Ready, Set, Twinnovate!

It all started back in February 2k8.  The doc showed me what the ultrasound was picking up.  Of course I had no clue what she was trying to tell me because it looked like a couple of black blobs on a not so black background.  Wait... a couple? Two? What am I looking at? Are those my ovaries? It can't mean... "Twins?" Only couldn't say it because I had temporally forgotten all english I ever knew. Which is sad, 'cause it's my first language. I signed it in ASL. Only my doc doesn't know ASL so I signed it several times before I finally remembered the word in english. "Twins?" She nodded. Phew, I didn't look stupid.

Wait! What!? TWINS?! 0.o  

That was a year and a fistful of months ago.

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That was Miles.... back to what I was saying.

Now I'm the mother of twinfants, 9 months old (that's collectively one 18 month old for those of you keeping count) and I have to tell you, it is a whole different world.

After I found out, next came all the advice I couldn't use because I only knew a few people who had any experience with having twins. You know, advice like "sleep when the babies sleep." Right now is a great example of why that won't work. Miles is awake, Bob is asleep. And the stroller advice! I can't tell you how many people insisted I wouldn't want a side by side double stroller because I wouldn't be able to take it to the mall. 

The Mall!? Why would I go to the mall with my twins?! Do I look crazy? I don't even take them to the grocery store if I can avoid it! 

Anyway, it was the start of twinnovating for me. And I want to showcase my twinnovations here, on this blog, for all to see. Or, like with most blogs, for all not to ever know exist.