Reading Time: 4 minutesI meant to exercise today but… Insert excuse. Or better yet, one of my kids came down with a cough and now I can’t go to the gym unless I infect all the kids in the daycare. Sound familiar? As a parent, I find that this is happening to me than I’d like to admit.…
Reading Time: 13 minutes“Pregnancy looks good on you!” comments a stranger at the store. But all you think is, “I feel like a house, my feet are swollen, and I haven’t pooped in days!” Growing a baby is wild! Being pregnant with twins, well, is a pretty incredible journey! No matter how you slice it or dice it,…
Reading Time: 4 minutesTogether or separate? That’s the million-dollar question every parent of twins has to grapple with in numerous parenting scenarios along the way. Sleeping arrangements for twins just happens to be one of the first of many you’ll need to consider. The decision you make may even change as your twins grow. Really, sleep and twins…
Reading Time: 3 minutesI took on the task of hosting Thanksgiving for the very first time with two one-year-olds. A few years back, my sister was due any day with my second nephew. My family was focused on the impending delivery, so naturally, I had to step up and give my best go at hosting. I was in…
Reading Time: 4 minutes“What’s taking so long? Hurry up please, just grab a pair of socks! We need to go.” Getting dressed independently seemed like an easy ask of my 4-year-old twin sons…or so I thought. After a long pause and no response from either one of them, I grew frustrated and marched up to see what was…
Reading Time: 3 minutesEver since I was a little girl, my family has made this chili recipe. We fondly referred to the extra spicy chili recipe as Velasco Chili, to honor its origins in our family, our close family friends. Over the years, we adapted the recipe, mostly to tone down the spice. It became a tradition to…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt wasn’t until Meghan had her twins and I gifted her my old stroller, that I realized I had been using it all wrong and my babies were never actually secure in it. Let me rewind a bit. I wanted my home and nursery to be organized the moment we brought our new babies home.…
Reading Time: 3 minutesDoes traveling with toddlers around the holidays, or any time of year for that matter, send your anxiety through the roof? Listen, we CAN’T make the grumpy guy sitting next to you on the plane get ditch his bad attitude. We CAN use the significant experience that we’ve had traveling with toddlers to share a…
Reading Time: 3 minutes“They say I should feel so much love for this baby, but I don’t feel head over heels in love.” “Why don’t I want to hold my baby?” “What if my baby rolls off the changing pad onto the floor?” “I tried for so many years to get pregnant, and now I feel that I…