>OK, all you guys with kids, give me what you've got.
>Last Thursday, we found out that she's carrying not one, but two little gamers.
How did you have twins? You only did it once? 
WOW! I've got twin boys, they are teens now.
Advice... let's see... for starters if there is any way to have grandparents pitch in, take advantage of it. You WILL be overwhelmed. One of my twins had colic, took forever to feed him, by the time he was done, the other was hungry, and when he was done, #1 was hungry again, repeat all thru the night, all thru the day, every night and day until 6 months pass.
#2... which should be #1, make sure to set aside a date night for you and the missus AT LEAST once every week... what ever it takes to make this happen. You and her are the foundation of the family, you need to keep that foundation solid. A friend of mine gave me that advice once. I pointed out how expensive a baby sitter can be, and he pointed out how expensive divorce can be... and a baby sitter is cheaper. A crude joke, but it drove the point home. Gatinha and I took that advice and still to this day take dates regularly... it pays off. And the kids benefit, believe me.
#3... they are twins, but unique individuals. "You are unique, just like everyone else"  It's easy to keep lumping them together for everything, but avoid that temptation.
#4 Love the snot out of 'em. Kids are awesome! Don't wish the days away "God, when are they going to be out of diapers/bottles/cribs/tantrums/etc" Don't be in a hurry to grow them up, because they grow up too fast as it is, and you'll miss the days when they were so cute and tiny. And its not like the later stages are any easier anyway. I'll take a baby in diapers over a teenager all day long.
CONGRATULATIONS!
DUDE! I just got an awesome idea I wish I had thought of when my twins were little... t-shirts where one says "1 UP" and the other says "2 UP" lol
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It's easy to keep lumping them together for everything, but avoid that temptation.
