The TwinkiesThe TwinkiesThis blog, once described as -your RDA of cute-, chronicles the daily adventures of raising twins. Articles
Updates on That Sleeping and Talking Firebrand, F
2007-12-23 23:36:00 We’ve been working on this night weaning thing for a while and progress is basically good. I kick Brian and he gets up to deal with the babies and I go back to sleep. Last night F, sick and getting 2 canines, wasn’t having it. She came to bed with ... More About: Photos , Sleeping , Updates , Talking , Sleep
Pregnant Twin Mother Needs You
2007-12-21 19:37:00 I don’t know anything about extended bedrest, PROM or prematurity. I was very lucky. I know, however, that some of you know too much about those things. If you do (or even if you don’t), please go offer some support to AMS of Our Own Creation who is in the hospital on ... More About: Pregnant , Mother , Twin , Needs
Other Posts That Rock
2007-12-21 15:06:00 Breastfeeding Twins at 15 1/2 Months (’Cause, you know, I’m not the only one.) High School Poetry (Everything this woman writes is fabulous. I have serious funny envy.) She Who Cannot Control Her Children (And everything THIS woman writes is insightful and thought provoking. Did I mention that thing about envy?) Add yours in the comments. ... More About: Rock , Posts
Frustration and Rejoicing
2007-12-19 19:11:00 I’m feeling so frustrated with my photography. I having been having trouble nailing my focus lately and a lot of shots seem muddy and underexposed. My black and white conversions have been lousy and I’m not happy with the tonal range in my black and white shots. This is a problem ... More About: Frustration , Rejoicing , Stration
Sad
2007-12-18 04:56:00 I’m sad. I don’t know why. Nothing has happened. I’m just cooped up, maybe, or lonely. I’m hating Christmas this year, which doesn’t help. It’s just one series of chores after another. Buy this, wrap that, decorate over there and bake over here and none of it is any fun. ...
We?re Off the Cloth
2007-12-18 02:28:00 Well, we’re no longer using cloth diapers for F. I spent all of last week stripping them, washing them again and again and again and it doesn’t matter because after one day in cloth she gets a rash. A nasty rash. She cries when you wipe her when she has this rash. ... More About: Cloth
Holiday Photo Contest
2007-12-17 15:10:00 Don’t forget to enter your holiday kid photo by December 31 for the chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Amazon which isn’t a lot but is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Voting will run from January 1 - 15. Complete rules and entry form HERE. I look forward ... More About: Contest , Photo , Holiday , Photo Contest
Using the Subjunctive Correctly in English
2007-12-14 15:59:00 I know most people don’t know how to use the subjunctive in English . You use the subjunctive in counterfactual statements (”If I were going to the store…”, NOT “If I was going to the store…”), wishful statements (”If I were a hammer….” NOT “If I was a hammer…”) and conjuctive formulations (”Lest you misuse the subjunctive, read here for more information”). It’s annoying enough when people misuse the subjunctive in everyday conversation. When the title of a children’s book, however, is “I Wish I Was…” I have to bang my head against the wall. Who was your editor? Who? And from what cut-rate English program did she graduate? I ask because she needs a good slap, her advisor needs a slap or two and the entire program needs a few kicks in the shin. The publishing house should feel some shame too. Can you tell this is one of my pet peeves? When I am reading... More About: Rect
Baby
2007-12-13 02:10:00 F has a new favorite book, Who Is Coming to Our House. It’s a sweet Christmas book her Grandma gave her last year in which all the animals prepare the stable for the arrival of Mary and Joseph. I’m not all that sure what benefits the new webs spun by the spider offer ... More About: Baby
I?m a Lion?! (Or, Lame Bloggy Game)
2007-12-11 04:13:00 So I took this quiz and was deemed a lion. Really. You can change it. Alice made me a bobcat and someone else made me a spider but didn’t fess up. I don’t really spin well enough to be a spider. I am really out of practice. If I hauled out ... More About: Lion , Game , Lame
Chocolates
2007-12-10 14:05:00 Last night. as I was making tea, F pulled the box of See’s chocolates off the table. Now, I only eat See’s chocolates in December because otherwise I would become the size of a large horse. They are wonderful. Godiva is crap. She had the box open, slightly spilled, her mouth packed with ... More About: Chocolates
Sentence #2
2007-12-08 17:10:00 “Take a bath.” J is very big on personal hygiene. More About: Sentence
The Night Weaning Chronicles
2007-12-07 18:49:00 We WILL be night weaning. I suspect this will not be easy or pleasant but have I mentioned I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in 17+ months? In his ideal world J would get lifted from his bed every 2 hours to nurse then return to sleeping in his own space. ... More About: Night , Sleep , Chronicles
17 Months Developmental Milestones
