When the expected becomes a blessing

Catalina has never quite been a willing napper, and she usually has a non-nap day every week or two.  Last week she went on a mini-strike for three days in a row, even convincing Lucy (who will sleep til the cows come home) to strike with her for an afternoon. It wasn't a huge deal, …

How Being A Mom Has Taught Me the Gospel

I had heard before having Lucy and Catalina that parenting reflects ourselves back on us and shows us our weaknesses. I didn't understand until recently, when certain little people began to display a will of their own. In the few very long and very short weeks since that began in full force, I've discovered the …

Motherhood Alive (a little more about my new view.)

I've always wanted to be a mom, and now I'm Mommy to twin girls. During those nine months of expectancy, I awaited a life of sweet blissful moments, those Instagram-worthy vignettes that make mom life seem like one long cuddle. But about the time I started reading all those mom-empowerment mommy blogs (you know the ones I mean!), …

Every age is the best age, but this one may be best of all

Diaper changes have been epic battles around here lately, so we've been trying some new tactics. The girls' favorite is to "help" put a diaper on their bears, and they like to carry "Diaper Bear" around. I came found them this morning with their heads bent together, helping each other put a pink diaper on the …

The one habit that changes everything

One busy Saturday afternoon, I walked into the kitchen where Bryant had fed the girls lunch to find everything everywhere. Food on the girls, on the high chairs, on the floor. Dishes in the sink, on the counter and in the dishwasher-- who knows if those were dirty or clean. "I'm sorry," Bryant said helplessly. …

Jesus Loves Me

Last night was one of those tossing and turning nights where the baby cries before you're sure you actually fell asleep, and although nothing can cheer me up like my girls, I don't have a lot of patience this morning. And I never have a lot of patience for poop on the carpet. So when …

Why I Don’t Mind Being Told I Have My Hands Full

If I had a penny for every time I hear the phrase, we'd own a resort on our own private island. "You've got your hands full!" Is everyone's instinctive reaction to a mom of multiple kids, from parents and childless people alike, and it elicits sighs from a lot of twin moms because we hear …

Eighteen steps to putting two almost-toddlers to bed.

Seriously, people, it is no joke.  Step 1: Gather supplies from all over the house, especially baskets of half-folded laundry containing one sleep sack but not the other. Step 2: Coax Baby A into laying down for a diaper change by giving her an exciting toy. Step 3: Remove Baby B from Baby A's face …

Cooking for Two

I love meals with the babies. What I thought was going to be a stressful, messy obligation that cut into play and cuddle time has turned into one of my favorite parts of our day. It's still incredibly messy feeding two babies. We go through so many outfits and howling face-wiping sessions. There's food flying, …

Some Days You Just Need Netflix

I did it: I let the babies watch TV. It was 7p.m -- bedtime-- and Catalina was wailing in the boppy while Lucy, in nothing but a diaper, cried in the bouncer. A bath was getting cold, no bottle was ready and neither baby was bathed or in her pajamas. The swing didn't calm them, …