Can we all give a summary of ourselves in this group.

[jerseygirlie]

I'm a newbie here so here is a summary of me.

My name is Madeline (Madie) I am 31 and a proud mother of a GREAT 13 year old boy named Anthony from my first marriage. I have been with my DH (42 in a week) since 97 and got married in 99. We had a sad infertility rollercoaster with a happy ending resulting in my two beautiful b/g twins. We do have twin angels (my first IVF pregnancy 2003) I was 22 weeks gestation when I gave birth to them. I am a working mom and my kids attend a daycare/preschool. We recently moved back to a city and things are topsy turby in our new home. My oldest adjusting to a new school and the twins as well. I am bilingual and overweight....:lol:

Next!

[pigletfan]

Hi Madie,it's nice to meet you.
My name is Elizabeth. I'm a 30 yr old SAHM of 2 sets of spontanious twins. 3 1/2 yr old fraternal boys and 5 month old fidentical girls. I have a 10yr old stepson and a 7yr old son. Madie is one of my girls names, we put two "D"s in there. she's Madelyn and our other girl is Gwen (Gwendolyn). My boys are Joshua, Jacob and Andrew. Matthew is my stepson.
I'm trying to get up the ambition to lose the wieght and flabby tummy from my girls (so far, no luck :snicker: ). Welcome.

[Larkynsmommy]

Hi Madie,

My name is Nikki (37 y/o) happily married to dh since 10/1995. I work full time for the School District, but still have a lot more time off to be with my kids than my previous job as an HR Director in a nursing facility. My dh is a self-employed contractor. I have a 7 year old daughter, and spontanious (no fertility drugs/IVF) fraternal twin boys age 3 1/2 born at 34 1/2 weeks, they were in NICU for 10 days. Dd is in 2nd grade and the boys go to a private babysitter while I am at work. We live in a small town in south central PA, nice neighborhood in a traditional two-story home. My daughter's name is Larkyn and the boys are Matthew (dirty blonde hair/blue eyes) and Joshua (dark wavy hair/brown eyes). I enjoy scrapbooking, tole painting, but I never have time to do those things. I recently had foot surgery for a heel spur, plantar faciatis and entrapped nerves. After my foot heels I plan to diet and exercise and lose at least 20lbs. cause I am too fat!! I used to be thin until I had kids.:bawling: I am excited about meeting other mom's of twins, my sons' age. That is all I can think of for now......Who's next????

[virginiagirl74]

Hi Madie! Welcome!

I am Angie, 33 years old, soon to be 34 with spontaneous b/g twins Rachel and Holt who are soon to be 3 years old! They are my first children. My in-laws babysit for me while Dh and I are at work. I am an elem. school librarian and DH owns an art gallery/frame shop. WE have dated f or 13 years, married for 4 years.

As my username implies, I live in Central Virginia. Love it here! My SIL is pregnant with her 1st and I am excited to be an Aunt soon!

[Nursechic]

Me next!

:wave:
I'm Susan, I'm 35 years old :eek: and I have two fertility assisted twins, Ian and Sofia, who will be 3 in April! They were born at 32 weeks and spent a month in the NICU.
I've been married to my DH for 7 years, we are HS sweethearts and have been a couple for 19 years.
DH works in IT; I work FT as a nurse in an adminstrative/managerial role. Our twins go to daycare 4 days/week and the other day my Mom is with them.

[maryk]

Hi!

I'm Mary, 41, with 3 year old b/g twins, born at 34 weeks and spent just under 2 weeks in the NICU. Also have a 16 year old step son who does not live with us. I work full-time as an office manager for a LTC facility. I've been married to Keven since 1999. We live in central MN and spend the majority of our summers at our cabin up north.
Look to lose "some" weight also. Hoping to train for a mini-triathalon coming up this July! :eek: Wish me luck!

[mrsljb]

I'm Laura, 36, SAHM to 3 kids...Amanda, who will be 10 in April, and fraternal b/b twins Kevin and Kyle, who just turned 3 last month. They were also spontaneous, didn't even know that I was having twins until I was 20 weeks. They technically were born at 38 weeks, but were actually born on the due date I was given before knowing that we were having twins. Been married almost 8 years to Mike, also 36, who is a diesel truck mechanic. We live in Illinois, just southwest of Chicago.

