house, Twin life

How I Get Housework Done During the Week

I don’t. Haha. What I mean by that, is, I don’t get everything done. And I prioritize. Some weeks I do more housework than others. I’ll break up the chores to share how I do it and what works for our busy family Laundry:We do our laundry every Saturday. That’s it. We do 3-4 loads… Continue reading How I Get Housework Done During the Week

Twin life

It Takes a Village—How we survived the first few months with twins

Having newborn twins is insane! Add a toddler and it is just crazier. I can just remember, in the beginning, Dan would put Elijah to bed (he needed lots of attention) and I would have the girls. Around 6 weeks of age, they started getting super needy around witching hour and I would have 2… Continue reading It Takes a Village—How we survived the first few months with twins

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How to Breastfeed Twins

So many people are surprised when they hear that I breastfeed my twins. And then, I’m sure, they wonder how I do it logistically. I wondered the exact same thing with other twin moms that I’ve met. So I want to lay it out to help feed the curiosity and hopefully help other twin moms-to-be.… Continue reading How to Breastfeed Twins

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Pros/Cons to Home Birth and Hospital Birth

As I have mentioned before on the blog, I had a home water birth with a midwife for my first child. And with the twins, I was referred to an OB for a medicated hospital birth. I’m in the unique situation to compare and contrast the different birth experiences to hopefully give some insight for… Continue reading Pros/Cons to Home Birth and Hospital Birth

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On a scale from 1-10, how shocked would you be to find out you were having twins?

“I’ve always wanted twins” is a comment I often get from strangers as they look at my children lovingly. I never know what to say back to them, because, quite honestly, I never wanted twins! My mom and sister always said how much they would love to have twins but I had the mentality that… Continue reading On a scale from 1-10, how shocked would you be to find out you were having twins?