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Trumpower Twins Book Club: Thoughtful Reviews for the Thoughtful Reader
Greetings, bibliophiles. I am writing to you today to share the first installment of our glorious new enterprise, "The Trumpower Twins Book Club." Herein, my brother and I will share our thoughts, our criticisms, and our interpretations of the literature read to us by...
Mission Report 001: Beginning Log
Date: 06.27.19 | Time: 0752 Hours | Location: Homebase PERSONAL LOG Six months as of Sunday the 23rd. That's how long I've been in boot camp. I intended to write sooner--SOMEONE was insistent about it--but the rigors of training proved too taxing, even for a master...
Rested and Loving It
We are a pair of well-rested parents at the time of this writing, and we wanted to celebrate by sharing! The kids started sleeping in 4-5 hour chunks two weeks ago. Last week, that turned into 6-8 hour chunks. After putting the kids to bed at 6:30 pm, it is quite...
More Survival Tips For First Time Parents With Twins: Birth to 3 months
Practice going out early. We were advised by another twin parent to make ourselves go out sooner rather than later. I second this. The longer you put it off, the more impossible it will seem. The most difficult part of running errands with baby twins is managing the...
Survival Tips for First Time Parents With Twins: Birth to 3 months
So. Your first time parenting is a BOGO experience? Stay strong, comrades. The road ahead is rough but rewarding. Here's a list of tips, survival strategies, and things to think about as you enter the world of outnumbered parenthood. Where We're Coming From You should...
Crib Notes: A Trip to the Chalet, Illness for Jayce, Imprisoned at Night
We have recently returned from another weekend stay at our vacation home in northern Ohio. I have decided to christen this place the Canton Chalet. The staff here (I believe I wrote in my last post they have self-titled themselves “Grandma” and “Grandpa”) assumed...
Crib Notes: Begone, Thou Bug of Sneezes and Muck
Sunday, March 24th through Tuesday, March 26th The dawn bloomed grey and muted this morn in northern Canton, matching the condition of my disposition. My sonorous voice has been reduced to a scratchy, pathetic thing. There is muck sliding down my esophagus. I am sick....
A Good Day for Jayce & Parents Weekend #2 For Us!
We are so happy to report Jayce had finally had a great night AND a good day! Mom and Dad Trumpower watched the twins yesterday evening so we could go to church. We left refreshed, albeit it tired. I feared we were returning to yet another evening of Jayce screaming....
First Smile for Justine, Unhappy Times for Jayce
After much anticipation, I am excited to share that while Justine and I were laying on the floor playing, she graced me with her first smile! Which I missed. Because I had my eyes closed. Darn! Other things she's started to do: look around with interest, study faces,...
Another Week of Life: Grandma Help, Maternal Meltdown, Anxiety Meds, First Road Trip, and Missing Cat Teeth
I generally wait a day before sharing some of our darker highlights to avoid any risk of melodrama. This isn’t so much one coherent narrative as it as a Nutri-Bullet blend of ups, downs, stress. What feels like four weeks of life squashed and puréed into about six...
