Foodie Friday: Pay it forward

When I was pregnant, people used to ask us all the time what they could do to help when the babies came. I had no idea! They’d ask us again in the first few weeks of the babies’ lives….and by then, in my sleep-deprived state, I at least knew one answer….food! Bring food! Lots of it, yummy [...]

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Gastronomy 2.0 : Eating with Twins on the Grow

For that first few weeks — even months — with newborn twins, it felt as though we were forever going to the pediatrician’s office for near-daily weight checks. My second guessing and self-flagellation about my children’s intake began on Day One. Literally, Day One. Check-in nurses would ask, “How much do they take at each [...]

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Foodie Friday: Parents of multiples must eat too!

One of the continued challenges of having multiples is finding time in the day to do everything that needs to get done. Many of the moms of HDYDI have talked about the endless piles of laundry, the never-ending errands (how often do I have to go to BJ’s, really?), the dishes and all the other [...]

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Foodie Friday: Road trips with babies

Another MOT asked about road trips with babies. She was planning a two day trip and she didn’t know what to feed her 9 month old twins on the trip. Not having been brave enough to attempt such a trip myself, I posed the question to the moms of HDYDI.
There were things to consider.
1. There may be [...]

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Foodie Friday: Ode to the baby mum-mum

 
Ah, ode to the baby mum-mum–
You are a favorite of my babies,
You keep them quiet when we’re driving,
You stop crying when they’re fussy,
You are the best of the finger foods.
A friend of mine with twin and an older child introduced me to the joy of the baby mum-mum. It’s a rice cracker thingy that dissolves [...]

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