[helene1108]

I'm Helene, 38 (soon to be 39 in April..and boy, I'm feeling it!), SAHM to 4 kids. Cole and Bella were conceived on 3rd round of IVF and they were born at 32 weeks and spent 24 days in the NICU. They turned 3 in October. I'm still in a daze as to how 3 years has gone by so quickly! My 2nd set of twins, Garrett and Landon, were a complete surprise to us! We were shocked (overjoyed but shocked!)....be very careful what you wish for, is all I say!!! They were born at 34 weeks and Landon spent 8 days in the NICU and Garrett spent 19 days there.

I've been a SAHM since Cole and Bella were born. But before that I was a program director for a private foster family agency. There are days I miss being out in the world working (heck, there's days I miss just talking to another human being who can actually have a conversation with me about something other than poop, Thomas the train, and Barbie). At the same time, I love being home with my kids...it's very rewarding.

DH and I have been together for 12 years total, married 5 of those years.

[lettered olive]

Hello :)

My name is Karen, I am 30 years old, and I stay at home with my kiddos, Nicholas and Madeline (and we spell it Maddy! I have no idea why!) who are going to be 3 in May. My husband and I have been together 10 years, married for 7+ years. I was a social worker before having kids, I had just finished my master of social work (MSW) degree prior to becoming pregnant and hope to go back to work once the twins are in school. My twins were conceived with help via IVF. My husband is in the safety/environmental field. My biggest passion right now is being with my children, but in particular helping my little boy who is suspected of having autism. We will find out for sure next Wednesday what his actual diagnosis is. I am very interested in all things related to treating and recovering from autism and I love helping other moms in my situation get started on finding information and treating their children. My other interests are reading, I am an avid TV watcher ;) pole dancing for fitness (whole 'nother story!), kickboxing and fitness in general.

I have been on TMMB since I was pregnant in 2004 and I truly could not have done it without the support of MANY of these ladies here! Particularly the ones on this board of 3/4 year olds, since we all pretty much went through this together! It's funny...I kinda just jumped in back then without formally introducing myself! This is the first time I think I have introduced myself to TMMB! Oh well better late than never. lol

--Karen

[jerseygirlie]

Wow! Great families you all have....thanks for sharing!

[Ma Kettle]

I'm Heather. SAH, homeschooling, crunchy clothe diapering Mom to Jonny 12, Josh 8, Rose 5, Andy 3, David 3, Catherine 2 1/2, Robin 5 months. And part-time for 5 nieces, nephews, and godchildren who lived here for awhile but now just visit :D I will always consider them 'my kids' though. :love:


Welcome :shakehands:

[Luckiest Mom]

Hi Madie!
My name is Nicole. I am a sahm to Halley & Connor who are 28 months. They were born at 34 weeks and my daughter was in the NICU 11 days and my son was in 14 days. They were healthy, just needed to gain weight.
Since I was a little girl, I always wanted to be a mom when I "grew up" and feel so blessed that I am able to stay home with my twinks. Prior to having them, I was a teacher. I taught 5th grade 2 yrs and 1st grade for 7 years. I loved teaching, but love being home much more.
I've been married to my dh 9 years and together 15. I am very lucky to have him, he's wonderful.

I'm a Jersey girl, too! :snicker: I live in north Jersey but we are moving to central Jersey the end of March. We have been building a house for over a year and it's finally almost done.
This is such a wonderful place. I have learned so much from so many people. Welcome! :)

[heavensentme4]

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[RIMA]

Hi I am Heather SAHM to Riley and Maggie soon to be 4year old ID girls born at 29 1/2 weeks due to TTTS (5 weeks after we found out they were twins). They spent 5 and 6 weeks in the NICU. I just recently moved back to my hometown in Ohio from Florida. Prior to the girls I was director of an art gallery. My husband and I will be married 5 years in May and he is a Registered Investment Advisor who works from home when not traveling.

