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Allie Walld

Allie Walld

Allie is a fraternal twin. She is also a mom of identical twin boys and an auntie to a set of fraternal twins. Her favorite movie is Back to the Future and her favorite actor is Tom Hanks. She sings and plays bass guitar in a band with her husband, and when she’s not reading or playing word games, you’ll find her in the kitchen baking imperial cookies. Connect with TwinsyTwins on Instagram and Facebook.

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This Device Helps You Bond with Your Twin Babies Before They’re Born
Sweet Heartbeats

This Device Helps You Bond with Your Twin Babies Before They’re Born

Allie Walld

The early stages of pregnancy are exciting. They can also be scary and anxiety-inducing. And if you had a long, hard road with trying to conceive, the early weeks of being pregnant can leave you feeling extra concerned or worried about how things are coming along. You hope everything is going okay on the inside, but you don't really know until you have your first appointment with...

The Easiest Way to Keep Track of Medicine Schedules with Your Infant Twins
A Lot to Keep Track Of

The Easiest Way to Keep Track of Medicine Schedules with Your Infant Twins

Allie Walld

When you're blessed with a set of twins, you're also blessed with a set of schedules to fit into their wake windows. Feeding schedules. Pumping schedules. Tummy time schedules. Napping schedules. More than it seems you can fit in before it's time for them to lay down again. And when you have to add dual medication schedules into the mix, it can all begin to feel a little chaotic...

Unleash Your Twins’ Inner Engineers with These Interactive Building Blocks
Creativity Unbound

Unleash Your Twins’ Inner Engineers with These Interactive Building Blocks

Allie Walld

One of the easiest ways for your children to learn is by playing with age-appropriate toys that encourage early education in several key areas of development. Given the chance, a kid can train their brain through fun, interactive play. Whether it's through independent or cooperative play, there are toy sets designed to amplify early education skills. One fantastic offering our twins...

Give New Meaning to Drawing a Bath with These Water-Tinting Tablets
Color Creativity

Give New Meaning to Drawing a Bath with These Water-Tinting Tablets

Allie Walld

Sometimes, kids love hopping into the tub. Other times, they'd rather do anything else. And when you need to get two toddlers excited about bath time at the same time, it can be tricky. When you run into those tricky times, there's a quick and easy way to get your twins on board with bath time. Ask them what color they want the water to be, and watch them jump up and head toward the...

This Portable Pro Baby Monitor is Perfect if You’re Welcoming Twins
Keep an Eye on Them

This Portable Pro Baby Monitor is Perfect if You’re Welcoming Twins

Allie Walld

When you have two newborn babies at home, it can be twice as nerve-racking because there's always the chance that something could happen to not just one of them, but both of them—at the same time. Let's face it, you need to sleep at some point, even if those moments are abundantly scarce and the quality is incredibly inadequate. Having the right system in place for keeping an eye on...

Away We Go: 5 Tips to Make Trips Easier When You’ve Got Toddlers in Tow
Ready Set Go

Away We Go: 5 Tips to Make Trips Easier When You’ve Got Toddlers in Tow

Allie Walld

Traveling with your twin toddlers may not sound like the best idea you've ever had. Whether you're planning to travel by air or to hit the road on your first big family trip together, the packing lists and logistics alone could be enough to make you want to change your mind. Instead of getting overwhelmed at all the things there are to do before you leave, get excited about all the...

For the Love of Literature: Promoting a Proclivity for Reading from Birth
Calling All Book Lovers

For the Love of Literature: Promoting a Proclivity for Reading from Birth

Allie Walld

If you're a booklover, chances are that you'll pass that passion down to the next generation if or when you have kids of your own. You'll probably enjoy pulling together your own little library of pediatric publications to read aloud to your babies. The first book I bought once we found out we were expecting was Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown & Clement Hurd because it was a...

Number 1 & Number 2 Times Two: How to Successfully Potty Train Your Twins
It's Go Time

Number 1 & Number 2 Times Two: How to Successfully Potty Train Your Twins

Allie Walld

It's a moment you're likely dreading as a parent of twins. Potty training. More specifically, potty training two at once. Because you've probably heard the trials and tribulations of fellow parents who've been in the throes of potty woes, and now you're getting ready to experience what it's like in double-time. It might feel scary, but this major milestone can lead to growth and...

Seeing Double: Taking a Look at Eye Health in Twins
I See What You Did There

Seeing Double: Taking a Look at Eye Health in Twins

Allie Walld

Have you ever played Peekaboo with your newborn babies and wondered just what exactly they see when they look back at you? When your babies are in utero, their eyes begin to form around four weeks after conception. Major structures, like the cornea, iris, pupil, lens, and retina, begin to form a couple of weeks later, and by 10 weeks', your babies will have formed eyelids that are...

From Twin to Twin Mom: Don't Let Your Multiples Face an Identity Crisis
Same But Different

From Twin to Twin Mom: Don't Let Your Multiples Face an Identity Crisis

Allie Walld

When you think about twins, one of the first images that comes to mind is probably a pair of people in matching outfits. And a lot of people who have twins—or are twins—(myself included, on both counts) have probably sported identical or coordinating get-ups. Sometimes, it's fun—and cute—to see two little humans wearing the exact same thing. But, I think there can also be TOO much of...

