traveling with multiples!!

[kikakeko]

OK I have a question....


I normally dress my girls alike just because it is easier for me I can just pick out one outfit and they fight if things are different colors... how about you?

 

[devfar]

We have been to WDW numerous times but we will finally be taking our triplet boys for the first time in May. They will be just over 2 1/2 yo at the time. Hopefully we don't regret it

We are going to use a double and single stroller and are staying at Vacation Village at Parkway off site. We will be renting a car (not sure if we really need a minivan??).

Any advice from veterans to make our visit go smooth?

 

[Disney Pal]

We wnt this past Oct when our girls were 2.5 and well it was interesting. We
flew out of Newark and thank god it was only a 2 1/2 hour flight. If you are flying invest/borrow/steal (maybe not steal) a DVD player. They will be occupied with a Barney/or Sesame Street video. That was one mistake we did make. Don't expect alot at the parks. We went 3-4 rides and they were done. We went back to the room and napped for 2-3 hours everyday. We also brought 2 helpers with us so we could get out a couple of nights we were there. We brought a double and single stroller. That was good. We did get into the Cinderella Breakfast which they did great at. We are going again this Oct so they will be 3.5 and hopefully they will enjoy it more. Remember at this age there is no compromising and they'll be out of schedule. We had some really good days and not so good days. They loved the characters.
We stayed on property at the Boardwalk so we were able to walk around at night and walk to Epcot. The buses were not so fun when they were full.
But everyone is different and things might go very smoothly. Good Luck!
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

 

[kritter]

OK I have a question....


I normally dress my girls alike just because it is easier for me I can just pick out one outfit and they fight if things are different colors... how about you?

Mine used to do that..But now they have their favorite colors so they always want to have their favorite color on .....

 

[2cutekids]

Hi, everyone! I just found this thread and I LOVE it!! Our story is similar to some that have already posted......I have PSOC & we tried for 6 1/2 yrs. Had 2 miscarriages and had given up. (All this time I was on & off Clomid). After years of taking pregnancy tests every month I had finally given up and we had decided on adoption. One month I thought I had the flu, went to the doctor and she hinted that I might be pregnant. It seemed like an impossibility to me so I shrugged it off and forgot about it. I noticed that I was still SO tired even after I was feeling better. I was even craving hot dogs, which I hadn't eaten since I was in high school. My sister suggested I take YET ANOTHER test, so I did. Turned out I was pregnant but I didn't have my hopes up that I would stay that way. My OB wanted an ultrasound so I thought "here we go again....another miscarraige" and I was crying all the way through it. My mom went with me and she kept looking at the screen really funny. The girl showed me the screen and only said "look!" I saw a little "thing" and I thought I saw another little "thing"! She said "There are two!!!" It blew me away. I wanted to surprise my DH when he got home from work, but he guessed it before I could tell him because I wasn't crying!!!! My next ultrasound showed that there were 3 sacs,but the next month the other was dissolving back into my uterus. I always thought that I got my two babies back from my miscarrages and I secretly hoped that I would oneday get that third one back, but I had to have a hysterectomy a month ago. I had mine at 36 weeks and they were very healthy. They weighed 5lb 6oz & 4lb 15 oz. They will be 8 in June.

We have b/g twins and I sometimes forget that they are twins!!! I'm sure many of you can relate to the fraternal/identical questions you get asked. I actually had a nurse (at our pedriatric doc. office!) ask us if they were identical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were wearing the typical pink and blue outfits. That made me question her schooling. I had alot of pink for girls, blue for boys matching outfits when they were small, but it didn't stop all the questions.

Anyway, we can't imagine life without these two sweet babies (they're still babies to me!). We took them to DW for the first time when they were 4 and it was the BEST vacation EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, I got hooked and we've been back once a year since then. Next year, I guess I'll have to let my DH pick a vacation spot.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Great story 2cutekids!

 

[medic2707]

OK I have a question....


I normally dress my girls alike just because it is easier for me I can just pick out one outfit and they fight if things are different colors... how about you?

I am glad that we are not the only family that stills dresses our twins alike. I like to dress them alike to show them off as twins, plus it helps with laundry. The only time I can remember taking them out when they were not dressed alike, was when they were sick and were vomitting so much I couldn't keep them clean. I was a nervous wreck that they didn't match. The girls doctor said I needed to relax. Now the girls get mad if we try to dress them differently. I know someday they will want to be their person with their own identity but for now I am enjoying dressing them like twin princesses.

 

[kritter]

Love all of the stories and meeting all of you...Wish me luck b-day party in two days kids party on friday and family one on sat....

 

[dmillerdmd]

2-cute kids- Welcome, love your post! We can all relate.
medi2707- When people asked me when the twins were little, "Do you dress them alike!?" I said, absolutely until the day they say NOOOO!!! So yes, I dressed them in matching outfits every day ( I'm nuts) until they were probably about 4? Anyway, I had my fun, now it's only holidays. Just wait, all of you with babies!!!

 

[2cutekids]

Thank you everyone for the nice welcome.