[cmhroy]

:wave:

I'm Christina. I'm a 27 year old (until next month) SAHM of 4. Shawn is 7, Katie & Samantha will be 3 in April and Megan will be 1 in April. I've been married for 8 years. DH works for Caterpillar. I've been considering making an attempt to finish up my degree this Fall but we'll have to see if I can make that work around the kids' activities. The twins will likely start preschool in a few months so perhaps that will free up a little time.

[woods]

Hi.

We have 4 children, DS 12, DD 10, and DSs' who are 4. Our twins were spontaneous, 37 weekers, and no NICU. I'm 41. Have known my DH 15 yrs and married for 13. I used to work many many many years ago in big corporate America. I'm trilingual and have actually used those skills in my former life. I am a SAHM outside of Chicago and plan on re-entering the work world again once the boys are in school FT; I've spent 11 years at home deciding what I really want to DO, so I've been working on my second masters degree.

That's it in a nutshell.

[sharonmsu]

Hello all,

My name is Sharon, 42, and have been married to DH, John, 42, for over 5 years. We have surprise twins, Jessica & Allison that will be 3 on Feb. 28th. And we have our son, Nick, 20 (technically my stepson but I love him as my own) who my husband has had full custody of since Nick was 6. Nick just graduated from the Army basic training at Ft Benning, GA. We both work full time - me in the stock market and John in sales. The girls are in daycare 2 days a week and my parents who are 81 & 86 watch them 2 days a week. I must say that I have the most wonderful and spry parents in the world!

[lissyds]

Hi all!! My name is Melissa, I am 30, and a SAHM to 4 great kids. Samantha is 9, Dominic 5 (almost anyway), and TTTS survivors Isaac and Matthew are 3. I have been with Scott for 10 years and we are getting married in Dec./09, on our 12th anniversary:handkiss: . We live in Canada. I am also trying to find the ambition to lose the baby weight:) .

[TQLeo]

Hi Madie,

My name is Wendy (28) married to Leo (32) for 3 yrs together 7, We live in Ontario, Canada. I was a SAHM for 5 yrs. We have a 51/2 y7r old dd Angelina and ID (We think) Twin boys Luis and Leonel Jr who will be 4 in 2 weeks.
I decided to go back to work 7 months ago and I love it! I am a Biollingual Account Manager for a Promotional company.
I have been part of TMMB for a few yrs now and these ladies kept me sane all these yrs.

Madie you speak french?

Melissa where in Canada are you?

[double dip]

Hi all. My name is Kristin and I currently live in Alabama for the last 7 years. DH and I met in high school and have been married 10 years. We both grew up in SW Wisconsin and most of our family is still there. We both have changed jobs over the years. In WI, dh was an excutive chef in Milwaukee and I taught Middle School Spanish at an idependent school in the lake Country area. We ended up moving to Alabama and running 2 frozen custard/burger style restaurants for an investor from WI. When he died they shut them down and right at that time we discovered the news we were pregnant with identical twin girls. Dh decided to start his own company with a partner in Alabama. I became a SAHM which I had always wanted to do once we had children. My girls Savannah (we call her Annie) and Gabriella (we call her Gabi) just turned 3 years old in January. I also babysit 3 days a week for another set of twins. My latest endeavor is 2 friends of mine, each with twins (one set ages 2 1/2 and the other set are age 4) and myself are going to do a once a week preschool playtime. Basically 2 of us moms will stay with the 6 kids and the one mom will just drop off. We will organize playtime & learning time. Then the other mom will come back at lunchtime so we all eat lunch together. We are going to rotate who gets to be the drop off mom:) Anyway...looking forward to learning a little more from all of you and getting the support I love here at TMMB.

Kristin

[aewilliams]

Welcome!! My name is Amy and I will be 32 on 2/26 and I have 3 children, my son Brennan is 8 and my twin girls are Quinn and Averie and they will be 4 in March and were born at 37 weeks and came home 4 days later.. I am a divorced single mom and I also work fulltime in a Physical Therapy Clinic, things can get a bit chaotic but I would not change anything!!

