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The basics of our 2010 twin adventure:
We discovered we were pregnant with our twins on Thursday, December 31st, and we started blogging about our experience the next day. It was a long road to delivery day – though perhaps not as long as we might have hoped. Here are some of the highlights:
- Jan. 1: Two Pink Stripes – We’re Pregnant!
- Jan. 18: The Hunter-Gatherer Writes a Blog – Puck’s first post on my site which became the primary twin blog site.
- Jan. 20: Delayed – It Possible miscarriage
- Jan. 21: Rainbows & the Twins’ First Photos! – Twins!
- Jan. 22: The Hunter-Gatherer Scrambles… – Puck’s first post about our twins
- Feb. 22: We announce to the public that we are pregnant with twins.
- Feb. 26: Ultrasound Video of Identical Twins – First taped ultrasound of our identical twins
- Mar. 1: The Dill Engine – A Puck post about our identical twins
- Mar. 6: Out of the First Trimester – The fruit post
- Mar. 30: Pregnancy Is Not Burger King – Puck’s post about pregnancy worries
- Apr. 6: They’re Boys!
- Apr. 8: Crib – The Twin-Daddy puts together our boys’ crib
- Apr. 9: Beatles for Me Boyos – Puck’s post about Halfway Home Day
- Apr. 19: $2.62 – Puck post on how much our boys weigh
- Apr. 26: The Diaper Tsunami – Diaper estimates by the Twin-Daddy
- Apr. 26: Curve Balls – We discover we’ll have to move while pregnant
- May 22: The big move to our new place. My dad had driven out to help us with the move, and on the day of the big move, many of our friends came to lend a hand. It still makes me teary-eyed to think of how much all that help meant.
- Jun 14: Settling In – Puck’s post about the move, settling into our new home and how amazing my dad is
- Jun. 17: Homefree Day and Gestational Diabetes – We finally make it to 28 weeks!
- Jun. 20: Father’s Day and My Dad – Puck’s first Father’s Day and a thank you to my dad.
- Jul. 8: Earth Mama – We paint my belly as the world
- Jul. 23: Two Little Boys Kicking Mommy – video
- Jul. 30: Twin Day – 34 Weeks – A “test-run” to the birthing center
- Aug. 1: They’re Here! – The boys are delivered by C-section at 34 1/2 weeks.
- Aug. 13: Together Again – The boys finally get to touch for the first time since they were born (still in the NICU)
- Aug. 17: Dominic Is Home! – Dom comes home.
- Aug. 19: Home – Alex comes home, and our whole family is together!
- Sep. 16: Twinsanity – Our boys have been home with us for almost a month, general update.
- Sep. 28: New Vocabulary – The new lingo of parenthood (Puck post)
- Oct. 1: 2 Months Old – (Puck post)
- Oct. 20: 10 Signs You Are a Twin-Daddy (Puck post)
- Nov. 4: A Season of Firsts – Update and Halloween photos
- More to come…
Updated: Nov. 7, 2010
Wish List:
- 1 shopping cart cover
- Children’s books in Spanish
- CD of lullabies in Spanish
- Water/bath toys
- Children’s books
Baby/Children’s Books We Have:
- Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (Dr. Seuss)
- Happy Birthday to You (Dr. Seuss)
- Put Me in the Zoo (Dr. Seuss)
- Pinocchio (Disney)
- Peter and the Wolf (Disney)
- Dumbo (Disney)
- The Polar Express
- Corduroy
- Where the Wild Things Are
- My First Animal Book (Cardboard Book)
- Goodnight Moon (Cardboard Book)
- Buenas noches, luna (Cardboard Book)
- The Velveteen Rabbit (Cardboard Book)
- The Runaway Bunny (Cardboard Book)
- Good Morning, Chick (Cardboard Book)
- Snow White & Rose Red
- The Pied Piper of Hamlin
- The Mitten
- I Love You Through and Through
- How Do I Love You?
- Friends for Calico (Cardboard Book)
- Daddy Loves Me (Cardboard Book)
- Just Like Daddy (Cardboard Book)
- Daddy Hugs (Cardboard Book)
- Big and Little (Cardboard Book)
- I’ll try to add our more recent ones soon.
Children’s Movies We Own:
- 101 Dalmations
- Alice in Wonderland
- Aristocats
- Atlantis
- Beauty and the Beast
- Bolt
- Coraline
- The Emperor’s New Groove
- Fantasia I & II
- Finding Nemo
- The Fox and the Hound
- Hercules
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- The Incredibles
- The Jungle Book
- Kiki’s Delivery Service
- Lady and the Tramp
- The Lion King
- The Lion King 2
- Little Mermaid
- Mary Poppins
- Monsters, Inc.
- Mulan
- Nausicaa
- Peter Pan (Disney original version)
- Pinocchio
- Pocahontas
- Ponyo
- Prince of Egypt
- Shrek
- Shrek 2
- Shrek the Third
- Spy Kids 3D
- Snow White & the 7 Dwarves
- The Sound of Music
- Spirited Away
- Tarzan
- Treasure Planet
- Willow
- Up
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