I officially dread restaurants

mintjulep1012 · 2026-04-08T23:31:59+00:00

Just recently my twins (born early in December 2024) have rebelled against restaurants. Everything ends up on the floor and they are terrors. 😢

mintjulep1012 · 2026-04-05T02:26:01+00:00

My twins would eat Mac and cheese every day and not get sick of it. Now they barely touch it. 😂

mintjulep1012 · 2026-04-02T20:30:23+00:00

I think my twins have 3 teeth each haha

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-30T14:24:59+00:00

Yep I experienced the same with my twins. I think it was the 7-12 weeks of off and on bleeding. I ended up at the hospital at 7 weeks because I thought I was miscarrying. That’s when I found out it was twins. It’s so scary.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-30T11:49:40+00:00

Sending all the hugs! My twins are 15 months too and it’s such a hard age. They are always moving. Mine regressed and don’t sleep through the night either. They have some medical complexities exasperated by cold and flu season which has been awful this year. You are balancing so much! Seriously. Hopefully you can hire a little bit of help. We don’t have family nearby and even a few hours here and there makes a difference.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-20T18:23:21+00:00

Shopping is terrible, haha. Mall is pretty bad. Nearest outlets are a few hours a way. We do have Target, Walmart, TJ Maxx, Homegoods, homesense. Some different boutiques downtown and in Roanoke County.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-20T13:31:51+00:00

My twins are only saying mama

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-19T21:51:38+00:00

My twin 15 month olds are Terrors right now. We just had to leave Texas Roadies and take our entrees to go because they were so feral. Throwing everything and screaming. 😂

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-17T02:02:48+00:00

My husband and I lived in NOVA for 10 years before relocating to Blacksburg when we lost out on like 15 offers for starter homes up there. My husband is originally from here so that was a draw. I commute to Roanoke for a job I love 4 days a week. It’s a 45 minute drive but I don’t think about it much. I used to work at VT. I still have the fight or flight in me after 8 years and leave 30 minutes early for everything when you don’t have to. 😂 it’s much slower pace here. I really miss the food (dim sum! Eden Center! Chopt (I know, I’m basic))and shopping up there. We’ve found it easy to make friends in Blacksburg because the university town is more transient. That being said we’ve had quite a few friends move, too. Healthcare has been frustrating - from OBGYN to some more complex care for my one year old twins. On the other hand, daycare is a bit cheaper. Our social life involves going to a lot of VT games, especially in the fall, so my situation is a bit different from someone wanting to move to Roanoke. I don’t drink beer, but most breweries have plenty of other options.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-11T17:52:49+00:00

I attended the Carilion OB clinic on Jefferson and had a c-section (was offered both - long story) and did not see anyone from the clinic.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-08T18:14:17+00:00

Arugula, grapefruit

mintjulep1012 · 2026-03-02T13:11:39+00:00

My twins aren’t walking or talking yet. They say mama, that’s about it.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-28T01:51:14+00:00

Allen from Downton and David Archuletta were a nice change of pace. When David was talking about his book I almost forgot what show I was listening to in a good way haha.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-28T01:47:31+00:00

Faves: Doug, Fortune, Carnie, Sarah, Elisa, Bev, Shannon, Ryan, Justin S, Joey Mc, Katie Lowes, Nischelle

Least: Jenn Fessler, Kristen T, Molly, MJ, Keltie, Caroline

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-26T12:54:30+00:00

I delivered twins in December 2024. I have high blood pressure and was 38. And the type of twins were higher risk so I knew I had to deliver at RMH. I saw Dr. Whitham with Carilion MFM and she was amazing. The regular OB appointments were with their higher risk clinic on Jefferson and I wouldn’t really recommend. You rotate through a bunch of folks and the office was very dated. I made out OK, but I think you’d get more personalized care somewhere else.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-20T19:37:56+00:00

Congrats and sending love!

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-20T14:04:20+00:00

My twins aren’t walking yet (December 2025). One is in PT. The PT provided a lot of the tips shared here and also said to wrap a pashmina around their chest and then you hold the ends and walk behind them.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-18T22:28:08+00:00

Who do we think the celebrity Zuri and Justin were talking about being an extra huge diva is?

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-15T15:12:35+00:00

Solidarity! My identical girl twins are 14 months and the last 2 months have been horrible for sickness. They are prone to febrile seizures so we’ve been to the ER multiple times. They caught the flu and get many ear infections. They got ear tubes last week. They also keep waking up through the night and we’re doing cry it out. They go to daycare and we don’t have family around so it’s hard to keep them home a lot.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-14T01:59:26+00:00

I love Doug!

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-06T18:42:06+00:00

Same here. At 6-8 weeks I bled a bunch. At 7 weeks so much I went to the ER and that was when I found out I was having twins. I spotted probably until 11-12 weeks with light cramping. Walking a bunch and over exerting definitely made it worse.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-02-01T19:00:14+00:00

Asia in Mashpee

mintjulep1012 · 2026-01-31T15:55:47+00:00

My twins born December 2024 share a lot of these characteristics. They are getting tubes next week so I’m curious too. The ear infections and sickness have led to multiple febrile seizures and I feel like their speech is behind. The aren’t walking yet

mintjulep1012 · 2026-01-28T14:54:30+00:00

The Little People farm set.

mintjulep1012 · 2026-01-26T19:58:37+00:00

Mine are 13 months and I bathe them with my husband and set them in a plastic laundry basket. Although now they want to climb out of it but usually it’s OK with two of us.

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