Good Luck with the parties, Kritter! I'm sure they will be a blast!!!

 

[huey duey & luey]

add me to the list of coordinating/matching my kids. It seriously has become somewhat of an obsession finding coordinating boy/girl clothes. The gymboree family line has been great. I promised my dh I would stop when they went to kindergarten

Good luck with the parties Kritter and a very haapy happy birthday to your beautiful

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I also enjoyed coordinating my kids outfits for many years. It seemed to make it easier to plan outfits on a daily basis. Once they get into the larger sizes it's more difficult, but I still do when I can. Hey, if it makes you and the kids happy, then why not? Many parents do it even when their children aren't multiples!

 

[llp479]

I dressed our girls alike, or in coordinating outfits until they started school. Now, there's no way I could dress them alike. They will be 12 in March and have their own "fashion" identity. They play basketball and the coaches asked me to make sure they wore different colored shorts or shirts under their jerseys so they could tell them apart. They did consent, until 10 or so, to wear matching t-shirts, along with their younger sister at WDW. Made them easier to find.

We were told after they were born that they were fraternal. For years I questioned that, as they are blond and blue-eyed and my husband and I are both dark haired with brown and hazel eyes. Finally, at age 7 curiosity killed the cat and we had them DNA tested. I was right, they're identical.

 

[kritter]

I have to confess that this is the first picture / time that I have ever dressed mine diff...and they are turning four...Now they want to be the same but Hanna wants everything orange or yellow....It is hard to find orange that is a decent color..But it seems to be the color of the spring...

Sorry I have been busy lately so not keeping up on things...Our cruise thread has got me compliing a list of everyone on the cruise...So it took me hours today to weed through it all 57 pages but it is done...

Hope eveyone is well...

 

[kritter]

Welcome 2 cute kids....they sure are cute.....

well got through one party the kids party now onto the family b-day tomorrow...almost done...the kids had a blast.....
kristin

 

[skent10]

Good morning all!

In addition to using this post to bump us back to the first page, I was wondering if any of you have ever felt as if one of your children was excluded because they had a twin?

This morning, I dropped off DD/DS at preschool. As I was getting back into the car, I noticed one of the moms putting her carseat into the car of DD's best friend (let's call her "Suzy"). Obviously, a little girl was going home with "Suzy" after school today for a playdate.

I started thinking about it, and neither of my twins have been invited to a friend's house for a playdate. We have had two or three children come home with us after class before (including "Suzy"), but it's never been reciprocated. Do you think it's because the parents feel they'll have to invite both DD and DS to the playdate? I'm a little miffed since it's obvious now that "Suzy"'s mom let's her have friends come over, just not my DD.

Is there a way to politely point out that DD would love to come over and play with "Suzy" some day, and that DS doesn't have to be part of the package (and, in fact, would rather not?). Or should I just shrug this off? Next year they'll be in separate kindergarten classes, and will have their own friends (whose parents probably won't even know there's a twin) so the playdate thing won't be a problem.

I just feel sorry for my DD and DS that they may be left out--they may not even notice these things, but my feelings are hurt!

 

[kritter]

Good morning all!

In addition to using this post to bump us back to the first page, I was wondering if any of you have ever felt as if one of your children was excluded because they had a twin?

This morning, I dropped off DD/DS at preschool. As I was getting back into the car, I noticed one of the moms putting her carseat into the car of DD's best friend (let's call her "Suzy"). Obviously, a little girl was going home with "Suzy" after school today for a playdate.

I started thinking about it, and neither of my twins have been invited to a friend's house for a playdate. We have had two or three children come home with us after class before (including "Suzy"), but it's never been reciprocated. Do you think it's because the parents feel they'll have to invite both DD and DS to the playdate? I'm a little miffed since it's obvious now that "Suzy"'s mom let's her have friends come over, just not my DD.

Is there a way to politely point out that DD would love to come over and play with "Suzy" some day, and that DS doesn't have to be part of the package (and, in fact, would rather not?). Or should I just shrug this off? Next year they'll be in separate kindergarten classes, and will have their own friends (whose parents probably won't even know there's a twin) so the playdate thing won't be a problem.

I just feel sorry for my DD and DS that they may be left out--they may not even notice these things, but my feelings are hurt!

wow this is a hard thing for all parents mostly us with mulitples...I have friend whose twins are older in fourth grade now...She told me that there have been times when kids have been invited over and then the same thing happens to her..where they do not reciprocate..Pam said that she finally told the other moms that Justin does not have to be invited over when heather has play dates that they are ok with alone time with their own friends and without one another...
I think that you have to approach it carefully as not offend the mom...
I think that it would be hurtfull to you...But I do not think at a young age the kids would even notice or care....

So sorry this happened to you.,..
kristin

 

[kritter]

just bumping us up!!!!!!

 

[kikakeko]

I have found that my twins haven't matured enough yet to understand that not everyone is both of their friends. I think that my oldest is the most left out though from the attention ect... it is one of the hardest things to do to balance these things out.

 

[kritter]

I agree with you mine either....