No, thank you
So we are trying to teach the boys about politeness. We try to explain that “Mommy, bring my teddy’ and ‘Mommy, give me a cookie’ […]
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A strange Monday morning
I had the most interesting experience yesterday morning. It was the first day of school after the holidays and something very strange happened. The boys […]
Back from holiday – elbow pains…
I apologise for the silence here. There was a school holiday in Belgium and we took the boys to a holiday park last week. We […]
Announcing twins
We were over the moon when we realised we were expecting twins. Of course it did take a few weeks to get used to the […]
Hidden fruit
Autumn brings the best winter fruit: mandarin oranges. The boys love them and quickly learned to peel them themselves. If they don’t want to eat […]
Sleeping through the night
It still happens. Those nights that I hoped to be gone forever by now. You fall asleep at 11 pm. Only to be awakened by […]
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 […]
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 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 […]