by Alden | May 4, 2014 | General, Twins
Dear NICU dad, What you’re going through is difficult. Your baby or babies are likely hanging by what seems like a thread at the moment, and your partner, the one who gave birth to that fragile being may seem also to be hanging by a thread emotionally. Your role...
by Alden | May 2, 2014 | Brush Ranch
When my parents decided they were ready to sell a part of the Brush Ranch property a few years back and they decided to keep the 12 acres they ended up on for the last 7 or 8 years, I initially thought they were crazy. At the time, in my mind, it would have made much...
by Alden | Apr 30, 2014 | General
Our little man has decided that 4:45 is an acceptable time to wake up each morning. He starts whimpering in his bassinet a bit and we play “try to keep the pacifier in the mouth” about 4 times before I give up and put him in the bed with us (I know,...
by Alden | Apr 28, 2014 | Twins
It seems as though there are a million posts out there on the interwebs about what not to say to parents of multiples. Boring. I’m sure there are other posts similar to the one I’m about to write, but that’s OK with me. Being a parent of multiples...
by Alden | Apr 24, 2014 | Brush Ranch
As with most of my “historical” posts, I realize that every detail might not be just right, but someone recently pointed out to me that that doesn’t really matter. What matters is that I’m sharing my memory of things with the world, so please...