Challenged with twins
Individual personalities
Are You Ready For Twins?
Who's ready for twins? I'll be honest here...when my daughter told me she was pregnant, I lost my cool! I was younger, when I had my first child (her bother). Back then, I was a more responsible person, their father was as well. We both had jobs, transportation, our own place to live. I did a lot of babysitting in my teens. I don't recall my daughter ever babysitting. My daughters had a stable home life, living in only two different locations growing up. This boyfriend (sperm donor), had no stability, he had bad credit and was divorced once already. His family moved three times, the year she dated him.
As it turned out, my daughter was having twins. Blessed with a set of very healthy girls. K arrived 1st, weighing in at 7lbs 5oz and Ry, just 20 minutes later weighted in at 6lbs 5oz. The doctor and nurses were shocked at how much they weighted. My daughter ate nutritious foods (cutting out sweets, junk food, soda and tea) and therefor the girls had good birth weights (heavier than most twins). My daughter also... quit smoking cigarettes (YEAH, I'm so proud of her for that).
My granddaughters turned 5yrs old in January 2011. They have the same birthday but 'same' stops there. They do have a personality of their own (lol). It seems that one's likes, are the other one's dislikes. They're not identical twins and my daughter worked on giving them their own identity. She seldom dressed them in identical outfits.
My daughter bought a Snap n Go double stroller system. It was so easy to use, any one of us, could pick up and go places with the girls and didn't need help. It's made of durable, yet very lightweight steel and was no trouble for one person to manage. Also if the girls fell asleep during their ride we didn't have to disturb them, to load them in the car. Snug in their carriers/car seats, you simply unsnap them from the system and snap them in the car. It's an awesome system and very inexpensive. You can buy a gently used system or a new one at the following.
Just because you're expecting twins, does not mean you have to buy 2 of everything. Think about it, the changing table and the little bath tub for example. Are you going to bath them or change them at the same time? Chances are, you will not. Back to back maybe, but not at the same time. You can get so much useful information Click Here!
As it turned out, my daughter was having twins. Blessed with a set of very healthy girls. K arrived 1st, weighing in at 7lbs 5oz and Ry, just 20 minutes later weighted in at 6lbs 5oz. The doctor and nurses were shocked at how much they weighted. My daughter ate nutritious foods (cutting out sweets, junk food, soda and tea) and therefor the girls had good birth weights (heavier than most twins). My daughter also... quit smoking cigarettes (YEAH, I'm so proud of her for that).
My granddaughters turned 5yrs old in January 2011. They have the same birthday but 'same' stops there. They do have a personality of their own (lol). It seems that one's likes, are the other one's dislikes. They're not identical twins and my daughter worked on giving them their own identity. She seldom dressed them in identical outfits.
My daughter bought a Snap n Go double stroller system. It was so easy to use, any one of us, could pick up and go places with the girls and didn't need help. It's made of durable, yet very lightweight steel and was no trouble for one person to manage. Also if the girls fell asleep during their ride we didn't have to disturb them, to load them in the car. Snug in their carriers/car seats, you simply unsnap them from the system and snap them in the car. It's an awesome system and very inexpensive. You can buy a gently used system or a new one at the following.
Just because you're expecting twins, does not mean you have to buy 2 of everything. Think about it, the changing table and the little bath tub for example. Are you going to bath them or change them at the same time? Chances are, you will not. Back to back maybe, but not at the same time. You can get so much useful information Click Here!