About Us

The Moms of How Do You Do It?

Goddess in Progress is a first-time mom to boy/girl twins, Daniel & Rebecca, born August 2007. She left a lovely but not-so-lucrative career in higher education to be a stay-at-home mom for the forseeable future. Originally from Chicago, she now lives outside of Boston with her husband, two kids, a dog, a yard, and a minivan. How very suburban! Back when she had spare time, she enjoyed cooking (baking, in particular), and crafty things like knitting, crochet, and quilting. She remembers those days somewhat fondly, but wouldn’t trade all the fresh cookies in the world for her twins. She blogs all about it at goddessinprogress.wordpress.com.

As a first-time mom to twins, Jonathan and Faith, Krissy can honestly say she had no idea what life would be like post-infertility. When she got her first glimpse at the two little heartbeats, she thought “Twins! How cool! But now I will need two of everything!” Little did she know how little she knew! Her background is in the field of aging, and she has a particular fondness for persons with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Working in a senior center, adult day care and assisted living facilities helped some what to prepare her for the constant multi-tasking needed to juggle the demands of her two kiddos. Krissy enjoys eating out with her husband, hiking, taking the kids on walks, blogging, reading, baking (loves to get fancy with her sugar cookies!) and of course, spending as much time with her girlfriends as possible. Visit her family at Two Are Better Than One.

Cynthia has always enjoyed having a plan and takes enormous comfort in making to-do lists. Never known for her ability to “go with the flow”, Cynthia and her carefully-laid plans were thrown for a loop when her 6-week ultrasound showed (surprise!) twins. Now, with 3 kids, a dog, and a full-time job, Cynthia is actually more relaxed than she has ever been. Even with her minivan, slightly dusty furniture and often un-styled hair. Cynthia spends most of her free time doting on her children. But once they are asleep, this multiple-mama keeps sane by having date nights with her husband, girl nights with her friends, and “me” nights with a good glass of wine and mindless television. Follow the Journey on her personal blog.

Laura N is very familiar with the question, “How do you do it?” but is more often asked, “Are they all YOURS?” Let’s face it, pushing a quad stroller full of toddlers attracts a fair amount of attention, especially when there’s another child walking alongside it. Laura jokes about being a celebrity among members of her Moms of Multiples group, as people often approach her and ask, “Are you the mom with the two sets of twins?” So far, nobody has asked for her autograph. The truth is, raising two sets of toddler-age twins (and a teenager!) can be pretty overwhelming, and having a sense of humor about the situation has helped Laura get through some of the darker days. One of the darkest days was two years ago, when one of her twins was diagnosed with autism. Since then, Laura’s learned a whole lot about early childhood intervention. When she isn’t writing at Twinfinite Chaos and Autism is Beautiful, she spends her days playing Mr. Potato Head, listening to Laurie Berkner songs, and trying to pick up the house faster than her children destroy it.

American Wife is a rockin’ mama to three lovely little ladies, Peyton (5), and Clarity & Moxie (born Sept ‘07). She currently resides just outside of Baltimore, though born and raised in Pennsylvania. Her husband looks better in jeans than she does, but believe-you-me she is working on that! Spare time? What is that again? Oh yes, for hobbies and stuff. In her “spare time” she enjoys knitting, playing Guitar Hero, photography, and listening to music (not simultaneously!). Her favorite things in life (after family of course!) are her tattoos, bananas, music, rainy days, and elephants. You can read more of American Wife’s c-c-crazy adventures and thoughts over at american-wife.blogspot.com.

CraftyLissa was always destined to drive a minivan - her first vehicle was her parents’ maroon GMC Safari. Now her love for minivans is finally considered normal, as mommy to 4-year-old twin boys, Jack and Nathan. She, husband and the two boys live in Kansas City where they don’t love barbeque quite as much as one would stereotypically think. CraftyLissa works full-time outside the home, runs her own side business and yet still tries to sneak in a little craftiness every now and then by knitting, sewing, and digitally scrapbooking. She is currently addicted to Lost and Project Runway and blogs about her twins at Adventures of a Twin Mommy.

In the span of one crazy year, LauraC had major ear surgery, her husband started a new job, moved from Chicago to Raleigh, got pregnant on the first try, found out 18 weeks later it was two boys, bought their first house, spent 14 weeks on bed rest, and birthed healthy premature fraternal twin boys in May 2006.Most days, being a working mom with a traveling husband and twin toddlers is even crazier than that. She spends way too much of her free time keeping up with her favorite bed rest shows, contemplating exercise, drinking wine, listening to NPR, and writing her not-so-deep thoughts at Laura’s Mommy Journal.

TraceyS is the un-seasoned mother to Abel and Oskar, who just turned one at the end of January ‘08. That date marked another major milestone in her life - living in the same residence for more than a year! Originally from Chicago, this self-proclaimed nomad finally settled in Austin, Texas with her super-husband, and yellow lab Matilda. One week after giving birth to her boys, TraceyS decided not to go back to work as a historic building preservationist, but to spend her days with her rambunctious duo. She squeezes in her love of photography at every opportunity she can. And when the wanderlust calls…she packs up her men and off they go! She blogs at www.babysilverman.blogspot.com.

Originally from Portland, CarrieinAK fell in love with an Alaskan boy during a not-so-fun epidemiology class in graduate school. Shortly after graduation, she packed up her outdoor gear and beloved KitchenAid mixer and set out to start a new adventure in the Last Frontier. The adventure got much more interesting when CarrieinAK and her handsome husband added identical twin boys, Finn and Reid, to their family in January 2007. This full-time working momma enjoys strong coffee, making lists and planting flowers in the springtime. She has zero tolerance for movies that last longer than an hour, pumping her own gasoline and communities without curbside recycling. Her boys (all three!) are the light of her life and, in a perfect world, there would be more hours in the day to read Karen Katz books together. CarrieinAK’s personal blog can be found at The Adventures of Carrie, Brook, Finn and Reid.

After two years of infertility, Rebecca’s six week ultrasound showed two heartbeats! Thirty weeks later, on Easter 2007, Danny and Abigail made their way into the world. Nothing has been the same since! Part doctoral student, part social worker, part stay at home mom (with none of those parts sleeping through the night), Rebecca’s life often feels like a delicate, complicated balancing act. So far it hasn’t collapsed! She gets through the days with an organizational system of who does what when that frightens her husband (although he rarely admits it) and an intricate schedule of who does what when. When possible, she loves to fit in some yoga, time with friends, a good cooking project, a fun novel or just a quiet Saturday hanging out with hubby and the kiddos.

Fully-embracing the M.O.M. (Mother of Multiples) experience since her twins’ conception, Cheryl has gleefully transitioned from full-time video post-production maven to home-based mom and telecommuting writer/editor. With her twins Darren and Sarah now too big for their recently pastured DuoGlider, Cheryl’s dicovered she genuinely misses the “Are they identical?” question from strangers. With he-child now outsizing his little (by seven minutes) sister by five inches and sixteen pounds, Cheryl has discovered the new oft-repeated onlooker declaration, “But they’re not twins!” requires comparable composure and personal restraint. When not expounding upon the adventures of twin parenting, Cheryl enjoys reading, giving museum tours, and participating in her adult church discussion group. Above all else, she prefers hanging out with dreamy husband, Scott, and of course, the twins. Learn more about them by visiting www.Twinfatuation.blogspot.com.