Things I never thought I would say (part I)
– No thanks, I don’t need a bus in my shirt. – Please stop licking the window. – Please don’t stick your tongue out when […]
Articles by Carien
In the news: 2 sets of twins in a year…
In the news this week: a lady from Suffolk (UK) gave birth to her second set of twins within a year… Last year she had […]
Monday morning
You know it’s Monday morning when… You want to rinse out the potty in the bath and accidentally turn on the shower and get soaked […]
Parent hack: record your songs!
One of the things that helps to calm down our boys when they are crying, is singing to them. I actually love doing that and […]
The twin shopping trolley
I first heard about twin-shopping-trolleys in a Facebookgroup for twin moms in the Netherlands. More and more moms seem to have asked their local supermarket […]
The feeding logbook
Our first months with the twins were completely exhausting. Our whole day revolved around feeding them, changing their nappies and sleeping, especially sleeping. Their sleeping […]
Family dinners… usually cold
Since the boys turned one we have always tried to have dinner together. I like the idea that a family has at least one moment […]
Car free Sunday in Brussels
Car free Sunday is not my favourite event in Brussels. Mainly because it always happens in the weekend around my birthday, which means it’s really […]
‘When I don’t sleep, nobody sleeps’
Having twins meant that we had more than two years of bad nights full of interrupted sleep. The first months with new-borns are like that […]