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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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The Top 12 Things to Get Your Family into the Christmas Spirit in 2024
Countdown to Christmas

The Top 12 Things to Get Your Family into the Christmas Spirit in 2024

Allie Walld

Listening to your favorite Christmas song for the first time each year. Hanging the first decoration up on the tree. Baking Christmas goodies with your family or friends. Flipping the switch on your lights à-la Clark Griswold. Whatever kicks off the holiday season in your household likely has special meaning and sentimental memories tied to it. There are many things you can do...

Raising Readers & Building Brains: Tips for Nurturing Early Literacy Skills
Word Power

Raising Readers & Building Brains: Tips for Nurturing Early Literacy Skills

Allie Walld

Words are powerful. They give our world meaning and help us communicate with those around us. In order to be able to communicate, we need to embrace literacy and take the time to teach our children early literacy skills, from reading and writing, to speaking and listening. These skills will then continue to develop and flourish as they grow. According to National Literacy Trust,...

The Best Baby Shower Gifts (That Nobody Thinks to Ask For)
Now That’s Handy

The Best Baby Shower Gifts (That Nobody Thinks to Ask For)

Allie Walld

When you're making your baby registry, the list of things you'll need for your twins is lengthy. (Check out our list of what you'll actually need two of, here.) The things you'll use often are probably top-of-mind: Bottles and a warmer, a sterilizer, a breastfeeding pillow, a double-stroller, soothers, onesies. Then, there are the things you don't use every day and may not even need...

Easy Tips to Control Your Blood Sugar When You Have Gestational Diabetes
How Sweet It Is

Easy Tips to Control Your Blood Sugar When You Have Gestational Diabetes

Allie Walld

While there are oh-so-many sweet things about being pregnant, the idea of having to possibly deal with gestational diabetes certainly isn't one of them. If you develop gestational diabetes, monitoring your blood glucose level multiple times each day can become a daunting but very important task. Developing diabetes while pregnant can lead to adverse perinatal outcomes, including...

Twin Talk: Encouraging Language Development & Communication with Multiples
Hello There

Twin Talk: Encouraging Language Development & Communication with Multiples

Allie Walld

Communication is the cornerstone of our society. Being able to communicate, verbally or non-verbally, is crucial to interacting with others. Social competence is an important aspect of human development and this skill is learned through communication. Some twins develop their own twin language that only they and their counterpart can understand, which can contribute to delays in...

Round & Round We Go: 10 Circle-Shaped Toys to Boost Toddler Development
Things Are Shaping Up

Round & Round We Go: 10 Circle-Shaped Toys to Boost Toddler Development

Allie Walld

Shapes are everywhere in our environment. Making a game out of looking around and studying everyday objects to locate specific shapes, like circles, can be a great way to promote learning and recognition with your little ones. Look and you shall find Whether it's a toy ball, the wheels on a flashy car, the bottom of a stacking cup, or the cookie cutters you use while baking...

No Matter How Full You Are, There's Always Room for Alligator Pie
Just One More Slice

No Matter How Full You Are, There's Always Room for Alligator Pie

Allie Walld

It's probably something any parent has experienced with their child at some point. They prepare a lovely meal for their sweet, little offspring, only to have them take a half a bite and declare they're done. They couldn't possibly eat another bite. No, they're far too full. And then, their eyes flit to the dessert. "But, I thought you were totally full?" Their eyebrows and their...

How to Adjust Your Babies’ Sleep Schedule for Daylight Savings Time
Time to Fall Back

How to Adjust Your Babies’ Sleep Schedule for Daylight Savings Time

Allie Walld

It's that time of year that some people love to hate. Daylight Savings Time will soon be coming to an end, and we'll move our clocks back one hour. Once we Fall Back, we'll get more light in the morning and less light in the evening. Some parents dread this time of year because it wreaks havoc on their babies' sleep schedule, which, of course, wreaks havoc on EVERYBODY'S sleep...

This is How Many Hours of Sleep Your Newborn Twins Need
A Little Shut-Eye

This is How Many Hours of Sleep Your Newborn Twins Need

Allie Walld

As a parent of newborn twins, you may be wondering how many hours of sleep your babies actually need in order to thrive. Newborn babies feed around the clock, so they sleep in small but frequent chunks. In general, you can expect your babies to sleep for about eight or nine hours during daytime hours and for about eight hours during nighttime hours...but the sleep will only come in two...

This Sterilizer Can Handle All the Bottles That Come With Having Twins
Squeaky Clean

This Sterilizer Can Handle All the Bottles That Come With Having Twins

Allie Walld

When you have potentially premature newborn babies who are still building up their immunity for the first few months of their lives, ensuring their bottles are sterile for every single feed is incredibly important for their protection. But finding a sterilizer that can stand up to the sheer amount of bottles and the accompanying parts needed to feed twins around the clock can be a tall...