Bring on the Sunshine, Baby: 3 Portable Pop ‘n’ Plays Big Enough for Twins
The Great Outdoors

Bring on the Sunshine, Baby: 3 Portable Pop ‘n’ Plays Big Enough for Twins

Allie Walld

As a parent of twins, one of the most difficult things you'll face is finding items that are big enough to accommodate both of your babies at the same time. Most cribs are designed for one baby. Most swings are made for single riders only. Most playards are only roomy enough (or weight-rated) for one. Sometimes, these limitations can make a parent of multiples feel like they need to...

Twin-Approved: Grannies Car Boosts Motor Skills & Cuts Out Screen Time
Drive Like a Grannie

Twin-Approved: Grannies Car Boosts Motor Skills & Cuts Out Screen Time

Allie Walld

If you're a Bluey fan and are wondering if the Grannies Car Coupe is for real life, I can assure you, yes, it's for real life! This cozy coupe from Little Tikes is a Bluey-themed ride-on toy that's rated for kids from 18 months up to five years old (with a maximum weight limit of 50 pounds). It works with such a big age range because it's designed to grow alongside your kids. It's got...

Welcoming Twins: Benefits & Complications of Vaginal vs. Caesarean Delivery
Labor & Delivery

Welcoming Twins: Benefits & Complications of Vaginal vs. Caesarean Delivery

Allie Walld

If you're expecting twins, you're probably getting used to the idea that your pregnancy is higher-risk than a single-birth pregnancy. There's an incredible amount of decisions you'll be making while you wait to meet your babies, and one of those decisions, which you'll hopefully have a say in, is whether or not you'll be delivering your twins vaginally or via Caesarean section (whether...

If You’re Expecting Twin Newborn Babies, This is the Best Activity Play Mat
Plenty of Play Room

If You’re Expecting Twin Newborn Babies, This is the Best Activity Play Mat

Allie Walld

If you're expecting twins and are on the hunt for key items you'll need when your babies arrive, you're about to cross one essential item off of your list. From one twin mom to another, the 4-in-1 Kickin' Tunes Music Activity Gym Play Mat by Baby Einstein is the only play mat you'll need, so you may as well go ahead and add it to your baby registry. Why is this play mat so good for...

3 Ways to Keep Your Twin Toddlers Safe at the Lake or Pool this Summer
Water Safety

3 Ways to Keep Your Twin Toddlers Safe at the Lake or Pool this Summer

Allie Walld

Summer is the peak time to have fun. Soaking up the sun usually leads to soaking in the water. Whether you're lake-bound with the fam or are lounging by the pool with friends, water safety is crucial when you've got your kids in tow. Managing your toddlers and keeping them safe is hard enough on land, nevermind adding in the very real danger of drowning. While everybody wants to have...

The Best Baby & Toddler Prime Day Deals for Parents of Twins in Canada
Red Hot Savings

The Best Baby & Toddler Prime Day Deals for Parents of Twins in Canada

Allie Walld

Being a parent of twins is an incredible thing to experience. It's also incredibly expensive. Sometimes, there's no way around the cost of needing double of almost everything you need when you have two kids who are growing up together and going through all of the developmental milestones at virtually the exact same time. Fortunately, there are times when you can save some money on...

Keeping Kiddos Cool: An Easy & Healthy Frozen Treat for Your Teething Twins
Soothe Sore Gums

Keeping Kiddos Cool: An Easy & Healthy Frozen Treat for Your Teething Twins

Allie Walld

Growing pains. They suck, but they're necessary. Watching your twins deal with discomfort as their teeth slowly and surely come in is tough because there's not much you can do but try to explain that the pain they're feeling won't last forever—except, at this point, they likely don't understand, so can't correlate that dental data just yet. Babies start to experience their teeth...

The Dirt on Dirt: 3 Toddler Tidbits That Turn Mud into Good, Clean Fun
Mud & Muck

The Dirt on Dirt: 3 Toddler Tidbits That Turn Mud into Good, Clean Fun

Allie Walld

When you're a toddler who's trying to learn everything there is to know about this great, big world we live in, digging right in and getting your hands dirty is one of the best ways to learn. While there is an actual calendar day devoted to celebrating the majesty of mud, in the eyes of a toddler, EVERY day can (and should) be spent splashin' through the mud and the muck. Dirt's fun,...

Having Twins? Here Are the Essentials You'll Need for Your Hospital Go-Bag
It's Go Time

Having Twins? Here Are the Essentials You'll Need for Your Hospital Go-Bag

Allie Walld

You've been waiting for the arrival of your twins for months. Depending on how intense your pregnancy has been, that time may have flown by—OR you may have felt like you've been pregnant for the past five years and can't wait for them to vacate the premises and join you at home. When it's Go Time, there's no time to waste. The last thing you want to be doing when you're timing the...

Any Age, Any Ability: Bringing Balance by Practicing Yoga with Your Twins
Namaste

Any Age, Any Ability: Bringing Balance by Practicing Yoga with Your Twins

Allie Walld

Have you ever met a toddler who didn't have more energy than you? Probably not. It can be fun and entertaining to witness their boundless energy. But when those toddlers live WITH you and that energy doesn't seem to dwindle by nighttime, it can be difficult to seamlessly transition from playtime to bedtime. You might try to get your twins to run around to help them burn off some of...

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