There’s even more to do when you’re parenting two! Having twins is a unique experience that can’t quite compare to anything else. No matter how close in age someone’s kids might be, it’s not the same as bringing home two newborns. Here, I’ll share my tips, tricks, and reflections on being a twin mom.
There is nothing quite like being sent home from the hospital with two newborns while you, yourself, are still in diapers. Even if you’ve had nine months to wrap your head around it, even if you’ve known you’d have twins since you were eight years old, even if your best friend’s neighbor’s cousin had twins … More Foolproof Ways to Prepare for Newborn Twins
It is so hard to believe that this upcoming Monday, we will be at the six month mark with our twin girls… six months! An entire half a year! I know that I have said this before, but I swear it is going by so fast this time around, much faster than it did with … More Half a Year with Our Twin Girls
School is out (for the kids, not for me — law school is eternal), the sun is shining, and summer is here. With the arrival of the Devil’s armpit to North Carolina comes the seemingly endless invites to barbecues, park play dates, pool parties, and birthday bashes. And I have declined almost all of them. I … More Why I Can’t “Just Bring the Twins!”
A few days ago, my youngest daughter, Evelyn, fell asleep in my arms as I gently rocked her in the nursery. Her twin sister, Emersyn, was already asleep in her crib. Finally, I thought, now I can put her down and maybe get some stuff done, or just lay down myself. There was a mountain of dishes … More The Everyday Grief of a Twin Mom
To say I’m a minimalist when it comes to parenting would be a wild understatement. I found out I was pregnant for the first time when I was only 19. Between that, and the fact that it was during the pandemic, I learned to get by with very little. And honestly, I just don’t see … More What You Actually Need for Twins: 0-3 Months
The other day, someone asked how old my twins were, and I said almost four months. Not three months and three weeks, and definitely not seventeen weeks — in fact, I just had to pull up my calendar to confirm that that is how many weeks old they are. It’s hard to believe that the … More The Newborn Phase with Twins Isn’t Actually That Bad
As the twins get older and I continue to heal from pregnancy and birth, I am finding myself getting more and more stir crazy. Before they were born, I was determined that having twins wasn’t going to stop me from doing anything I would normally do pre-twins. Whether that was hiking, traveling, working, … More The Twins’ First Trip to the Mountains
Our twin girls are one month old today, and I’m heartbroken about it. The first month with my firstborn felt like an eternity, but this first month with the twins has gone by so, so fast! They say that a baby is considered a newborn for eight weeks, so to think that we’re already halfway … More One Month with Twins: Lessons & Reflections
How all of the stars aligned to give me the most magical twin birth ever … More The Day I Became a Twin Mom
Receiving unsolicited advice, stares, and touches unfortunately comes with the territory when you’re pregnant. A lot of it is born from good intentions, but that doesn’t make it okay. I thought I had heard all of the crazy, unhinged comments during my first pregnancy. I had strangers ask if I was married, if I was … More Things to Never Say to a Pregnant Twin Mom
