Navigating motherhood, twinhood, and beyond!
How in the world was I supposed to prepare for two new babies as a newly-wed with two step-children? I’d never had kids of my own, let alone twins.. You can never really know what God has in store. One thing I constantly try to remember is that God will never give me more than I can handle, right?
DOUBLE THE LOVE: MY FIRST BIRTH STORY
It didn’t happen how I planned for it to happen. There were so many things I wanted to be different… but seeing their beautiful little faces, happy and healthy, was the best feeling in the world. Our wait was finally over, and I couldn’t wait to bring William and Sebastian into the world.
TWICE AS NICE: RECOUNTING MY SECOND TWIN BRITH EXPERIENCE
As soon as the sonogram machine was hooked up and ready to go, our nurse (the same one from our first birth) looked at the screen and asked if I was absolutely sure twins didn’t really run in our family. Michael could tell right away.. there were two sacks very clearly on the screen. I was in complete denial. I thought that must be just another part of my body. I just didn’t know what..
MY TOP 10 BABY MUST HAVES – FOR TWINS & SINGLETONS!
There is an endless list of “must-haves” in my mind. There are just so many things that I couldn’t live without having so many babies at once. However, there are 10 things that I got SO much use out of, I had to share it with you all. These are items I would purchase a million times over if I needed – but I didn’t have to because of the quality. In the end, they were total lifesavers.