by Alden | Nov 17, 2014 | Twins
The twins turned 11 months old last week. It’s sort of unbelievable. I’ve had every emotion imaginable in the last 11 months, but the most recent caught me a bit off guard. We had a friend who recently had her second baby. We were so excited when they...
by Alden | Oct 25, 2014 | Brush Ranch, Residency, Twins
Ok, are you ready, this will be my first post in a while that is all encompassing: twins, Brush Ranch, and residency. You’re welcome. In case anyone was wondering, I’m still pumping (refer to this if you don’t know what I’m talking about)....
by Alden | Oct 6, 2014 | Twins
I’m not a huge fan of those “open letter to XXX” blog posts, but I feel like it’s appropriate for this sort of confession, so here goes, an open letter to all the moms before me: To all the moms before me, I judged you. All the time. I thought...
by Alden | Sep 22, 2014 | General, Residency, Twins
A few weeks ago I read a blog post about keeping a marriage together through residency. There were a few things that really struck me as good ideas: taking a yearly vacation, and “buying time.” I don’t think that I need to explain what taking a...
by Alden | Sep 15, 2014 | Twins
I know I’ve written several posts about how awesome the nurses were who took care of our little ones right after they were born, but there just aren’t enough ways to say thank you and to express how much I (and the rest of our family) appreciates the...
by Alden | Sep 8, 2014 | Twins
I was recently asked to be a contributor to the Preemies 101 blog, a blog for parents of preemies, by parents of preemies. Read my first post here: http://www.preemiebabies101.com/2014/09/extra-step-made-nicu-stay-bearable/ I’ve enjoyed reading the Preemies 101...