These Tools Can Help You Create the Best Jack-o’-Lanterns on the Block
Up Your Carving Game

These Tools Can Help You Create the Best Jack-o’-Lanterns on the Block

Allie Walld

Halloween is just around the corner! It's time to get creative. Carving the jack-o'-lantern is one of my favorite Halloween traditions. Sitting down with my family and collaborating on an idea for that year's pumpkin and then helping scoop out the "pumpkin guts" and watching as the jack-o'-lantern came to life with each carving pass my dad made was one of my highlights every Halloween...

The Absolute Best Baby Gear Deals for Prime Big Deal Days
It’s Kind of a Big Deal

The Absolute Best Baby Gear Deals for Prime Big Deal Days

Allie Walld

If there are three universal truths about having kids, it's that taking care of them is a lot of work, they're the absolute best thing to ever happen to you, and they're super-duper expensive, especially over the first couple of years. That's why finding a deal on any baby gear feels like winning the lottery. And your lucky numbers are about to be called. Prime Big Deal Days are on...

Follow These Practices to Promote a Safe Sleep Environment for Your Babies
Safe Sleep is Good Sleep

Follow These Practices to Promote a Safe Sleep Environment for Your Babies

Allie Walld

October is Infant Safe Sleep Month. It is also Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. Together, they aim to raise awareness of sleep-related infant deaths and promote a safe sleep environment for babies around the world. Keeping your newborn babies safe is any parent's top priority, but it can be hard (read: impossible) to keep a close eye on your little ones when your...

Actual vs. Adjusted Age: Why Both are Tracked for Premature Babies
What’s My Age Again?

Actual vs. Adjusted Age: Why Both are Tracked for Premature Babies

Allie Walld

Statistically speaking, pre-term birth is the outcome for approximately 55 percent of twin pregnancies (this number is between six and 10 percent for pregnancies with a single baby). Multiples who are born before 37 weeks' gestation are considered premature, while a full-term gestation period for a singleton pregnancy is 40 weeks. Most twins end up being delivered around the 36-week...

This Sensory Toy Can Reduce Stress & Keep Your Twins Focused
Pop Goes the Fidget

This Sensory Toy Can Reduce Stress & Keep Your Twins Focused

Allie Walld

If you were to ask a room full of people, chances are good that most will agree there are few things more satisfying than the piercing pop that comes with busting the air out of a roll of bubble wrap. There's just something universally and methodically calming about the activity. But, with bubble wrap, all good things must come to an end. Eventually, you run out of poppable real...

Creating an Amazon Baby Registry is as Easy as 1-2-3!
What Do We Need?

Creating an Amazon Baby Registry is as Easy as 1-2-3!

Allie Walld

Considering babies are so petite, they sure come with a shocking amount of paraphernalia. Just one baby requires almost more than you can carry, and when you're carrying twins, that amount basically doubles. You don't need two of absolutely everything, but you do need to double-up on most items. Luckily, we found out we were expecting twins before we bought everything we needed for...

Seat Check Saturday: Keeping Your Kids Safe & Secure While on the Road
Check...One Two

Seat Check Saturday: Keeping Your Kids Safe & Secure While on the Road

Allie Walld

The most important cargo you'll ever transport is your children. It's crucial to ensure you have their car seats installed properly, safely, and securely throughout all of their different growth and developmental stages, from car seat, to booster seat, to seat belt. With twins in tow, you've got double the seats, double the anchors, and double the lives to protect. Taking the time to...

We Go Together: The Most Creative Halloween Costume Ideas for Your Twins
Trick or Treat!

We Go Together: The Most Creative Halloween Costume Ideas for Your Twins

Allie Walld

It may still be a while away, but I'm of the mindset that it's never too early to start planning for Halloween costumes. Finding all of the right elements to pull off just the right look for whatever you're dressing up as can take time, and when you're trying to find costumes for your little kiddos, especially newborns, it can be hard to track down the right sizes of whatever you need...

Stop Your Toddlers from Flying the Coop with This Safety Lock for Your Home
Oh No You Don’t...

Stop Your Toddlers from Flying the Coop with This Safety Lock for Your Home

Allie Walld

The first year with twins can be chaotic. It's filled with endless cycles of feeds, diaper changes, and teeny, tiny stretches of teeny, tiny micronaps with not nearly enough sleep for the parents. And while it's tough because your little ones need constant attention and help from their mom, dad, or other caregivers, it's made fragmentally easier by the fact that they're, essentially,...

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