Inside the Mind of a Mother of Twins: Nap Time Madness

As told by Jennifer of Twin City Sweetpeas–

It’s 12:30. The twins and I are in the car, driving home from a play date.

“Everlynn?! Vivian!? Stay awake! Please don’t go to sleep…”

God I hope they don’t go to sleep. What’s the speed limit? Oh great, the sky is black. It’s about to pour.
It’s pouring. Maybe it will keep them awake.
I glance into the mirror. They are out cold.
Perfect. Oh well.
Nothing I can do. Should I slow down and let them sleep, or keep going? If I hurry then they will only get ten minutes. Hmmmmmm…

12:45
Alright, we are home. Should I leave them in here to sleep? It’s just a garage.
Why does this creep me out?! It’s not too warm- not too cold. I could totally sleep in here. I could turn on Kyle’s work bench light, so if they wake they won’t be scared.
No, they will wake up since the car is stopped.
It’s still pouring… maybe the noise will help them stay asleep… maybe. Okay, how asleep are they? Yeah, they are knocked out.
Poor babies. They need sleep. They’re both teething hard core. They are barely sleeping at night. They need to nap…but I know they won’t stay asleep.
Should I TRY and transfer them asleep? Yeah right. Been there, tried that many times.
If I wake them, they will be wired. Oh! I could get bottles ready and have the rooms dark and ready for a nap… yeah, that is a good idea…
…slowly getting out of the car… STUPID beeping!
Errrrr… shutting the door… okay this is working. Still sleeping. Running up stairs… bottles bottles… shutting windows, turning off lights…
Okay, gotta get them out of the car, without waking them too much… oh, but they are SO cute and VERY asleep… I should just leave them in here…
…I should get a fan for noise. And the monitor…. running back up the stairs.
Got it.

As You Sit and Stare…

To all the moms at Toddler Tuesday Mall of America- As told by Jennifer of Twin City Sweetpeas blog.

As you sit and stare, I lift my two, thirty pound toddlers out of the stroller, moments before they start objecting to being in it. Nope, they won’t just sit in their stroller to watch the Pirate show. They have never liked strollers and go to leaps and bounds to escape them… literally. They are curious and love to explore beyond their boundaries.

As you sit and stare, I help them put on their “leashes” and wonder how many of you are objecting.