Because I'm Your Dad, By Ahmet Zappa

Whenever the twins see Joey walk into the room, he might as well be a rockstar. Their faces light up, they scream daddy and they squeal in delight. And though I know it's not supposed to be a competition, I can wholeheartedly say that between Joey and me, he is the clear winner of the Fun Parent Award. Kind of like the dad in the children's book, "Because I'm Your Dad" which has become one of our regular reads.

Love is You and Me, by Monica Sheehan

This Wednesday is Valentine's Day so I think it's only fitting for me to share with you one of my favourite children's books about love: Love is You and Me, by Monica Sheehan.

New Year's Eve With One-Year-Old Twins

I put a lot of pressure on myself to do something really grand this year for New Year's Eve because it's the twins' first NYE with the family. Their actual first NYE was in 2017 and was spent at the NICU because they were born 3 weeks early. Obviously, we didn't toast with champagne because I was still trying to breastfeed and we were not really in a celebratory mood because we were anxious to bring the twins home. Here's our first family photo taken on NYE 2017 by our NICU nurse.

Top 10 Posts of 2017

The past year has been crazy and challenging but at the same time amazing and rewarding. I guess as first time parents, Joey's and my greatest achievement is keeping the twins alive for one whole year! I'm also happy I was able to document our experiences by starting this blog. So as we say goodbye to 2017 and kick of what will surely become a very exciting year of raising twin toddlers, let's recap the top 10 posts of 2017 from 1 to 10:

Making Life Grand

I come from a tight knit family and my grandparents are a major part of my life. When I was younger, my Lolo (grandfather) and Lola (grandmother) would always be ready to babysit me and my cousins whenever our parents were at work and we didn't have nannies.

Lolo would spoil us by cooking our favorite food and giving us special treats like chocolates and ice cream.  He would also tell us stories from his childhood which we would all enjoy listening to. Lola, whom our family said goodbye to early this year is a saint! Aside from going to mass everyday (sometimes even twice a day) to pray for us, she would always make time for us. She played with us, sewed our costumes for school activities and even tutored us in Math.

My childhood was enriched because of my Lolo and Lola which is why it's important to me that the twins have a great relationship with their LaMom and Mima. The twins are very lucky to have two doting grandmothers. And since it's grandparent's day today, I made a list of how I think grandparents make life grand.