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Archive for August, 2011

Just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that we are still alive and going strong now that the twins are almost 7 months old. I’ve learned some things the hard way when it comes to twins, and one thing is that time to blog almost doesn’t exist.

I have a few random thoughts to share concerning the mothering of twins and wanted to let you know that in the near future I’ll be sharing reviews of various baby products that I think are necessities for twin families.

Random thought #1 – Schedules are mini-miracles, especially on days when both babies decide to cooperate with the intended schedule. I try to keep the girls on the same schedule, but our biggest issue is nap time. DJ loves to take naps and is an excellent napper (is that a word?). She sleeps for at least an hour in the morning and at least an hour or two or three in the afternoon. LG, on the other hand, is a power napper. She sleeps for 15-20 minutes and is good to go for the next 2-3 hours. Sometimes LG’s power nap overlaps with DJ’s nap, but it seems like LG falls asleep just as DJ is waking up, so this momma doesn’t get much of a break.

Random thought #2 - Diapers. The twins used Pampers in the hospital. They worked great. We tried a package of Huggies – not so great. We stuck with Pampers (about $70 per month). I don’t bother scouring the weekly sale ads for the cheapest brand of diapers. The few dollars I would save each month aren’t worth the time it takes to go through all of the ads, consider how much money is in the budget to stock up, how many coupons I have to make it a better price, etc. And besides, Pampers puts coupons in their diaper boxes so I usually have a coupon to use on the next box. If you are a mother of little twins (under a year), you probably don’t have a whole lot of time, or mental ability at this point, to do much bargain shopping. So, find a diaper that works for your babies and stick with it.

Random thought #3 – Food. I’m going to do another post about baby food for twins, but as you think about starting solids (fruits and veggies), if you think you have enough food, you don’t. I learned the very first week that my girls started eating solids that my well-stocked shelf wasn’t so well-stocked. It seemed like I blinked and food disappeared. And, I do need to say that I really admire the moms that make their own baby food. Personally, I find opening a jar much more efficient, but I really wish I had the time to make my own. I tried making bananas – fairly simple – but the 15 minutes of time it took could be spent with my babies. And considering the price of bananas versus a jar of baby food bananas … again not worth it to me. (We buy organic baby food at a discount store (often cheaper than regular baby food at the big box stores)).