Here is the cardinal rule of maintaining a semblance of peace in a house with twin toddlers:
TWO OF EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING.
What one wants, the other must, in the next second, absolutely have or screaming hell and hair pulling ensues. It was thus with some trepidation that I placed an order for a single crib tent. My second […]

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Today was a day of extremes. Morning was spent in a constant blur of motion, mine and the kids. By 11:30 am I was cursing my 25-year old self for deciding to wait several more years to start having kids. Oh sure, Dex and I had only been together for a year, we hadn’t bought […]

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Thanks to a trip to Costco, 25 minutes away, this morning, the girls took all-too-short naps in the car. Usually I can park the car in the driveway (well off the road and next to the kitchen door), open the windows or leave the a/c running, and let them nap while I do nutty things like eat […]

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My daughters turned two years old today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We had a lovely day. It was cool this morning but the sun came out and the temperature rose. I took the girls for their first haircut ever. They did fine - I did end up with both of them on my lap. Two hairstylists waited on […]

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Last night, Jules completely melted my heart when she said for the first time, “I lub ooo!” She uttered this ultimate sweetness into the blank pink face of her stuffed bear, but soon she was tossing I lub ooos at me with great abandon.
I lub oooo too, baby girl.

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Actually, I think we’re trading our Caddy for a Ford, but it has to be done.
Yesterday, our new tandem stroller (front-to-back, for you unmultipled readers) arrived. I waited all day for it (you know, in between the rest of life) and was psyched to see the big Graco box on our porch when we got home […]

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Houston, we have a new problem.
Jules has discovered the sweet pleasure of a gentle breeze on a bare bottom. At first, it was cute and almost helpful. Oh look, she wants her diaper changed! But now? Not so helpful when I pick her up from her crib at midnight (a whole different issue for another day) […]

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Since Mae and Jules are the first twins I’ve known well and have watched develop, I’ve wondered at the veracity of the reports of secret twin language. It conjurs to mind an image of two wee children, hiding in the thickets in Grandmother’s garden, sitting knee to knee and whispering intently in a language only they […]

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This is a Mommy Blog, I suppose, in that I am a mommy and this is my blog, so I find myself about to do what mommy bloggers stereotypically do: yes, a post about that.
Yesterday was not our best day. It rained. And rained. The night before, Dex and I had the pleasure of sharing […]

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You know you are justified in constantly feeling like your brain is crawling through a thick fog and your whole body is about to disintegrate when the extroverted, lacrosse-playing, horse-showing, 15-year old who works a few hours a week for you as a mother’s helper brings your toddler twins inside after 30 minutes in the […]

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