This, That, and the Mother Thing

It's been busy around here in the Mother Thing Household. That is no surprise. There are surprising things, though, so of which has, u...

"Oh! That would have been such a good picture if only Bridget had kept her eyes open. Or maybe that was Christopher. I can't tel...

This weekend was Conor's birthday party. Here are some of the guests in Conor's tree house. Here is the present frenzy. Conor is a...

I think most of my posts about the twins for a while is going to be about breastfeeding because that is mostly what I am doing. Ummm, that...

Are they not adorable? Christopher is on the left and Bridget is on the right. This is their reunion photo, taken minutes after Christophe...

One of the differences between NICU and home is feeding on a schedule (NICU) or on demand (home). This translates into a difference of a ha...

So I wrote the title of this blog about 12 hours ago. I am now hoping to write the rest of the entry. Hooray! Bridget is home! She came h...

NICU. Yuck. And then not as bad as it was. That's the summary of our twins' stay in NICU. The first part of them being there, with a...

Long time readers may recall that I breastfed my son. Forever. It was a relatively easy experience and definitely rewarding. I expected ...

I should be getting my final nap of the day, but I also feel the real need to get this out. So writing wins over napping, at least in this i...

The lactation consultant said we might be able to start breastfeeding this weekend. I think that would be absolutely amazing. She also sai...

Let's start with the ugly. That would be me as a finalist in the TMZ.com "Show us your Guts" contest . Indeedy, I may be a win...

Quick update from the hospital. The babies decide that their birthday should be June 6. We like it because they can both have a 6: 6/6. ...

We took this picture the first night in the hospital not knowing if this would be our last one. I'm nearly 34 weeks here. And if you d...

Well, I'm back in the hospital. The urine dip stick thingy at the doctor's came back at +3 and they just sent me stright to the hosp...

First, it was placenta PREvia (which has cleared!  Hooray!).  Then it was PREterm labor (managed nicely with Procardia.  Hooary!).  Now it...

The remodel has started!  They are sistering our attic joists so that we can add the second story. (One learns fancy construction terms dur...

I was going to blog about life lessons from marathoning, which I will do later.  But then a wave of fatigue rolled over my enormous body and...

God(dess) bless the neti pot . It certainly is not the most attractive thing I've ever done, but boy is it making a difference in this s...