tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29966130.post116215354839141573..comments2024-03-28T18:04:40.319-04:00Comments on ': "Gimme those keys" and other adventuresJared and Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02031928981775862530noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29966130.post-1163185257056813852006-11-10T14:00:00.000-05:002006-11-10T14:00:00.000-05:00Jared and Dani, your twins look so great. As a fe...Jared and Dani, your twins look so great. As a fellow twin parent, may I just say that the first year is sooooooooo hard. There are so many diapers, feedings, bathings, etc., not to mention all the holding and soothing, oh and did I mention that maybe some housework and cooking in there too.....I have felt so often that being a twin parent is like learning to juggle while you're riding a unicycle when you're barely able to ride a bicycle. It's this amazing balancing act when there is always so much to do and so many people to help. When you go anywhere, you have to bring this giant stroller. When you come home, you normally have two babies crying. After you change one dirty diaper, then the other one's sure to follow. When one gets sick, the other one will too. Maybe one's playing happily on the floor, but then the other one needs to be held. Then maybe one takes a great nap, but the other one wakes up. It is absolutely crazy. But the good news is that when parents of twins are surveyed later in life, most of them will say that they would choose to have twins if they could do it all over again and that if they had other single children, the twins turned out to be EASIER in the long run (because they could play with each other and were better at entertaining themselves). So there's nothing about the first year or two with twins that makes it seem like a perk to have two instead of one. But if we hang in there, then eventually we'll probably feel like it was worth all the extra time upfront. Although I would not say it is easy now for us, it must be getting easier than 6 months ago because I'm actually cooking again and cleaning our house. So best of luck with your two cuties and getting through the ups and downs of twinners. Wish we were all so wealthy we could afford to hire a cook, a nanny, and a maid (there'd be plenty of work for us all to do). I'll be sure to check out your blog again to see how a fellow twin mom and dad are doing.Anne Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146624605292795577noreply@blogger.com