New Dad Advice Needed

[sjfcontrol]

I don't know what I was even thinkng about when I thought about going back to the gym. The past couple of nights have been brutal!!
TWIN GIRLS ARE A HANDFUL!
I don't know what woman I did wrong in my past to warrant this! What ever I did it must've been awful! C'mon lunch huor so I can grab a nap.

You think it's bad now, give it 15 years!

[MeMelYup]

Get yourself a windup clock that ticks, twins 2. Wind up travel clock that fold closed is great. 1 in the bed of each child, it helps them sleep, ie., mothers heart beat.

Locate their bed(s) in the noisiest room in the house for the first few weeks. Right beside the TV works great. Do every thing you normally do and don't be quiet about it.

After the first 2 weeks don't wake them during your sleep time. Let them wake you. Insure that they have a very good feed before you go to bed (9-10) and dont you wake them til you get up and have everything ready to feed them the next morning (5-6).

If you go to the range take them with you, just keep them behind the safety line and face them away from the target area while shooting. Only fire 2 or 3 mags between checking on the littles. Take your SO (significient other) with you and trade off watching the littles. Do not take them to an indoor range unless they will and are use to waring hearing protection. The cup type that fit over their ears would be needed.

Take them with you every where you go. A child must be socialized just like a puppy and everyone likes babies. They are immuned to everything that mom is for the first 6 weeks and if mom is breast feading it is longer as the anitbodies are passed in the milk. Make sure they have all their shots, pls.

WARNING: They will turn 2 and a year later 3. Have fun.

It is a parrents duty to teach a child right from wrong and values for and throughout life. Enfoy life, it's short.

[RPBrown]

First, congradulations. They are a blessing from God.

Now, as a father of 4 girls, listen very closely, You will need a second job. Maybe not now but soon. Then you won't have time for the gym. Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

[texanron]

I woke up at 4:30 this morning to help with another feeding and thought to myself, "I want to get up at this time to go to the gym...what the heck is wrong with me!" Back to sleep I went. Showed up 20 minutes late for work today but luckily the boss is understanding of my situation. I'm really liking this new built in excuse I have!

[Charles L. Cotton]

I woke up at 4:30 this morning to help with another feeding and thought to myself, "I want to get up at this time to go to the gym...what the heck is wrong with me!" Back to sleep I went. Showed up 20 minutes late for work today but luckily the boss is understanding of my situation. I'm really liking this new built in excuse I have!

You weren't listening Grasshopper!

Chas.

[sjfcontrol]

I woke up at 4:30 this morning to help with another feeding and thought to myself, "I want to get up at this time to go to the gym...what the heck is wrong with me!" Back to sleep I went. Showed up 20 minutes late for work today but luckily the boss is understanding of my situation. I'm really liking this new built in excuse I have!

You weren't listening Grasshopper!

Chas.

Charles, Do I detect that your "advice" was the product of experience?

[texanron]

texanron wrote:
I woke up at 4:30 this morning to help with another feeding and thought to myself, "I want to get up at this time to go to the gym...what the heck is wrong with me!" Back to sleep I went. Showed up 20 minutes late for work today but luckily the boss is understanding of my situation. I'm really liking this new built in excuse I have!


You weren't listening Grasshopper!

Chas.

I've always been the slow learning sort.

[Charles L. Cotton]

I woke up at 4:30 this morning to help with another feeding and thought to myself, "I want to get up at this time to go to the gym...what the heck is wrong with me!" Back to sleep I went. Showed up 20 minutes late for work today but luckily the boss is understanding of my situation. I'm really liking this new built in excuse I have!

You weren't listening Grasshopper!

Chas.

Charles, Do I detect that your "advice" was the product of experience?

Chas.

[Ol Zeke]

Twin Girls! WOW!

I raised two girls... now I have five grandsons and a granddaughter. Three of the grandsons live with me. Trust me, girls are way easier.

Forget the gym. Spend this, of all times, with them. Think about it, this is the only time in their lives that they will stay, pretty much, where you put them.

Right now, you can't wait until they crawl, then walk, then talk, then.... you'll just wish they'd just shut up and be still!

The idiot who said "Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your kids" obviously didn't have his living with him.....

Seriously, I may joke and say things like "... should of sold them when they were young and cute", but I'll give up everything for them (except maybe my remote... and maybe my beer...)

