Parenting twins by Canadian mom blogger, My Organized Chaos
I’ve been wanting to write a post on must-have items when expecting twins for a long time, especially because I still get reader emails and comments regarding past posts on twin-specific tips and gear. In fact, the first few years of posts on this blog are very much twin-specific. At the time I was a…
I was 21 weeks pregnant, wearing a powder blue gown, lying on an examination bed, and waiting for the ultrasound tech to have their first look at baby. With a paddle on my stomach, my student-in-training technician immediately made ‘a face’ when she studied the screen. “I’ll be back” she said, and hurried out of the room…
Recall the age old question, ‘if you found lost money, what do you do?‘? While out a couple weeks ago, my daughters were eager to get where we were going, so they were at least 10 feet ahead of myself. They were half-running, chattering away and very excited about their day. All of a sudden…
If anything, being a parent of multiples has been an eye-opening experience. As I’ve said before, I don’t feel entirely comfortable in comparing my kids to one another, yet when you have one child and then have multiples – you just can’t help but to compare every facet of their growth. After all, parents take…
It’s been some time since I talked about our Elf on the Shelf, Elfie. 2012 in fact. Wow. Yet, it’s always been the usual. Move the elf, forget to move the elf – etc etc. It’s relatively routine when it comes to Elfie, the girls still love him to bits, eager to jump out of…
Today is Back to School! My oldest is now in Grade 5 and the twins just started Grade 1. Myself? I have my days free, a first in 10 years. Yes, there were a few teary moments and it was hectic to get 3 kids settled into 3 different classes in only a matter of…
This past weekend we did some celebrating – my twins turned Six! Six is a pretty big number, it’s like overnight they turn into school-age children. Taller, stronger, more independent and mature … Hold me! I’ll post more about their birthday soon, yet truth is, I haven’t even had time to even go through their…
It’s been such an eye opening experience to be the mother of twins. While all my girls are complete individuals and I recognize and celebrate that, any parent of multiples will say that you really notice personalities when you have two of the same age. After all, they are always with you and most oftentimes,…
It was our last day in Turks and Caicos when my little twinlin Sophia came running up to me, “Mom! My tooth is loose, my tooth is loose!” Ahhh, what a milestone! A first twin tooth, loose, in Turks and Caicos. There’s one for the baby book … er, if I ever work on them,…
For the first time ever, I walked into the twins bedroom to find this … They used to share a crib when they were first born, yet since have always slept in their own beds {there’s two in the room that they share}. So, this event truly warmed my heart. This is love, true sisterly…
I promise to share and be a friend. By showing we care it’s love we send. Tho’ the world is so wide, with love deep inside, it’s easy to be a friend, a friend! – by Jaën Wanamaker . . .
There’s two to wash, There’s two to dry; There’s two who argue, There’s two who cry. One’s in the mud, Having a ball; The other holds a crayon… Another marked wall. Some days seem endless, My patience grows thin. Why did God choose me To be a mother of twins? The answer comes clear-…
Finally! Finally we have a break from the freezing weather and I can say those words I love to speak … “Get outside and play!“. In no way do I believe that Spring it on it’s way, yet this break in weather sure makes a person think it is. Back and forth,…
The other day I took the twins to a brief doctors appt and snapped a photo with my phone. I then realized that I took a similar photo in 2011, only they were wearing gowns. Flashback! Let’s take a minute to celebrate the technological advancements in phone cameras, the general look of…
Winter is officially here {photos from last week}. This snow day could be any ordinary day for the next 7 months … *sigh*. … just thought I’d explain that in case you thought the title of ‘snow day’ meant that the schools were closed. HA! I don’t think they’ve done that since I was…
My kids didn’t start school at the same time this year, my oldest began Grade 4 three days before her sisters. It was really odd having this staggered ‘back to school’ routine, I really can’t say I liked it at all. The worst part was that it really confused the twins, they kept asking…
Utilizing an explosion of energy this morning {and knowing that I would likely be low on the stuff tonight}, I started a slow cooker meal bright and early. Wanting to use up some fresh veggies on this dull and rainy day, I had decided to make Crockpot Chili. Later on while talking to a…
Before the weekend we celebrated the twins 5th birthday. Wow, five! Their party was Minnie Mouse themed, and this year I decided to make cupcakes for the very first time ever. Well, not ‘ever’, but it was a first for not having a cake or two for my kids birthday. I’m usually a cake kind…