by Alden | Dec 9, 2014 | Twins
One year ago today, our lives changed forever. Big time. It is absolutely bizarre to think that exactly 365 days ago at this hour I was sitting in the hospital basically unable to sit up and definitely unable to walk. I had only been able to get a quick glimpse of...
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 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 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...