2007-12-07 06:00:00 These are skills that Dr. Sears claims children should master in the 15 - 18 month age range. understands simple language - Yes (for both) walks in circles, backward, pivots - Yes walks faster, trots, prances - Yes walks up stairs with help - Yes stops and stoops to pick up toy - Yes climbs onto furniture - And how. tries ... More About: Milestones , Months , Stones , Mont
General Sleep Updates
2007-12-05 16:30:00 The night before last both kids slept 6 hours in a row. Even better, they were the same 6 hours so I slept 6 hours in a row. Last night when I stepped back from the crib I almost fainted and fell against the rocking chair. I have nasty bruises on my ... More About: General , Updates , Sleep
Whiny Post
2007-12-03 18:32:00 J was up all night yelling. He seems to have been sick, teething and just generally ornery all at once. Whatever was bothering him did not impact his lung capacity which he was most pleased to demonstrate for me by hollering at full volume while I was holding him. Last night was ... More About: Post , Sleep
My Goofy Kids
2007-12-01 02:27:00 Just snapshots, nothing fancy, but I wanted something happy up before the weekend began. More About: Kids , Photos
Why I Shouldn?t Check My Referrals
2007-11-29 21:57:00 I can check what sites referred people here. That’s how I find out about the crazy searches that land people on this site. Today I had a lesson on why I shouldn’t follow those links. I’ve asked that this Facebook group be removed for harassment so by the time you read this it ... More About: Breastfeeding , Check , Refer
Breastfeeding Twins Tips - Follow Up
2007-11-28 06:00:00 A recent comment on the old post Breastfeeding Twins Tips was unimpressed with the advice to get a copy of Mothering Multiples and the EZ-2-Nurse Twins pillow. The guy noted that women all over the world throughout all of history have been nursing without books or special pillows so why throw in the extra ...
Things Not to Say to Your Post-Partum Partner
2007-11-27 13:35:00 Hey, look! You did get stretch marks! I guess it’s really hard to lose all the baby weight. I’ll babysit the kids this weekend so you can have a few hours off. I’d like to quit my job and stay home doing nothing all day. That sounds great. All my friends at work say their kids ... More About: Partner , Post , Things
Win a Subscription to Old House Interiors
2007-11-26 15:50:00 Old House Interiors covers American period design from 1700 to 1940, with articles on restorations, interpretive use of period decorating, sensitive kitchens and baths, furnishings, color, textiles, and more. Coverage extends to architectural styles and gardens. It’s a truly beautiful magazine with intelligent writing. To win it, leave a comment telling me what the ... More About: Contest , Old House
Something I Learned Over Thanksgiving
2007-11-26 13:16:00 I am the stupidest woman alive. I carefully took the battery out of my camera to charge, carefully put the camera in a bag, carefully put the bag in the car. Guess which step I forgot? There are no Thanksgiving photos from me. Oh well. More About: Learned , Hank , Some
New Words and A Sentence
2007-11-25 23:06:00 Before Thanksgiving F added an almost unintelligible “chicken” “kitty” and “dog” to her vocabulary. Over the Thankgiving holiday she added quite clear versions of “hi” “hello” and “ball”. J uttered his first sentence after he reached for a water glass the day after Thanksgiving and I took it away. “I want it.” ... More About: Words , Sentence
It?s Black Friday!
2007-11-23 06:00:00 Well, today is the day of shopping. If you don’t want to deal with parking lots, another crunchy online store has opened up. You can use the coupon code GRANDOPENING at Non-Toxic Tots to save 15% off of your first purchase. More About: Black , Friday , Black Friday
Happy American Thanksgiving
2007-11-22 06:00:00 That’s all. More About: Thanksgiving , American , Happy , Hank
Win A Subscription to Bon Appetite
2007-11-19 15:35:00 Join me in my “make every cover” project. To enter, just leave a comment telling me which Google ad displayed with this post and confirm that you voted for Mason. You can enter multiple times but you can only vote for Mason once. Yes, you can use this as a Christmas gift ... More About: Contest
Vote For Mason (round 2)
2007-11-19 14:00:00 Mason has made it to round 2! Now we get to vote for him again in our ongoing attempt to get Erica’s child $5,000. It’s the same drill as before. You vote, they send you a confirmation email, you click on the link in the email. Don’t forget to enter your own munchkin ... More About: Contest , Vote , Round , Mason
Jumping
2007-11-19 06:00:00 J learned to jump off the front step by himself on Saturday. More About: Photos , Jumping
Internet Typo
2007-11-18 13:59:00 I can neither type nor spell any more thanks to the Internet , but now and again I see a typo that makes me laugh. My house is invested with mice! (What do they recommend? Stocks? Mutual funds?) More About: Typo
The Sleep Just Keeps Going
More articles from this author:2007-11-17 14:08:00 J declined to sleep for much of last night. He went to bed late, he got up early, he woke up in the midst of that. I’m so tired of being in this fog. Last night I said, “I used to be smart” and Brian said, “You’re still smart but you’ve been ... More About: Sleep , Going , Goin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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