A Toddler, and Twins, and a Newborn - oh MY!

What do you get when you have 9-month old twins and then you find out you are pregnant again?
According to Wikipedia, you get “Irish Triplets”. As of this fall, that’s what I’ll have. I am a lucky girl.
Although two weeks ago when I found out about this surprise pregnancy, lucky is not a word I would [...]

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Mommy Guilt

One of the things I wasn’t prepared for when the boys arrived was Mommy Guilt. Captial M. Capital G.
Before becoming pregnant, I pretty much only had to worry about myself. Oh sure, I worried about my husband to some extent as well, but I learned pretty quickly that he was much happier when I left [...]

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Preparing your financial house for multiples

Between websites, books, blogs, emails, and conversations with other mom friends, not once has anyone mentioned what I consider to be the top three things parents NEED before their multiples are born:
1. Updated wills
2. Updated life insurance policies
3. Emergency savings
I know, I know. It’s on everyone’s to-do list. Let’s talk about each item.
1. Updated wills. [...]

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Double trouble

No, this is not in reference to the stupid stuff people say to us when they see our twins. It’s in reference to the infections that have taken residence in both my son’s ears. Aww, baby’s first double ear infection… what a joy.
But I learned a few things today, on the occasion of [...]

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The first year….

This past week has been a momentous occasion in our house, as our babies turned one. I have a bunch of friends with one baby and on their first birthdays,  it was a time of celebration (who doesn’t like birthdays?) and a bit of sadness (they’re not really babies anymore). Those feelings were certainly present [...]

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