[Jasonw560]

Be prepared for this:

Top 15 Stupid Things People Say to Parents Of Twins
The Top 15 Stupid Things People Say to Parents of Twins

15. “I could never do it.” (Oh really. What would you do? Are you suggesting I put them on the curb with signs around their necks that say, “Free to a good home. My mom can’t do it.”?)

14. “Do they have different personalities?” (No. They are the same human being divided into two parts.)

13. Said by a stranger, “They’re identical, right?” Mom answers, “No. They’re fraternal.” Stranger response, “They are NOT!” (OK. You’re right. I have no idea what I’m talking about. These are not my children. I thought it would be fun to borrow them from a mom down at Baby Gap. It’s been more than an hour. I guess I should return them.)

12. “Are they ‘paternal’ twins?” (Yes. They have a father. There was only one virgin birth.)

11. “Just wait till they’re older. It only gets harder.” (Thank you. I woke up this morning hoping I’d receive a word of discouragement while pushing a cart of preschoolers down the cereal aisle.)

10. “When one cries, does he wake the other?” (No. Twins cannot hear each other’s cries because they all communicate with their special telepathic language only.)

9. From a perfect stranger: “Were they in the same sac?” (Hello. Nice to meet you, too. Will you be sharing your gynecological history with me as well?)

8. “Are they developmentally behind?” (Well, let’s see. They’re 3 years old and thus far, all their graduate school applications have been denied. We’ll get back with you on that.)

7. “How do you do it?” (Haven’t you seen the Nike commercials?)

6. Said by a dentist: “I was shocked that they didn’t have the same bite patterns.” (They are two different human beings, not clones.)

5. “You must be SO busy.” (Are you volunteering to clean my house?)

4. Said to a mom of fraternal twins who are different sizes, have different eye color and different face structure: “How do you tell them apart?” (I just look at them.)

3. “What do you do when they both cry at the same time?” (Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I go to Starbucks.)

2. Said to a mom of boy/girl twins: “Are they identical?” (Uh. Not exactly.)

1. Only one comment could be voted No. 1. The choice was clear. Drum roll, please. After a stranger had been informed that the toddler boys were twins, she asked a simple question: “Are they brothers?” (Enough said.)

[texanron]

11. “Just wait till they’re older. It only gets harder.” (Thank you. I woke up this morning hoping I’d receive a word of discouragement while pushing a cart of preschoolers down the cereal aisle.)

I hear this one everyday! It is a little discouraging at times.

[Divided Attention]

Now that my girls are teens (College and almost high school) while they are not twins, the comment about it getting harder got me thinking. I said to someone over the weekend how it was easier when they were little. But no, it wasn't it was just different. Every age has its very own trials and triumphs. When they were little I hurt when they fell down and got nasty scraped knees and huge bumps and bruises learning new motor skills. Now my prayers turn to keeping them safe when they drive off in their car or ride off to take the jump on the horse one notch higher.

When they were little I could be a little more in control of their day to day lives - being an incredible control freak, this had some comfort. Now I have to trust that the good Lord helped me in my attempts to instill them with good values and morals on which they base some tough decisions in life.

The biggest advice I can give any parent if they ask is to talk to your kids. ABOUT EVERYTHING! When they were little some of their questions were challenging to answer on an age appropriate level, but now I occasionally feel that I am not old enough for some of their questions! I just pause, take a deep breath with a prayer for guidance and answer honestly. My girls talk to me about everything, and I cherish this.

Advice - Love them - unconditionally. The dusting and mopping will wait - Martha Stewart does not shoot her shows at my home, but MAR and I have had some amazing experiences with our girls that we wouldn't trade! Play with them! Be present and don't be afraid to be genuine, because God has given them a special sense for when you are not! It is OK to be silly, it is OK to be wrong - they learn from your mistakes if you are honest and fess up. It is OK to apologize to your children. You are not perfect, nor do they expect you to be - really!

I am blessed with an amazing family, and while we are not perfect, we are functionally disfunctional, and the love is obvious!

Enjoy those babies! Congratulations to you and the Mrs.! Hug them all often... jmpho

[texanron]

Nicely put Divided Attention! I appreciate you taking time out of your day and sharing your thoughts.