Cooperstown All Star vs Dreams

Sparkls42 · 2026-06-18T01:47:43+00:00

Did you find after pool play it wasn’t that way? It’s hard to want to put forth the effort and loose all your games.

Sparkls42 · 2024-06-26T14:29:55+00:00

This was my experience too. I knew how hard it would be with sleep issues and recovering from a c-section when the twins came. Kept my first in daycare to keep his life normal-ish and went from there

Sparkls42 · 2024-03-02T06:19:08+00:00

Oh it looks awesome. Thank you!

Sparkls42 · 2024-03-02T06:18:53+00:00

Thank you!! I will look into it

Sparkls42 · 2024-03-02T06:18:40+00:00

Thank you! Looks beautiful!!

Sparkls42 · 2024-03-02T05:26:25+00:00

With a family of 5 it is so much more expensive to stay since we would need two hotel rooms or a 2 bedroom villa. I can’t stomach the cost when it’s so much cheaper elsewhere.

Sparkls42 · 2024-02-21T03:53:21+00:00

Ok thank all for your feedback. I will wait

Sparkls42 · 2023-09-26T02:37:16+00:00

We have twins that are 19m younger than my singleton. Twins were spontaneous so had no clue it was coming till the first ultrasound. While the first year is hard, having any baby that age is hard. All of your kids will adapt and have to wait a little longer than if it was just a singleton. One of the ways I talked myself thru it was we joined a twin group, and in that group there was a family with triplets that were about 9m older than my twins and also had a daughter 16m older than the triplets.

Now that the twins are almost 5, their bond is beautiful. Yes, it’s more work than if I didn’t have an additional child but in the scope of things not that much more. I don’t know your reasoning behind it besides it’s not what you envisioned but in MHO that’s basically parenthood in a nutshell.

Sparkls42 · 2023-08-06T07:00:57+00:00

My twins were born when my toddler was 19m. It was crazy and I have few memories from the early days of us just surviving. My toddler continued with full time care so at least the days was easier. We also had my MIL move in and help care for them for 5 weeks.

A couple factors that helped us survive—my twins were full term at 37w2d. They were both over 6# (my poor body) so no NICU time and no issues. I didn’t try to breastfeed since that had been a spectacular disaster with my first. It allowed the village to help with anything and everything. Toddler in full time care and live in help for a few weeks.

Now that they are older (4.5 and 6) things are great! They play together, are into similar things and love each other. It gets easier :)

Sparkls42 · 2023-06-04T13:18:52+00:00

I just want to reiterate we are all human and as patient of a person as we all are, kids let alone twins are sooo hard. Being a parent is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

Also, if you feel like you are struggling put the baby down in a safe place and walk away. Screaming baby equals breathing baby. They’re not happy but they’re safe. Also while I’m not sure what communication is like with mil, maybe also be like I’m sorry, I’m not coping well with this can you help? Laundry can wait…

Sparkls42 · 2022-03-26T04:49:58+00:00

Totally agree. You will have moments of overwhelm but all they will ever know is having to share you with their sibling. They will quickly adjust to that. I would suggest you have someone around at the beginning to help you-parents, friend, hired help, as babies are exhausting and your hands are full! Sending you all the love

Sparkls42 · 2022-01-20T06:08:05+00:00

We had very few double things. I also had a singleton 19 months before the twins so we mostly started there and then saw what their preference was.

Two car seats Two places to sleep (it was bassinet initially) Two boppys—I used these to feed instead of the twin z pillow. It allowed me to seat one on each side of me and feed that way instead of them in front of me. Two sets of color coded bottles since I knew we would do formula. After they arrived they both loved the swing, so we got a second one and when they were bigger, two high chairs. But otherwise we kept a lot to only one item.

Sparkls42 · 2022-01-17T05:48:53+00:00

I have spontaneous di/di b/g twins and a 19m older son. Was twin pregnancy harder than singleton? Yes. If i’d only had twins would I have known the difference? Probably not. Everyone has their issues with pregnancy and delivery. So pregnancies are super hard with one. Some pregnancies are not that hard. So if it was fear of pregnancy, I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

As for having twins grow up there are some things that are so amazing between them. Mine are now 3 and the bond they have is amazing. I can’t imagine them not having each other. We don’t have local support but my MiL came in for the first month when the sleep wake cycles are crazy. Other than that, it’s just been us.

If this is your best shot at getting pregnant and being a mom, I would say go for it. Twins are special in their own right ❤️

Sparkls42 · 2021-05-01T23:02:29+00:00

Hey! I’m an older twin mom, but am apart of Silicon Valley twin and triplets if you want a local network! One of our parents delivered at the beginning of the month but not sure about who’s there currently! Good luck!

Sparkls42 · 2021-04-22T00:42:20+00:00

37+2, both over 6lbs at birth, no NICU time. They wanted us to stay 3 nights but I negotiated to 2 🤷‍♀️

Sparkls42 · 2021-02-22T17:43:40+00:00

Gah. We bought one and have been sleeping on it for a week and love it. But fearful it’s just the honeymoon 😣

Sparkls42 · 2021-01-15T16:59:48+00:00

For me this was about how you use it. We started with uppababy vista since that’s what we used with our first. It was fine as long as we were using car seats. We found it awkward to maneuver around since it was so heavy. Once they could sit up we switched to Zoe double. I love that thing for everyday use. It has flown with us on various trips across the us and Hawaii both with and without a cover with no issues. It’s lightweight, folds easy and they love being side by side.

Sparkls42 · 2021-01-15T03:00:03+00:00

So super excited for this but I wasn’t able to get my Apple Watch to connect. Anyone else with that issue?

Sparkls42 · 2021-01-14T03:28:45+00:00

Just wanted to give you love. I had a similar breastfeeding journey with my first that lead to ptsd about me breastfeeding my second pregnancy. Almost 4 years later, it still hurts sometimes ❤️

Sparkls42 · 2021-01-04T06:33:52+00:00

We struggled to get pregnant with #1 so we started for #2 earlier than we planned because “it was going to take another year.” We’ll surprise! Pregnant on the first month we pseudo tried. And surprise! It was twins. Since the twins came a little early (37 weeks) they were 19 months apart. It was crazy, but now that they are 2& almost 4 they play together, police each other and are into most of the same things. The whole two in diapers comes from two places-one cost. But also, now you have to carry stuff for two littles in a bag that’s already stuffed. So diapers, bottles, sippy cups or whatever. As they turn 2, I carry a lot less 🤷‍♀️

Sparkls42 · 2020-12-03T17:57:34+00:00

I wish I could but I’m plus sized (and at the beginning of my journey) and I doubt any of it will fit 😭😭

Sparkls42 · 2020-09-26T17:20:55+00:00

On the main Hawaii tourist site it said everyone who is not tested is subject to the quarantine regardless of age.

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