The TwinkiesThe TwinkiesThis blog, once described as -your RDA of cute-, chronicles the daily adventures of raising twins. Articles
This is the Face of a Teether
2008-01-26 17:13:00 He’s been sick all week and was up most of the night. He’s been screaming most of the morning and is now sleeping on my lap, guaranteeing nap time will be problematic. And the reason for all this misery? His two new top canines. More About: Photos , Face , Months
Hands with Orange
2008-01-25 21:51:00 Let’s play “guess that twin.” More About: Photos , Orange , Hands , Months
Goodbye
2008-01-25 14:35:00 Goodbye little girl. You and your brother are missed. Merry meet, part and merry meet again. More About: Goodbye
Jane?s Addiction
2008-01-25 02:03:00 J was messing around with the radio and it ended up on a rock station. Jane ’s Addict ion ’s Been Caught Stealing came on. F promptly began bopping around with great enthusiasm. All this time I’ve been playing Putomayo world music for children and what she really likes is 90s rock. More About: Months
Our Current Favorite Toddler Books
2008-01-24 16:54:00 These are our current favorite books (and thus are highly recommended for people with kids in this 18-month age range): Bunny Kisses Go To Sleep Russell the Sheep Inside Freight Train Only the Cat Saw Cat’s Colors What are yours? Because, you know, I have a book problem in that I love them and buy them and have them everywhere ... More About: Books , Current , Toddler , Favorite , Months
Whining About Petty Things
2008-01-24 06:00:00 The recently reopened and totally renovated local library, only a few blocks away, requires one parent or caregiver per child for Toddler Time. That’s right. If you had the gall to have more than one child you are just out of luck unless you can afford to hire a mother’s helper to come to ... More About: Things , Petty
Happy Contests
2008-01-24 02:00:00 There is a great contest at Oh! Baby Buy Products that includes giveaways of See Kai Run shoes (which I adore) and Babylegs. You can win a free (very cute) onesie at Blonde Mom Blog. It is too small for my giants but I know people who could use a very cute gift! Another ... More About: Contests , Happy
Go Vote for Mothers? Milk Bank of New England to Receive $10,000 Grant
2008-01-23 18:00:00 The Mothers ’ Milk Bank of New England is now one of 7 finalists for a $10,000 grant. Your vote could make the difference. The Mothers’ Milk Bank of New England is a newly formed non-profit milk bank serving babies, hospitals, and families throughout New England. The Milk Bank will provide screened and pasteurized breastmilk to ... More About: Breastfeeding , Vote
Montessori, Home Schooling and High School
2008-01-23 17:26:00 I’m a John Taylor Gatto fan. For those of you who don’t read radical educational theorists for fun he is an award winning public school teacher most famous for his work Dumbing Us Down in which he argues that the current model of public schooling is not a failure; it is not designed to ... More About: Home , School , High School , Montessori , High
So Far Today?
2008-01-22 20:54:00 F has pointed to her hat and said, “Hat.” J has pooped on the carpet. Language is coming along better than potty training. More About: Today , Months
Out Take from the Valentine?s Shoot
2008-01-21 21:11:00 I’m trying to get Valentin e ’s Day shots of the kids using heart shaped lollipops. I will note that whoever coined the phrase “like taking candy from a baby” had no idea what he was talking about. So far no good shots, but I did get this amusing out take. More About: Photos , Months , Shoot
Princesses On Your Private Parts
2008-01-21 06:00:00 The kids start Montessori in February. This is wonderful in many, many ways. They will spend three hours four mornings a week in an environment that so far seems ideal. They’ll start in the toddler room and move to the Primary program when they are three; the school itself goes up through ... More About: Private , Parts , Princesses , Private Parts
Sweet 16
2008-01-19 03:19:00 The last canine is in. Now all F needs are her two year molars. More About: Sweet , Months
The Rice Cake Wars
2008-01-18 06:00:00 I have recently introduced the babies to honey nut rice cakes. They taste like slightly sweetened styrofoam and, oddly, give the flavor name, contain no nuts. They are also wildly popular. Today I gave them each a half a cake and a few minutes later J came up to me signing “milk ... More About: Wars , Rice , Cake , Months
And The Winner Is?
