Did You Know !?

You learn something new everyday! A friend of mine just recently made a comment about men breastfeeding and I thought she was kidding!!! No folks - she was serious. I googled it and IT'S TRUE - a bit scary - but true!

Here's a quote from one website, "It is possible, and has been observed in animals and humans. In 1992, 18 Dayak fruit bats were captured from a rainforest in the Krau Game Reserve, Pahang, Malaysia. Of the 10 mature males captured, each had functional mammary glands from which small amounts of milk were expressed. A breast is a breast. Male lactation is physiologically possible and, according to Dr. Robert Greenblatt, production in males can be stimulated by letting a baby suckle for several weeks. Indeed some human males secrete milk at birth and at puberty.Historically, male lactation was noted by the German explorer Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt prior to 1859, who wrote of a 32-year-old man who breastfed his child for five months. It was also observed in a 55-year-old Baltimore man who had been the wetnurse of the children of his mistress."

Even Wikipedia acknowledges that it is in fact possible!

Alex has already declared that he has NO interest in becoming one of the few, the proud, the men who breastfeed!

Hanging out Together

These days, the girls are noticing each other quite a bit.

This results in the following:
• Smiling & Laughing
• "Talking" to each other
• Grabbing at each other's faces
• Grabbing at each other's toys
• Holding hands

All of the above it quite adorable - that is except trying to steal each other's toys. I was at Goodwill with them this week, and several times I had to intercede and stop a toy grabbing war from escalating into screams and tears...seriously they are only six months - can this be happening already?!!!

The Case of the Soggy Socks

Above is picture the main suspect in this case, Addison Green. On the night of September 25th, Addison was put to bed promptly at 7 pm in pajamas (without feet) and socks. When she awoke on the morning of the 26th, Addison was found in her crib without socks. Upon further inspection, Addison's socks were located in two different corners of her crib....and they were both soggy. After much thought and deduction, it has been decided that at some time during the night, Addison pulled off each sock and sucked on them! It is now mandatory that she wear "footed sleepers" now that we are aware of her compulsion. Her little feet just get so COLD without her socks! : )

Stroller and Stroller and Stroller!

We now have 3 double strollers. You might wonder, why does someone need three double strollers - well let me tell you!


• You need one that your babies' carseats snap into. This kind of stroller is a must have - so you don't have to wake up your baby to transport them to their stroller early on. (Unfortunately, this means it will be heavy and large).
Graco DuoGlider (gift!)


• You need one that your running husband can run with the babies in so you can take a much needed break! (Even heavier and larger).
Baby Jogger (craigslist - L.A.)


• You need one to load your little sweet 'ems into once they & their carseats get too heavy for you to carry. This stroller needs to be lightweight, fit into your trunk without filling it up, and be a side-by-side so you can hold both your babies bottles simultaneously in case you need to feed them while out and about! (Nice and small - but only works once babies can sit up - and not good for walks or long runs - too unstable on its small wheels).
Combi Twin Savvy (craigslist - Springfield, MO)

Thankfully - all three strollers were either gifts or purchased used. I've started buying larger baby items used through a website called http://www.craigslist.com. It is like ebay, but you don't pay any fees and all the items for sale are from people who live in your same town or close by. We got the Combi stroller from our local craigslist, and the Baby Jogger from the L.A. craigslist (Alex checked it on his flight when he flew home from his conference - everyone in the airport kept asking him where the babies were!).

So if you're a mom of twins and you need advice on which stroller to buy - don't ask me - obviously I'm still figuring it out!

Where Did the Time Go?

Okay - so it has been a LONG time since I last posted!!! Last week, Alex left for Los Angelos for work conference - so needless to say - my freetime was cut in half and then cut in half again! Then when I did think about writing a post, it included a thought that was tied to the fact that Alex was in CA. Since I didn't want to advertise that I was home alone with babies on the worldwide web...I just didn't post! So to all of you who dutifully checked everyday and had to look at the same crossdresser blog for 10+ days, my apologies!