Posts by Leslie in Chicago

oh gosh, thanks for posting! We had GREAT sleepers at 6 months, and may never get back to that. Between one being sick or teething, or whatever, we're still getting up at least once a night and ours are 20 months! I'm not nursing...

We had luck with www.enannysource.com You're right, it isn't cheap. But I found having a nanny at home to be less expensive than high-quality daycare. Certainly, I'm in a big city with the richest north shore in the world. Lincoln...

hang in there! And go ahead and continue to give your daughter the love and support she needs. I had almost exactly the same situation, and my son is a Sam too! Fwiw, Maggie benefitted enormously from Cranial Sacral Therapy and...

Good to see your post! I only wish I could walk with you and have witty, biting and funny retorts for those comments. It's hard to be kind to children and snarky to strangers at the same time, but I'm getting lots of...

: Congratulations! : what a wonderful post. I love your description of your girls' affection for one another! Happy Anniversary!!

You're right, mama, it's awful!! I had a horrible experience the last few weeks of my pregnancy. I thought it was never, ever going to end. Sam & Maggie came into the world at exactly 36 weeks, a little over 6 lbs each. I was...

Looks like this thread really hit a nerve! While I wasn't as scared during the pregnancy, the anxiety and stress of having two babies (and being a new mom) were overwhelming for me. My docs prescribed Zoloft but I refused it because...

songs! lots of silly songs with hand movements. Also small "shakers" to play along. It could be as simple as beans in a closed jar. My LOs love... Wheels on the Bus Itsy Bitsy Spider My Favorite Things (heavily...

I would recommend the BOB Revolution Duallie for the neighborhood and the MacLaren Twin Techno for the car/trips. I only wish I had a BOB. Two other twin sets in my neighborhood have it and I'm entirely envious. It is very each to...

I love this thread!!! What ADORABLE babies! So glad I peeked in to see what's up... Here are Sam & Maggie at 10 months: http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC01865_2.jpg They'll be a year old at the end of this month....