Mob Mentality
This is Sejal. She likes reading, singing and fashion. She picks out her outfits the night before school and then changes her mind several times the next day. She doesn’t like to be alone and always...
View ArticleThey’re Both My Favorites
Jayne and Sejal. Sejal and Jane. My first borns. There are twins on my mom’s side of the family and my dad’s side of the family. It never occurred to me that I would have twins. Until my 30th birthday...
View ArticleMinus One
There is a girl on my daughter’s soccer team who is one of seven children. I think she is number four or five. Her mom gets her to practice on time, her uniform is always clean for games and she always...
View ArticleSleeping Together
My twin girls shared a bassinet, next to our bed until they were five months old. Then they shared a crib in their own room for a couple more months. One little baby in a big crib just seemed… lonely....
View ArticleNewsflash: I don’t always have all the right answers
Moments after I walked out to the pool and snapped these photos, Sejal starting slapping the water, tears starting to fall from her eyes. What I didn’t realize is that they were racing each other to...
View ArticleSisters
I am so sorry, it’s been a while since I’ve last written. My only excuse….life. I always find myself slightly overwhelmed for no apparent reason around the holidays. This year has been no exception....
View ArticleTriage
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had to take a trip to the Emergency Room. Keep that hand raised if you found the experience to be harrowing for one reason or another. Luckily, I’ve only had to go to...
View ArticleAn Apology To All Mothers of Singletons
Mothers of one child I owe you an apology. I must admit, I have never walked in your shoes for more than 24 hours at most. My first baby turned out to be babies so I have never been a mother of one. In...
View ArticleThird Time’s The Charm
Oh, the joys of being pregnant with your first child: midnight ice cream runs and baby showers, parenting books and pregnancy journals. And oh, the first night home from the hospital: sleep-deprived...
View ArticleA Family of Four on Fast-Forward to Five
As I approach the “any day now” mark, I’ve been busy checking items off of my to-do list, making new to-do lists and waddling around while the hours and days fly by in a flash. I’ve been concentrating...
View ArticleInherent Personalities
I wrote a post a few years back about my worry over whether or not I made DJ the sensitive kid that she is. I had wondered if all the coddling, the bed sharing, the baby wearing, etc. had turned her...
View ArticleWe Have Officially Started Sibling Rivalry
Let me preface with saying I am not about to complain just stating facts and experiences. As annoying as sibling rivalry is I welcome it since I am so grateful that D has a sibling. I have a sibling...
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