People are often surprised or shocked to find out that I use cloth diapers on my twins.  I suppose the idea that using cloth is labor intensive, combined with the increased workload of an “extra” baby, is daunting to most. Does it require extra effort on my part? Yes. Is it worth the effort? Absolutely….

When my kids were younger (and I had less kids) I used to be an avid couponer. Each Sunday I would buy five papers from the Dollar Tree and spend hours clipping. Next I’d match up the current sales with my coupons for double the savings.  Often I’d have to hit 3-4 different stores to…

If there’s anything women quickly learn during their first pregnancy it’s that friends, family, and strangers alike see pregnancy as an invite for tactless questions and comments. Given my unique reproductive history, I’m constantly asked a variety of intrusive questions. For the most part I’ve gotten used to them and have a repertoire of sassy…

Google states that the chances of three sets of fraternal twins are 1:500,000.  I looked this up before I considered another pregnancy.  Surely I’m not that lucky. Besides, my first pregnancy was twins, the second a singleton, the last pregnancy was twins, and by that logical pattern I was due for another singleton.  Despite strong first trimester…