Monday, December 13, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010

8:25 PM

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Almost Christmas

We are almost there...CHRISTMAS 2010!!!  I can't wait to watch all my boys open their presents this year!  Christmas is my favorite time of year, decorating the tree, the house, baking, and eagerly waiting to see the kids open their presents.  This year it feels a bit different though, no presents under the tree, no baking going on, and no snow.  Here we are mid December and only a touch of snow on the ground, only a couple days of cold weather, and we don't dare put presents under the tree because the twinadoes would shred the paper worse than they are shredding mamas Christmas tree!!!  We are going through a tough time here with the twins not listening and getting into everything.  It takes every ounce of energy I have just to keep them from knocking the tree over, they will NOT leave it alone. Time out after time out and still they do not listen to LEAVE THE TREE ALONE.  Funny thing, okay soooooo NOT FUNNY, but there is no ornaments left towards the bottom of my tree, there are several ornaments that have not survived.  I have spent most of the last couple of weeks enforcing time outs, I can not even count the amount of time outs that we have been through...in one day...it has been a crazy few weeks.  This is so beyond terrible twos, I had no idea two little boys could be so very naughty!  It is starting to pay off, they are beginning to grasp the concept of time out, but the battle is not over yet.  I never would have guessed that having twins would be quite so tasking, exhausting, and so very stressful.  I now have two pack n' plays in my dining room, because one time out spot was just not enough, baby gates get shuffled to block the kitchen, and doors must remain closed.  I am so ready for this stage to end, my days are crazy, my nights are exhausting, and my mind is FRAZZLED.  "Twin brain" is not even the words for it, I forget things, misplace things, and swear I do things that I don't, stress is an everyday occurrence but this too shall pass just like the sleepless nights...I HOPE SOONER than later.  Still I love being a twin mama, but never would I have dreamed my life would change so much.  I spend most my day cooking, cleaning, and chasing them out of all the things they can't get in to.  There is so little time to just spend and enjoy with them, or big brother Ethan.  I try to take every moment that I can just playing with them, or just hanging out with Ethan, but I am truly spread way to thin.  I just tell myself someday I will look back on this and laugh, and maybe even miss it a bit, crazy I know but surly I will.  Right now I just can't wait for soccer to start in a few months so I get to have some much needed one on one time with Ethan.  I am looking forward to coaching his team and having that time to just do something fun with him, he loves soccer, and loves that mom gets to coach him.  We have such great conversations on the way to practices and games!!!  So I am waiting for Christmas to come and go, waiting for spring sports, and waiting for more fun times to come!!!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

4:44 PM

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Featured M.O.M. Lori Rollins 12/11/10

Name: Lori Rollins

Age 34

Marital Status: Seperated/Divorcing

Multiples names and age: Conner & Ashley are 5 years old

About you - I am currently at home, going to be going back to school for medical billing, which I am so excited about! I love photography and then scrapbooking those memories as well. I like reading, riding bikes with the kids, camping, the beach, watchin movies. I have fun doing work for the school, my local twins club, the Northern CA twins club and National. I love meeting new moms that "get me" and having a good time with them.


About your Multiples: the kids are in kindergarten this year. They were split up (not by my choice, we actually were not asked and the other 2 sets in Kinder were seperated as well) The good thing is, they have GREAT teachers that are team teaching, so there are 50 kids that we get to know this year. They are in the Dual Immersion program, which is english 2 days, spanish the other 2 and half/half on Friday. They love learning spanish and are doing rally well at it! Conner is sweet and loving and a BIG help to me. He likes to be with his cousins and play video games and be outside. Ashley is FUN and playful, with a princess side. She loves to clean and will literally not go to bed if her room is not clean and her bed not made with all the animals in a row. UGH! She is just starting Girl Scouts and is looking to have so much fun with that!

favorite items for multiples: Love the co-sleeper, it was great to us for the 1st 6 months! Love to get new "matchy" shirts for them to wear.


favorite toys for multiples: Right now, we love the Wii and the DS ssytems. They are so good with them and I was not expecting that! Legos are a good friend right now too. pink and purple for her and all the other "boy" colors for them.


advice for other moms of multiples: Thankfully take that help. My first shopping outing was HARD and the kids both cried and were hungry. A very nice mom in arters sat next to me and said to not let other people make you feel bad about anythin. Feed those babies and realize this is not the 1st or the last crying child people will hear and it is ok. Also, you get really good at just nicely taking the silly questions, answer them as nicely as you can and walk away. Not everyone "gets it" until they are around or have their own multiples and once you understand that, it makes it a little easier to tolerate.






Thanks so much for sharing this with us Lori,  cute photos!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

3:28 PM

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Mommy Blog Giveaway!!

Don't forget to enter

         Our Current Contest

Today's Bonus entry opportunities

Bonus entry:  friend me on facebook

Bonus entry: "like" the choo choo wagon fan page

Bonus entry:  go to the Petal Patch Baby page on facebook,
and leave a comment on the page telling them which Petal Patch Baby items are your favorites!

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leave a comment telling us why you like this blog!

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3:18 PM

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Featured Twins in their choo choo wagon!

Mom: Jayme (click to see her blog)
Location: Jacksonville, NC
Twins: Ryan & Dylan, 6/14/09
(my older girls are in one of the pics- Lili is 8 and Mia is 6)




 Thanks so much for sharing with us Jayme!!!  Super cute!!
If you would like to send us photos of your Twins, Triplets, Quads, Quints, or Sextuplets in their wagon or stroller please email your photos to TwinsandMultiples@cfl.rr.com
Be sure to include your name, their names and age, and your location (location optional)


Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

7:23 PM

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Featured M.O.M. Sandi Coll 12/7/10

Name: Sandi Coll
Age : 31

Marital Status : Married

Blog : www.survivingtripletscanwedoit.blogspot.com

Multiples names and age: Braedan, Teagan and Sean 2 years old

About you : Marine Corps wife and triplet mom!

About your Multiples : After 5 years in the making they burst into our lives, flipped it upside down and we haven't looked back since!

favorite items for multiples : Peg stroller. It was the only way I could get my three around when my husband deployed! It was a life saver.

favorite toys for multiples : Currently it's the toy sets from Imaginext

advice for other moms of multiples : Taking time for your marriage. Your partner is the only one who really knows what you are going through and you'll need them along the way! And take care of yourself. When you aren't happy and healthy, you can't give 100% to your kids!





 
 
 
            Super cute pictures Sandi, thanks for sharing with us!!

Monday, December 6, 2010