Sad but true story of a day in the life of the singled out singleton. My German mother-in-law is about to visit us again which brought up a memory from her last visit, an incident that happened while seeing her off at the airport. My twins were in their stroller and my preschooler was standing … Read more
One year ago, I started TwinZone Tuesdays: Take One for Two. This Tuesday dedication was an attempt to catch up with my years of writing in my journals about my adventures of having twins. From having The Moment to trying to stay one step ahead with my many tips and tricks, every Tuesday I try … Read more
Mommies In Need is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has begun serving DFW families in an exciting new way. Dallas is home to a large population of stay-at-home moms, but what happens to the family when the stay-at-home parent gets sick? They don’t get disability, there are mounting medical bills, and most importantly the kids … Read more
I’m not about to write that my experience of seeing CC for the first time is the same as every mother of a premature baby’s experience, however in the six months in which CC was in hospital I did get to watch quite a few introductions and there was almost always the same initial expression … Read more
During the month of November, I wear the color purple as much as I can. Around the world, different cities will light up well-known buildings with the color purple. And I ask YOU, at some point, or for World Prematurity Day which is Tuesday, November 17, 2015, to please wear purple. Why Purple? To help … Read more
November is Prematurity Awareness Month, and Tuesday, November 17 is World Prematurity Day, THE DAY, to really focus on awareness. We all know when it’s breast cancer awareness month, as one can practically suffocate with pink, and everyone is all too familiar with ALS via the fun ice-bucket challenge. Sadly, the fact that nearly all … Read more
For the first 1 ½ years, I kept wondering when it would get easier with my twins. Actually, I think all moms, and dads, but especially first time parents are surprised with just how sleep-deprived they become, attention-demanding a newborn is, and are surprised at the extent of suddenly evaporated free time. How daunting the … Read more
Have you had, or currently have, issues with ovarian cysts? Problems from ovarian cysts can be very serious from infections to experiencing difficulties becoming pregnant to living life in a lot of pain regularly. I’ve posted about this before, but the responses and questions from women dealing with ovarian cysts keep coming up so I … Read more
Starting today and over the next 40 days I will be honoring my 40 years of life. This will begin today, September 5th and run until my birthday, October 15th. I wanted to do something different for this BIG birthday than have a party, trip or purchase something expensive. I really wanted to take a … Read more
Today is the end of World Breastfeeding Week but just the beginning for the awareness that needs to surround something that is natural but needs so much support. Breastfeeding does not just include feeding a baby or child with breastmilk from the breast directly, but also includes pumping breastmilk to feed and a greater awareness is … Read more