Whenever I talk to new Moms about raising my identical twin boys, they often say things like, "Wow, I don't know how you do it!" Since these are my first babies though, I can honestly say that I just don't know any better. I mean, is it harder to have two relatively easy babies or one super-colicky baby? Because when I hear about babies who scream in agony for hours straight, I tend to think, "Wow, I don't know how she does it!"
One thing I can tell you though is that having twins isn't just about juggling two newborns. The joys and challenges of life with twin babies goes beyond double duty feedings and diaper changes. It's not simply that everything you might do with one baby, I just do twice. No, caring for twins is a lot more complicated than that -- emotionally and physically. It's pretty freaking incredible and pretty freaking exhausting, too. When it comes to raising twins, here are a few things you might not have thought about ....
Read More
Take Action: Stand Up Against Weight Bullying
Things Your Son Can Teach You About Men
Past 'Sports Illustrated' Covergirls (PHOTOS)
Are Egg Donors Really 'Mothers'?
Your Lipstick Could Be Bad for Your Health
Jennifer Aniston Slams Brad Pitt
Justin Bieber's Touching Valentine's Date (VIDEO)
Valentine's Love Advice ... From a Psychic
Kate Winslet's Most Impressive Role Yet
15 Worst Valentine's Day Gifts
10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Having Kids
Mind-Blowing Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Jennifer Hudson's Tribute to Whitney Houston (VIDEO)
Which Parenting Type Are You?
Most Annoying Facebook Photos
So, about 12 weeks ago, I gave birth to two handsome little babies that we've nicknamed Herman and Berman. Yes, I'm in love with them and find myself constantly open-mouth gumming their chubby cheeks with such enthusiasm, I'm concerned I might one day try to eat their faces off ... really. Okay, no, not really.
Why are twins so freaking adorable? Their cuteness is taking over the world! We've already shown you the
Look, I get it. I remember. When you have your first kid, it really is overwhelming. Plus, some kids are just more intense than others. So I’m in no way saying that parents of one kid have it easy, or are wimps, or anything of the sort.
What's more incredible than beating the slim odds to produce identical twins? Having it happen twice over. The result for Michele and James Dawson may be the cutest thing I've ever seen -- 6-year-old identical twins holding their infant sisters who are themselves a matched set.
If you've committed yourself to the greenest of lives, it’s possible you've taken the whole “small carbon footprint” thing to the extreme, and decided having children is bad for the earth. After all, overpopulation sucks up all the earth’s resources, while spitting out enough toxins to get under the skin of all 10 billion of us that will be here sometime around 2100. Chances are you look upon a minivan full of children as a crime against the earth. But I happened to be listening to the radio the other day, when one dad and writer said we should stop 
Remember Carolyn and Sean Savage? The couple from Ohio suffered a devastating loss when they were told Carolyn had been implanted with the wrong embryo, and was pregnant with someone else's child. After carrying the baby boy for nine months, and giving birth, the Savages turned him over to his biological parents in Michigan.
Just six weeks after giving birth, Celine Dion has busted out the twins for a magazine. Her new baby boys, we mean. What were you thinking, you weirdo?