Posts by Artie

Braxton Hicks will make your stomach get very firm and tight. You may confuse it for the baby changing positions or something. I think that's what I did when I was pregnant with my first. I couldn't always tell if it was BH or if she...

I found our copy at a garage sale probably 4 or 5 years ago. We love it!

We usually just do small family parties. The girls LOVE to pick out what kind of cake they want, and I usually have requests MONTHS in advance. Last year, for example, Elise got a giant cupcake cake, and the twins got a puppy cake. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by kellynkay We are Vikings fans ~ but I wouldn't call us die hard We do get into some fun "tongue-in-cheek" ribbing with the neighbors (Green Bay fans) but it's never meant maliciously. What's a sports...

The first one that came to mind was L.A. Song by Beth Hart, and the next one was The Story by Brandi Carlile. Maybe Heavenly Day by Patty Griffin would work.

Usually dish soap works for my girls' grass stains too (seems they get them even by just sitting down in the grass lately), but sometimes it takes more than one washing. I may have to look for that M30 stuff.

Congratulations! My twins were 4'13" and 3'10" at birth, so yours were very close in size to mine! Glad your girls are doing well. Leah was in the hospital for 3 weeks after birth as well. (Lily had a much longer stay due to her...

Let your body guide you. Don't overdo it, and if you notice increased bleeding, back off a bit. Hold off on the sit-ups until you test for the abdominal separation, like someone else suggested.

It's definitely the baby's belly muscles that determine the innie vs. outie thing. I wondered at that too after the twins were born because they both had sort of outies, but after a few weeks, they were innies too. Elise has an innie...

Call your doctor's office, just to be on the safe side. Possible blood clots (DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis) are nothing to mess around with. An ultrasound will confirm whether or not it is a DVT. With the twins I was on bedrest...