Dreams Become Reality: LetsRun Babies Are Here!

well done!

i thought this stuff only happen in the fairytales.

maybe u shud write a book?

who approached who and was it the texting or the running ability that caught ur attention?

I hooked up with someone I met on yikyak which is far more anonymous than even LRC. If it can happen there, it can happen here

I’m the one who sent her the Facebook friend request but I wasn’t looking for a relationship and it certainly wasn’t sent with any romantic intent at the time. We both had some mutual friends and we were both runners so it was just based on that. The only difference is that we knew a bit about each other’s personalities because of what we had posted on LetsRun and who we had interacted there. In my Facebook friend request I said that I was “the evil arch nemesis of Flagpole Willy” and that’s what started us talking.
That was 2009. We got married in 2016 and the BroJos were at our wedding.

Congrats, twins are the best! Double the fun!

Congrats, that is awesome! They are so cute!

Are they going to be sleeping with altitude tents over their cribs to prepare them to take down the East Africans in 2044?

Finally something positive at letsrun. Congrats to you both. You each get one.

Don't be alarmed though when some days the dreams turn into sleepless nights and nightmares. It will only be temporary.

Gotta agree with this.

But seriously, congratulations, and may they grow up happy and healthy!

Congrats.

Doping allegations coming in 3...2...1

Start sleep training them ASAP.

Get a sound machine with a Maternal Heartbeat setting. Play it only when they're sleeping or you're trying to get them to sleep. Loud enough to hear, but not too loud. As soon as they wake, turn it off.

Blackout curtains. Self explanatory.

Keep the routine as consistent as possible! Time of day, types of PJs (fabrics, fit etc.), stories, swaddles, etc.

Basically, you want them to associate certain things with sleep and only sleep. That's why the sound machine needs to be off as soon as they wake. So their beautiful little brains hear it and think "Oh I should be asleep, or should be going to sleep, now." Same idea for the sleep routine. Sleep related things are only for sleep. They'll get the idea fairly quickly.

2 kids sleeping 10+ hours through the night at 3 weeks each. You can do it!

Also, talk to your doctor to determine when they're ready to sleep through the night. My oldest lost some weight between birth and 1 week, so we had to get her back to, and above birth weight before the doctor was comfortable having them go that long without feeding. But the sleep training helped with the 3 hour feeding schedule we had in place up until that point.

Good luck, and congratulations!

So, what you're saying is that I am responsible for creating life. Yeah, that's about right.

No, what I’m saying is that you’re big enough of an arrogant d bag that she knew that I wasn’t like that right from the get go. She was attracted to the fact that I wasn’t like you. Not everything is about you, you know.

So, I'm responsible for creating life...two lives even. Got it.

Congratulations!!!

Dave, what is the current status with Flagpole?

Also, you & Steph broke my heart when you didn't name the boy Glengarry Glen - the obvious choice.

Cheers and congrats on the births, but not on the naming.

PS. Only on LetsRun.

Stephanie had Grayson picked out and then his middle name is Richard, after Stephanie’s dad. So Grayson Richard. Anyone who knows anything about me knows what a huge Batman nerd I am and it just so happens that Robin’s name is Richard Grayson. Coincidence? I think not.
If both were girls baby A would have been named Leighton, but baby B was always going to be named Lily. Her middle name is Alice, after Stephanie’s grandma.
Oh, and I still think Flagpole is a huge D bag whose arrogance only masks his incredible insecurity.