Did I Do That?

One of my friends asked me to post about some of the things I thought I would/wouldn't do as a parent and how I would interact with my kids. 

- To all of you who do not have kids yet, here's a nice little assignment for you.  Tonight, or sometime in the near future, write down your predictions about what traditions you will pass down to your kids, what parenting tips you will use, something you would NEVER let your kids do, etc. -   

 I really wish I would've written all of my thoughts down because I know I had quite the list! 

One thing I {swore} I would never do is buy my kids clothes with characters from tv, movies, toys, etc.  I thought it was totally tacky.  Well, I caved. 

My girlies own Barbie®, Tinkerbell, Disney's® Princesses & Elmo shirts.  You'll cave too, trust me.  Little kids are so cute and proud to show off their favorite characters! Plus they do actually make some cute clothing! 

 Also, once I found out that I was having twin girls, I told everyone I was not planning on dressing them the same. "Maybe, every once in awhile", I'd tell people, but that didn't happen either, for 2 reasons.  

1) Even as early as 18 months, color was a BIG deal.  If I didn't have two pink or purple shirts, there would be tears.  So, it's just easier to have two of the same, of EVERYTHING. You name it, we have two of the exact same dolls, cribs, hair bows, shoes, coats, car seats, etc. It's just ten times easier to give them the same thing and avoid a fight.

2) It's cute when they're dressed the same. 

For the longest time after the twins were born, I played everything by ear.  When I felt they were hungry, I'd feed them.  When I thought they were tired, I'd let them fall asleep.  When they preferred to play, I let them play.  I never remember having a strict schedule when I was young, and of course, I want[ed] to be a "cool mom" who allows her kids to do whatever they want. (ha, yeah right.)

*If you take anything away from this blog post, let it be this: Get your baby on a schedule AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!* 

If you fail to do this, you will be one {super} sleep-deprived being.  You will also lose control as a parent, very early on.  Here is a great post on how to put your baby on a schedule.  Don't wait to start.  It really does help baby (& parents) to be happier and a schedule allows you to plan errands around the baby's sleeping/eating times. After I got my girls on a schedule, I realized how worth it it was.  I knew exactly when they would go to sleep and in turn, how much sleep I would get.  And as a parent, getting enough sleep is critical to be a pleasant, functioning, role model to your children.  I also learned to sleep when the babies slept.  It saved me from becoming a zombie! And who wouldn't want to pass up snuggle-time with a little one? 

Those are all I can think of for now, but I'm sure I'll come up with more later! 

I appreciate all of your comments and PLEASE tell your mommy friends about this blog! I still would love to hear from you and your questions about having twins, parenting tips, personal stories/input etc.

Thanks again! 

xoxo

       

Favorite Questions & Awkward Moments!

Being a mom (especially of twins),  I've come to realize that a lot of people lack a filter, or even a brain for that matter!  Every mom knows that during her first pregnancy, you get bombarded and even caught off guard by the questions people ask you!  


For all you non-moms or soon-to-be moms, you can imagine how embarrassing and offensive it is for a stranger to ask you when you're due date is when you're not even preggo! It's even worse when you are pregnant and people assume you're to deliver sometime in the next month and you're only four months along! Then you know there's no hope of having the cute little baby bump everyone hopes to have! You just have to deal with the fact that you're just going to get bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER! 


One of my friends recently had the pleasure/misfortune of being misdiagnosed of having twins in her first trimester because she was measuring bigger than normal and started gaining quite a bit of weight.  Everyone was so excited for her, especially me. (Let's face it, I need a friend who has twins too! )  She loved telling everyone about being pregnant with twins and how excited/nervous she was to have them along with her 3 1/2 yr. old little girl.  Obviously, when she went in for her ultrasound to find that there has only been one baby this whole time, she was embarrassed/shocked/relieved/offended etc.  I cannot tell you how bad I felt for her!   


When I was pregnant with the twins, I was HUGE! 

 I was sitting down, waiting for the doctor, when this little boy came up and pointed out that you couldn't see my knees past my belly.  REALLY? Who says that? Better yet, who let's their kid say that? I totally ignored the kid and TRIED to brush it off.  But, of course, as soon as I got home, what did I do? Made sure that I could still see my knees but to no avail! I cannot tell you how long I held a grudge against this random little boy.  I mean I was pregnant, not deaf.  I still had feelings! 


Another instance occurred right after I had had the twins and my husband and I were shopping and had our little dolls, LouWho and Button, all bundled up in nothing but PINK, yet people kept coming up to us and asking us if they were a boy/girl set of twins! For some reason it really bothered me to think that people thought that one of my little beauties looked a little masculine! (Although now I realize that people just don't take 2 seconds to think about what they're saying even though it's TOTALLY obvious!)


I also find it humorous that people like to tell me that they're quite sure my twins are identical...yeah, obviously you didn't care to look at them because although they look similar they are definitely not identical.  But thanks for your input.  If you're one of those people who think my little monsters angels are identical, take a nice long look at this picture, then get back to me :D 

Please leave a comment and share with me YOUR embarrassing story of when you were pregnant or what you may have said to someone who was/wasn't pregnant! 

Hello Blogosphere!

Hey y'all! I'm back with yet another blog! My goal here is to create an environment where I can express my thoughts and opinions about being a mom, share my "blonde" mommyhood moments, and get input on products, tips on parenting, etc. from my readers! I'm hoping to showcase a fellow mom and her stories at LEAST once a month! Please invite all of your friends to follow because, let's face it, tHe MoRe tHe MeRRieR! (And I'd like to know I'm not just talking typing to myself!)  


And I know the blog looks a little bland, but I did hop up on Santa's lap this year and asked him for a new blog header.  (After rereading that, it could definitely be taken the wrong way! So take it however you'd like! :D) 


With all of that being said, please leave a comment on what you'd like to see here, if you are interested in being in my "Mommy Spotlight", etc. So I hope to hear from you all soon!