Today is January 24th and at 11:30 AM I was to be having my c section. The girls were 32 weeks yesterday and supposed to stay in my belly. Of course, they had other plans and were born two weeks early. I can’t help but wonder if we had made it to today if Ella […]
When we found out we were having twin girls, I would often hear from people how lucky we were because it’s so easy naming girls compared to boys. Let me tell you, naming a person is not easy. You have to not only like a name, but think about your baby growing into an adult […]
On the coldest day we’ve had in years, our girls decided they’d had enough and wanted out of their swimming pool. Monday night, their tracings were normal and we expected to be home Tuesday. Tuesday morning came and my lovely nurse came to do my tracing early so I could get on home. Ironically, this […]
Dear baby girls, 2013 was a year full of ups and downs – your brother got bigger and amazed us every day with his humour and intelligence, Mama and Daddy got married, and we found out we were having you, but, we also lost people we love and faced some mountains that seemed impossible to […]
It’s amazing how quickly you forget the little things. Jas and I went to a multiples class last night here at the hospital and our teacher showed us a video that included a shot of a baby crying so much that they were turning that dark red/purple combination of a truly pissed off baby. I […]
Jas and I just got married. Like just, not even two months yet. Which I suppose means that we are still newlyweds. I’m not sure many newlyweds spend their first couple months married separated, with one holed up in the hospital and the other at home with a toddler. But, this is our current reality. […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past fifteen years, you know breastfeeding is the best for babies with healthy moms. It’s pretty much become an assumption now that after you deliver, you breastfeed, with doctors, friends, and perfect strangers saying it more as a statement than a question, “You plan to breastfeed.” […]
I’m pretty sure that a lot of parents enjoy decorating the nursery, especially with their first baby. When we were having Buds, we lived in a small apartment, which meant no painting, and also meant that his room was shared with our small office desk and chair. Since we couldn’t do much, I used wall […]
The one thing I will say about my constant ultrasounds and monitoring is that I’ve really started to see distinct personalities emerging from my wee cantaloupes. Buds had a personality in utero that included constant kicking, dancing to music, and becoming really excited whenever I had fruit. All of those things are still true now as […]
When we first found out I was pregnant, I quickly did some calculations and realized I’d be due in March. I daydreamed about hosting my first Christmas after moving from our tiny apartment, with an ever-expanding belly, having lots of time to explain to Buds what was happening, time to decorate a new nursery, and […]
Adventures With Multiples 