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Finances of a Loss

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

We found out we were expecting quite suddenly. When we started getting used to the idea of a surprise third child we went for an ultrasound and found out there would be a surprise fourth too. We panicked for a bit trying to figure out how to fit 4 small children in our 3 bedroom home. We thought of ways to make our baby gear for one child work for two. I spoke to other twin moms to find out which baby gear items they had duplicates of, I researched the pros and cons of newborns sharing a crib, and figured out a way to get our two older kids into the same room. We started talking about childcare after they were born. Then when the pregnancy began getting difficult we talked about getting childcare while I was still pregnant. We redid the budget a dozen times; trying to figure out how to make this unexpected expense work.

Just as we were getting used to the idea of having twins we got the terrible news that we had lost them. (more…)

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Automated Voice Recognition System

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Many companies are using this feature now; banks, utilities, credit card companies. Instead of pushing the buttons on the phone that correspond to your social securtiy number, account number and zip code you can speak these things into your phone. I am sure the goal is to make your life easier. Let me explain the problem with this.
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Twin Time Dollhouse

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

We just received the Twin Time Dollhouse for Christmas. It is our first dollhouse and I am loving it. The pieces are quality, as is anything Fisher Price makes. But the best part of this toy is that the sides slide in and the bottom floor closes with the porch as a door to store all the pieces. We have a small home with three young children and storage and keeping the pieces together is key.

My daughter (3 1/2) and son (2) have been playing endlessly with this toy. Even quietly. I love that it looks nice and stores everything neatly. But then again it is hard for me to find anything that Fisher Price makes that I don’t like.

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Twins in Our House

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

There are twins in our house. On September 22, 2005 I thought I would never utter those words. But here they are; 2 sets. They are fraternal boy-girl twins. They weigh in under 1 lb total and are made of plastic.

After we lost our twin sons I swore no more twins. I have avoided playgroups and broke down crying after seeing brown-haired twin boys in public. Then when Dora (from “Dora the Explorer”) had younger siblings, twins, and all the new toys and books came out – Dora with a baby carrier for two, a book labeled ‘Super Babies’ and even the doll house with twins – I swore they would never be in our home. I have spent months diverting my daughter’s attention from the colorful packages at the store and the enticing commercials on tv. I wouldn’t even let her watch the episodes featuring the siblings. I felt it cruel that just as my grief process had begun the media began to realize that multiple births were on the rise and therefore began to market new toys and movies to siblings of multiples. Even the new Barbie DVD features a set of triplets and two sets of twins in the dancing sisters movie.
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Her first bicycle – PINK

Monday, January 1st, 2007

It started a few months ago. We were driving in the car when I hear from the backseat, “I think I am old enough for a bicycle”. I was really surprised. I didn’t think I would start hearing sentences like that for years. I calmly told her that I would discuss it with Daddy. She then proceeded to explain to me ALL the reasons why she needed a bike and that she knew bike safety. She had her facts straight, she knew the rules, she was ready.

A month later we took her to the store to “try on” bikes. And today I came home with a pink bicycle in my trunk. She will be so happy when she sees it under the tree on Christmas morning.

UPDATE: She found her bike and is in love with it. I love that it is generic pink, not themed after Cinderella, Barbie or Dora. Daddy took her out riding it yesterday morning and she took off right away. We knew she could pedal since she has been riding tricylces at school for over a year now, but steering on a bike is much different. She was able to do it though.

She even rides it in the house, for now, until we put it outside. But each time she puts on her helmet – even indoors. She doesn’t even need to be reminded. She is growing up before our eyes.

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