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| Parents of Twin Toddlers |
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If you have just joined,welcome! Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your twins.
Perhaps you can answer a one or all of the following questions to help us get to know you:
1. How did you arrive at your children's names?
2. Do you dress your twins alike, similarly (same outfit different colors), or differently?
3. What has been your greatest challenge as parent of twin toddlers?
4. What do you enjoy most about parenting twins?
5. What gear can't you live without?
6. What gear did you buy that you found to be a complete waste of time and money?
7. What are the best and the worst pieces of advice you have received about parenting twins?
Looking forward to chatting with you.
-Kathy
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| Posted by Kathy on 09/21/2007 07:59 PM
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regarding names...one..an aunt who couldn't have children, and the person in our background who may have the twin gene linked to us.
I dress the girls ...well all of the above...I'd prefer same but different colors...but if it's not available and I really love it then I get two...usually its for photos that I dress them alike
greatest challenge was the first 3 months...getting sleep and still getting things I wanted to get done, done.
I think I'm special to be the only one in my family who's had twins, but what I enjoy most is that they always have a friend.
gear I can't live without, my diaper backpack, the double stroller is a close second...and when they were babies...the graco travel system the interchangable carseat and stroller...snap in snap out without waking them
waste of time and money would be the shopping cart protector/play area thingee, and the animal backpacks with leashes...cuz we thought our girls would run off...not a problem
best advice was to use a pump to help me make it through 11 months of mother's milk...also to get the girls on a predictable schedule so they would take naps and sleep through most of the night
worst advice? hmm.. can't think of it right now because obviously I didn't take it.
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| posted by Carla on 09/28/2007 11:42 PM
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I would be a neglectful moderator if I didn't offer my own responses to the questions I have posed to new members of the group, so here goes:
1. Gregory is a junior. I've always liked the name Gabriel, another "G" name sounded good with Gregory, and Gabriel also has three syllables. Our last name has three syllables, so the first and last names sounded good together.
2. I usually dress my boys in similar outfits in different colors. Gregory is usually wearing blue and Gabriel is in green or brown. They have different coloring so they look god in different colors. If they're wearing the same outfit, somone else bought it.
3. In general, the greatest challenge of parenting twins has been having the courage/energy to teach them something new. Until they were 18 months, I never tried to teach them to negotiate stairs. One day I confessed to my husband that I was afraid to do this by myself, so we did it together. It was great, the boys learned quickly and I got over that fear. Neither is still any good eating with a utensil.
4. I love that my guys are so different from one another. It's great to watch them behave differently in the same situations. It is very easy to appreciate them as individuals. They complement each other very well. I hope all the differences don't lead to too much fighting or an inability for them to be friends as they get older.
5. I don't know what I would do without both of my double strollers. One is a simple Graco side-by-side stroller. That's the one we usually take to the mall, etc. The other in the Mountain Buggy Urban Double. I call it my all-terrain vehicle. It's great for walking in my hilly neighborhood and on the dirt roads near our summer cottage. Being able to keep them strapped in everywhere we go is great. Sometimes they don't like it, but most of the time I can keep them sufficiently occupied to do what I need to do.
6. We made the mistake of buying 2 Baby Bjorn carriers when they were infants. My husband and I seldom went anywhere together with the boys, so the carriers were pointless. We just always put the boys in a stroller of some sort.
7. The best piece of advice I have received is not to worry that I may not be doing as much as soon as I would with a singleton. There won't be any long-term damage. The boys won't remember that they were nearly two before I stopped spoon-feeding them their morning cereal. What's important is that I do what I can handle and be a calm and confident mom. I don't think I've ever gotten any truly bad advice about parenting twins specifically. If I have, I ignored it, recognizing it for what it was.
I hope you learned a little bit more about me from this. Please feel free to ask me anything. And please ask the group questions. That's what we're here for, right?
Thanks!
-Kathy |
| posted by Kathy on 10/03/2007 08:10 PM
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