2008-01-17 21:22:00 The winner of this round of the photo contest is Elizabeth. Congratulations! Honorable Mentions for Extraordinary Cuteness go to: Erin Mick Angela Lisa Brandy Sara Erika Casey Brittany If you didn’t play or didn’t win (or even if you did) enter again in the new edition! More About: Contest , Winner
Things I Never Thought I Would Say - Part 4
2008-01-16 06:00:00 Fine, but if you get the tape dispenser I am taking my underwear back. More About: Thought , Part , Things , Months
Snow Day
2008-01-15 18:42:00 Yesterday it snowed and my main goal today was to get the babies out into the snow to play. It’s good to have small, doable goals. F was very interested in eating the snow but both seemed to have a good time. Then we had grahams. Well, they had grahams. [Show picture ... More About: Photos , Snow , Months , Snow Day
New Blogs on the Blogroll and the Photo Contest
2008-01-14 02:55:00 Sweet Zoe - Updates on AMS’s daughter Option Adoption - Because sometimes motherhood doesn’t come easily Don’t forget to vote in the photo contest! It looks like Elizabeth is going to run away with it but you still have a little time to try to steal her lead. More About: Contest , Photo , Blogroll , Blogs , Photo Contest
Shameless Self Promotion
2008-01-12 13:57:00 Well, I finally got the photo site for the photography business to a state that is something approaching not dreadful and am, of course, encouraging you to go and check it out. If you are local to me (and you know who are) don’t miss the free photo shoot at Papaya Patch in West ... More About: Promotion , Mele
18 Month Well Child Visit
2008-01-10 19:07:00 Weights & Lengths (with percentiles) J.: Birth: 6 lbs. 8 oz. / 19″ 1 Year: 19 lbs. 12 oz. / 29 1/2″ (10th / 40th) 15 Mont h s : 20 lbs. 14 oz. / 31″ (5-10th / 50th) 18 Months: 23 lbs. / 32 3/4″ (12th / 59th) F.: Birth: 6lbs. 13 oz. / 20″ 1 Year: 20 lbs. 3 oz. / 29 ... More About: Child , Visit
Day in the Park
2008-01-09 18:50:00 Because of record warm temperatures we were able to get out to the park yesterday. More About: Photos , Park , Months
Radio Silence
2008-01-08 15:26:00 Several people have contacted me about AMS. I know. She has asked for radio silence and I am honoring that request which is why you have read no public message of love and support here. She knows that I am here for her in whatever way she needs; right now that need ... More About: Radio , Silence
Sweetness
2008-01-08 02:17:00 Last night, because both kids had a slight fever, we ended up with both of them in bed with us at about 11:00. As he drifted off to sleep J lay cuddled up to me stroking my arm over and over again. Tonight we were trying to teach him to blow kisses. When asked ...
Ads and Amazon and College Funds
2008-01-03 06:00:00 As always, thank you for your ongoing interest in the Google ad offerings. We were able to make another contribution to the kids’ college funds from ad revenue this morning. If you are interested in adding Google ads to your own blog, well, don’t expect to get rich but you can drop a ... More About: College , Amazon , Funds
3 More Teeth
2008-01-01 03:12:00 F now has three more teeth; all of her canines except the upper right one have poked through. More About: Teeth
Vote in the Photo Contest
2007-12-31 19:10:00 Go vote in the Holiday/Winter photo contest. Please remember that you have to link back to the contest page to be eligible to win. More About: Contest , Photo , Vote , Photo Contest
Things to Remember about J
2007-12-31 18:59:00 J was so excited when he came down the stairs on Christmas morning and saw his play kitchen that he fell down the last step. If J gets up in the morning or from a nap before F when she finally comes downstairs he smiles and lights up he is so happy to see her. J likes to stack his nesting blocks, and always does them right side up so that the open side faces down. F just started trying to stack and she is much less finicky about which side is up but if she puts a block on a tower on its side J will turn it so that it is right side up like all the others. More About: Things
Even if you are a perfect parent…
More articles from this author:2007-12-29 03:18:00 …your child will still throw a tantrum at the least convenient, most embarrassing time. (My laptop has been shipped off to some Apple repair center to get the CD drive and power supply issues fixed. This means all computing has to be done on the ancient, inconvenient basement machine. Expect infrequent posting and reading for the duration.) More About: Perfect , Pare 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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