having been born a multiple. I was bummed when I read that.
We did our best to parent our twins as we had our oldest. I nursed them, they were [...]

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My children have a problem. An addiction. Something they ask for morning, noon, and night. (Even more than they ask for TV.)
My kids are smoothie addicts.

It’s all my mom’s fault. She’s the one who introduced the smoothie into our lives. And indulged the kids’ every-morning request when we stayed at her house for the holidays [...]

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On those days when you don’t have enough eyes to watch all your children or enough arms to keep them all out of trouble.  When you are too tired or distracted or busy to be giving everyone all the attention they need….
When you have a 3 year old who decides he doesn’t like cheese, which [...]

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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 time [...]

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Jenna’s post yesterday got me thinking about food. And eating. And the continual challenge of finding the time and energy to get food on the table that doesn’t come from our local Indian food restaurant (or sub shop or pizza place…you get my drift).
While  I used to enjoy some cooking, I find it difficult these [...]

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This post is taken from a blog I write about introducing solid foods to my children – Solid Food Adventures.
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I’m continually hearing in the media and reading in parenting books and magazines that family dinnertime is one of those important routines that influences children well in to adulthood.  My husband and I both agree that [...]

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My kids are now almost two—and part of me has no idea how that happened. It seems like just a month or two ago, we were starting solid foods. And working on sleeping through the night. And outgrowing the bucket carseats.  However, since they’re not infants anymore, they do lots of fun toddler activities. One activity they go to [...]

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Abigail’s all ready to help Daddy cook!

When my babies were young, it was easy to have them eat only healthy foods. We made our own babyfood, and mostly they ate veggies, fruits, rice, oatmeal and some proteins—-chicken, turkey, cheese etc….In fact, I remember once looking at their meals and commenting to my husband that we [...]

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Feedings toddlers—mine are 21 months—seems to be an evolving challenge. Obviously, there are all the challenges that come with toddlers’ newfound picky eating habits, as I wrote about here a few weeks ago. And that is a whole ‘nother challenge.
But sometimes, we just get stuck in a food rut. It’s that post afternoon nap time [...]

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