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First Year

Why It Is OK for Your Twins to Cry

According to the Mayo Clinic:
In any given day, the average newborn cries for two to three hours.
When you first get your twins home, it will seem like they are crying all the time.
Why?
Because they are.
When one is quiet, the other may very well be crying. So your perception is that the crying never stops.
You [...]

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The Reality of Keeping a House Clean with Twins

Newsflash: Your house will be a mess with twins.
I remember when our house was always orderly and I could walk freely through the house without stepping on a hard plastic toy. Those days were before twins.
Before twins, your home may be a house of order and zen-like peace. As a dad of twins, now is [...]

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The Secret to Doing Anything with Twins

You’ll probably hear incredulous comments from non-twin parents like, “How do you do it?”
Well, as with anything in life, I find a way. That way contains the secret to doing anything with twins.
The secret?
One at a time.
Need to change a poopy diaper on both twins? Change one at a time.
Are both babies crying and you’re [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions for the Twin Dad

The new year is upon us and as is tradition, it is time to set some goals.
Your goals this year could include being a better dad to your twins.
If you need some ideas of how to do this, I did the hard work and brainstormed for all of us. This is what I came up [...]

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Two Babies Means Double the Medical Expenses

It may come as no surprise that twins will typically cost you twice as much as a singleton baby.
Even though I know this (boy, do I know this!), I always feel a pinch of pain when I have to take both girls to the doctor and pay two insurance copays.
You’ll feel this financial pinch, too.
This [...]

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How to Handle Your Twins Swapping Food and Drink at Mealtime

Your twins will trade food and drinks during meals and snack times.
So how do you know how much each child has eaten or had to drink?
We’ve sat our twins in booster chairs next to each other since they started eating solid foods.
Due to their proximity to each other, they tend to swap food, sippy cups, [...]

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How to Handle Nighttime Care When Both Twins are Sick

Your twins won’t always get sick at the same time, but sometimes they do.
This will put extra strain on your family and household.
Our girls were both recently sick at the same time.
In summary, it felt like we had reverted to newborn twins again. They needed constant care and were up multiple times during the night.
After [...]

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The Exact Number of Kids that are Easy to Care For

With twins, you feel like you are always busy, always have your hands full, and never seem to get a break.
If you have other children in addition to twins, you’ll be busy from the time the kids wake up until they go to bed.
I discovered recently the secret formula that indicates how many kids are [...]

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Why you don’t need high chairs for your twins

When your twins are ready to start eating solid foods, you’ll need somewhere for them to sit.
Traditionally, this means buying high chairs.
Since you’ve got twins, you are already used to unconventional methods, so here is another tip:
Buy booster seats that fit on your normal kitchen chairs instead of buying high chairs.

Eventually your kids will need [...]

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When to Move to the Next Size Diapers

Your twins will go through diapers at a rate that will surprise you.
“Didn’t we just buy a box of diapers?” you’ll ask, surprised, when you see your stock running low. (The answer is always “yes,” by the way.)
One of the challenges of diapers is knowing when to move up to the next size. Each size [...]

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