Milestones in your children’s lives can be pretty emotional for a parent. I know it was for me recently when my twins went to their last day of preschool. Where did the time go? Just yesterday it seemed like they were saying their first words or going into preschool! Now, today, they’re big kid kindergarteners. […]
Giving birth isn’t easy for all moms — and giving birth to twins, well, it can be pretty hard or scary. I know. When I gave birth to Bella and Penn, our twins, there were some complications, a lot of fear, and confusion. The only way I made it through was thanks to my wonderful […]
By Brandy Black Twins. The thought of having twins terrifies many, and my wife and I were terrified (an understatement) too. As soon as we heard that we were having twins — especially after being told that we only had a 40% chance of getting pregnant with our last two embryos — we were shocked and […]
By: Amber Leventry My partner and I recently took the kids to our favorite pizza place, which for four of the warm Vermont months also serves as our favorite ice cream spot. We were in the middle our farewell to summer dinner, eating pizza outside on a warm, late September evening. The manager came out […]
By: Amber Leventry If you take a set of twins to the park it might be because they looked at each other, the playset in your backyard, the sandbox, and 73 outdoor toys and declared they don’t have anything to play with. They’ll look at you with hopeful eyes as you look at the clock […]
Stand-up comedian Tig Notaro is best known for her hilarious comedic bit about being diagnosed with breast cancer which eventually led to a double mastectomy. Since then, she’s been nominated for an Emmy and sometimes performs topless to raise awareness for breast cancer. With so much success in her past, Notaro can add another life […]
By: Amber Leventry My twins and I sat on the porch the other day and chatted. There were about five different topics running at once and I was volleying between each as I sat in the middle of two very curious and talkative toddlers spewing random thoughts and questions. Before I could reply to one […]
By Halina Newberry Grant My husband followed the sound of my screams. That’s how he found me — by picking up the bread crumbs of profanities I was throwing at doctors and nurses. While he parked the car, I had been put into a scratchy gown and then onto a hospital bed lying on my […]
By: Amber Leventry Sometimes when my partner and oldest daughter leave for work and preschool each morning, I wish I was the one leaving the house to go to a job without twin toddlers as bosses. Staying home full-time with my boys can be really hard and lonely. For the most part, it’s not so […]
By: Amber Leventry My kids, my babies, are still very little. But as my preschooler approaches kindergarten and my twin toddlers gain language that makes them both fun and antagonizing, they are using new words to express themselves and explore the environments around them. My daughter balances curiosity with a bit of skepticism I hope […]
