Mommy, Esq lives in the Boston area (where the winters try their best to get her to move South) with six month old Ned and Penny, and her husband of six years. She is a corporate lawyer by trade, but would love to attempt being a wedding photographer. She says “I love taking photographs and doing [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Readers of HDYDI: Meet Mommy, Esq.
Posted in Working, tagged Featured Reader on February 25, 2009 | 9 Comments »
NPR segment on multiples and infertility
Posted in Higher-Order Multiples, Medical, Mommy Issues, Other people, Twins in the news, tagged NPR on February 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »
For all those mothers of multiples (with extra help!) out there, or those that didn’t have help, but are interested anyway, this NPR segment aired Monday. It is on multiples and how they are changing our lives—and I’m pretty sure she’s not talking about the specifics of MY life but the bigger EVERYONE’s. I found [...]
More tips on flying solo with twin toddlers
Posted in Travel on February 24, 2009 | 12 Comments »
My husband Jon travels for work and I have longed for the day that our boys and I can tag along for a trip. Last week, I got my wish as we took a four day trip to Dallas. The only glitch was that I would have to fly back by myself with the boys as Jon stayed on [...]
Funny names, funny words
Posted in Development, Toddlers, tagged language development, nicknames on February 23, 2009 | 15 Comments »
We’re in a very fun stage of language development at my house. At 18 months old, the kids are picking up new words quickly. My son, in particular, attempts to repeat a word in almost everything I say to him. It’s a lot of fun.
As with anything developmental, I always think it’s funny to see [...]
Foodie Friday: Eating healthy foods
Posted in Feeding, Foodie Fridays, Older children, Toddlers on February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Abigail’s all ready to help Daddy cook!
When my babies were young, it was easy to have them eat only healthy foods. We made our own babyfood, and mostly they ate veggies, fruits, rice, oatmeal and some proteins—-chicken, turkey, cheese etc….In fact, I remember once looking at their meals and commenting to my husband that we [...]