Lessons Learned #5 Mornings were my favorite part of the day. I’d put the pumpkin seats on the kitchen table after I had prepared and hidden a bowl with baby food. For those unfamiliar with this seat, it was a car seat without straps and much lighter. I’d give each baby a bath while the […]
Lessons Learned #4 When the twins were a few months old, my good friend Janet delivered her first child. A son named Rodney. Like most babies, he figured out quickly that he liked a lot of attention and mostly at night. It was a beautiful morning, so I put the kids (all 4) in the […]
Lessons Learned #3 After a few weeks of sleep deprivation from staggered nighttime feeds, I devised a foolproof plan. When The first baby awakens, both would be fed. This would definitely work. The night stand and crib were next to my side of the bed stacked with diapers (yes, they were cloth with safety pins) […]
Lessons Learned #2 First Doctors visit was a big event. The older sister, Donna age 4 and the brother, Kenny age 3 sat on the bed while I changed and dressed the twins. I had picked out cute little matching outfits. While I was pulling them on and snapping them closed the siblings were pinching, […]
Lessons Learned #1 Being the parent of twins is the most exciting, exasperating, fun, and precious gift imaginable. They are wonderful teachers and I learned to follow (not lead) when they were 2 days old. When putting them down after feeding, I’d place them on opposite ends of the crib. They would wiggle and squirm […]
There’s a lot to be said for that title! It’s actually in the Bible, but I’m not discussing the Bible here. Hello I’m Robert, and Teri was kind enough to ask my input on music, like favorites and things of that nature. That could be a pretty long list as writing and music have now become […]
I travel all the time for business. I love to “go” and I will fly anywhere at any time. However, when traveling with my family, I become a different type of planner. Because when you travel with kids, you have to be prepared! Whether it’s one child or six kids, planning is the key to […]
Hello, I’m Robert! Teri asked for my two cent deposit and I was more than happy to oblige. She asked me to share with you my input on being a twin, what it’s like and possibly the challenges of parenting twin sons. I’m not a parent, so I may stumble with that one, but the […]
I think the most difficult situations in the world is leaving your baby (especially your first one) to go back to work. The minute we are pregnant that is something we constantly think about and it is always followed up by what do we do and who do we use. I have had this discussion […]
I am hoping we can get our mother to write her opinions on raising identicals. Since we were her youngest and we are identical twins. I think she tried hard to make sure that each of us had our own individuality. So that each child is a she and not a they. And therein lies […]