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Chalkboards: meal planning strategy
My chalkboards are the most essential tool that I use in the kitchen. I have one for dinner and one for lunches. The dinner board serves...

Amy Slater
Feb 1, 20165 min read


16 weeks: Life with four
Here I am again…the girls are 16 weeks old and I feel like a new woman! Many changes have occurred in the last two months. The girls have...

Amy Slater
Apr 30, 20152 min read


11 weeks: Checkups, snow and movement
Movement training has progressed this month to include some light plomeyric and more metabolically demanding movements. My body is eager...

Amy Slater
Mar 10, 20153 min read


Perspectives
Tonight as I danced with my boys to music blasting from our clock radio in the bedroom, I though how thankful I am. Of course I am...

Amy Slater
Feb 26, 20151 min read
New challenges, changes and thoughts
A wise friend and amazing pediatrician once told me, “parenting is as easy as nailing jello to a wall.” How fantasticly accurate is that...

Amy Slater
Feb 16, 20153 min read


Postpartum training, recovery and nutrition: what am I eating and how am I moving?
MONTH TWO: Training, Recovery, and Nutrition My body is still not “playground ready yet” as I realized when I jumped up to hang from the...

Amy Slater
Feb 10, 20152 min read


Twin pregnancy pregnancy recovery and schedule (month two)
I went to the physical therapist today who has extensive training in women’s health. She knows the body and goes far beyond the...

Amy Slater
Feb 3, 20154 min read


Diastasis recovery and postpartum care (Month One)
TRANSITIONS: THE FIRST MONTH AS A FAMILY OFF SIX Things I have learned so far: I miss sleeping longer than 3 hours at a time. When I am...

Amy Slater
Jan 28, 20154 min read


Postpartum Recovery Protocol
Two sets of twins: Recovery and a return to ‘normal’ Now I am writing these posts while I pump between after feedings. It is amazingly...

Amy Slater
Jan 24, 20153 min read


Home sweet home: NICU, sleeping at the hospital and meeting the brothers
The girls were born on December 23 and stayed in the NICU for eight days. They were discharged on January, 1 2015. The eight days where...

Amy Slater
Jan 16, 20154 min read


They are here! One week old!
I am writing this blog from the NICU at UNC Hospital. Annabelle Elizabeth Slater, 5lb 5 oz, arrived on December 23 at 4:01 pm. Madelyn...

Amy Slater
Dec 30, 20145 min read
34 Weeks and 2 days: still waiting
I was quite sure that yesterday was going to be the day we meet our girls. They are not ready to come out yet. The doctors just started...

Amy Slater
Dec 23, 20141 min read
34 weeks: Today may be the day
Today I am writing to you from the hospital. Last night my water broke and today we are going through the induction process. I feel...

Amy Slater
Dec 22, 20141 min read


Week 33: Colds, snow and Christmas cookies
Here I am at 33 weeks,6 1/2 days pregnant with my second set of twins. My husband and I had a great appointment at the doctor on Monday....

Amy Slater
Dec 21, 20144 min read


Week 32: Home from the hospital and back again and reminiscing
Today I am 32 weeks and 6 days pregnant. I was released from the hospital last Sunday. As I mentioned in my last post, I went in thinking...

Amy Slater
Dec 14, 20143 min read


Week 31: Premature labor scare!
I am 31 weeks and 5 days pregnant with my second set of twins. This week has been quite an adventure. Last Tuesday November 25, I drove...

Amy Slater
Dec 6, 20143 min read
29 Weeks: Preparation, planning
I am 29 weeks pregnant with my second set of Paleo twins. The boys are getting excited and seem to be connecting to the idea that their...

Amy Slater
Nov 29, 20141 min read


Week 30: Two more months to go!
Today I am 30 weeks and three days pregnant with my second set of twins. I feel like I grow overnight at this point. Although my scale...

Amy Slater
Nov 25, 20143 min read


Week 29: Preparation, planning, the dentist and more hiking in the woods.
Today I am 29 weeks and three days pregnant with my second set of twins. I am working to prepare as many things ahead of time as I can....

Amy Slater
Nov 20, 20142 min read


Week 28: Doctor’s visit and the adventures of two four year old boys
Today I am 28 weeks and three days pregnant with my second set of twins. I am feeling very heavy and awkward. I feel fantastic after my...

Amy Slater
Nov 14, 20143 min read
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