Today, as I shopped around Sam's Club with the twins by myself (yes, I'm patting myself on the back right now,) there was another woman with twin boys. Her boys looked to be about 12 or 13. One was walking ahead, and the other hanging on the cart. She asked if my boys were twins. I said yes, and then I asked her if it got easier. She said, "Yes. It gets much easier, but … [Read more...]
IKEA and Getting Organized
Today we went on a little trip to one of my favorite store...IKEA. If you've never been there, you have to go at least once for the experience. It's huge, it has escalators for your cart, and it's from Sweden. What's not to love? It also has fairly inexpensive furniture, organizational stuff, and household accessories. We went today with the purpose of finding a cheap … [Read more...]
Interviews and Appointments
Tomorrow we are meeting a potential babysitter/nanny to help out this summer. It's a pretty big deal. The only people who have ever watched our twins are either my parents or my husband's parents. During the first year, we had to limit visitors because of their weakened immune systems. After that, it was just easier to rely on them because obviously we trusted them, and … [Read more...]
Eating update and Mother’s Day recap
I had a really nice Mother's Day weekend. Before I go into the recap, I just wanted to give you a little update on my new health plan. It's day 7, and I'm proud to say that I've stuck with the healthy eating! I've even lost 3 lbs! I've alternated between eating my protein shake for dinner or for lunch. I keep track of everything on the computer, and have been taking my … [Read more...]
The TTTS Foundation: Fundraising Focus
TTTS Foundation On my first Fundraising Focus, I'd like to talk about an organization that is very close to my heart, The Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation (The TTTS Foundation.) What is TTTS? Like many people, I had never heard of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome until I was pregnant with Identical twins. TTTS is a disease of the placenta, which … [Read more...]