[virginiagirl74]

Kristin---your preschool idea sounds neat! Wish I lived near enough to send mine to you!

[d&msmom]

:hello:

Hi my name is Holly and I am married to Andrew. We have been married for going on 8yrs and known each other for 9yrs. I am 38yrs old and SAHM to spontaneous fraternal boy twins Drew and Matthew. They were born at 37 weeks and 5 days with no NICU time. I didn't find out until I was 21 weeks when I went for my first Ultrasound/sonagram. I about fell off of the table but we are incrediblely blessed.

I worked for a large bank assisting branches on loan issues,research and completing documents for customers and subordinations for first mortgages. DH works for another bank in IT dept as system engineer/trouble shooter.

I know my two are a little young yet at almost 2 1/2 but I can relate to this forum. I hope you don't mind me joining! I wanted to join a nice group of ladies from whom I can good advice and chat with! They will be 3 in Sept!:snicker:

[Deedah]

Hi Madie

My name is Diane, I am 35 years old. Dh and I are together 11 years and married for 4 years. My girls are spontaneous and will turn three in April, they are our first, born at 35 weeks with no NICU time. I am a SAHM since being pregnant with our twins. Before then I was an Ultrasound Technologist mainly working in Adult and Pediatric Echo. Dh is in the Security/ Video Surveillance business. I do miss working sometimes but I enjoy being home more and feel lucky to be able to do it. My girls are starting pre school in September. I am sure you will find lots of friends here and get alot of support. Welcome!

[Meshell]

I am Michelle and a stay at home mom of Marjorie 14, Evan 12 and quadruplets Paige, Leah, Aaron & Avery born 4/30/05 at 31w3d and spent 5 weeks in the special care nursery. The quadruplets are a result of IVF. Marjorie and Evan are from my 1st marriage and I have been married to Dwayne for almost 6 years.

Michelle
mom to Marjorie 3/22/93
Evan 3/9/95
Paige, Leah, Aaron & Avery 4/30/05
www.milliganquads.com
www.milliganquads.blogspot.com

[bka83]

:wavey:
Hi, my name is Barb (42), and I am a SAHM to Kevin (6/89), Scott (4/92), and spontaneous 4 yr. old b/g twins, Clay and Kayleigh (7/15/03) Dh and I have been together since 9th grade in hs. We will be celebrating our 22nd anniversary this coming Sept. I have a degree in elementary education and taught 1st grade for 3 yrs. I am thinking about going back to school to become an RN. Dh owns his own construction/remodeling company.

Hello everyone!

[cricket11]

My name's Cricket and I'm 33(34 in June). I have a son who will be 12 in May and spontaneous ID girls who will be 3 on March 7th. We conceived a week before my husband's vasectomy. Found out it was twins at 20wks and had TTTS. Had them at 30wks and they spent 5wks in NICU with no problems.

I live in a suburb of Dallas. Me and my husband have been together 13yrs and married almost 12yrs. I'm a SAHM and my husband works at his family's sports bar.

I read more than I post and lately haven't been on here much due to being very busy.

[LG37]

:wave:

I'm Missy and I'm 31 years old. I have spontaneous twin girls, Olivia and Lily, will be 3 in April. They are my first children, and were born at almost 36 weeks with no NICU time. Dh and I have been married 7 years, together for 12, but have known each other for 17 years.

I work FT as corporate controller (accounting) for a branding/ad agency. The girls go to daycare 3 days a week and stay with my mom the other 2 days. Good to meet you all!

[Mom of 5]

My name is Beth. I turned 40 this past September. My DH Greg and I have been married for 17 years. I had my first two children, now 21 and 20, from my previous marriage when I was a teenager.

DS-21 is living with his fiance in Myrtle Beach.
DD-20 is married to her HS sweetheart who is now an Air Force lieutenant.
My 17-year-old son is a junior in high school, with four music disciplines.

My twins will be 4 at the end of March. They were conceived spontaneously; the pregnancy was a complete surprise.

I work part time in the financial and procurement fields. DH works full time, and we work alternating days, so that one of us is always home with the twins. We are hoping to get them slots in a local afforable, quality preschool prgram.