The moment that our newborns woke up in the morning, we would take them out of the bed, change diapers if needed, feed them (always needed) and put them on a quilt at the intersection of our kitchen, living room and hallway. Not only did this mean that we could watch them – they could…

Our twin boys were continuing to grow, going from pushing up, to rolling over, to crawling to walking. We kept lowering the mattresses in each crib as they got taller, and taller and taller. Eventually the mattresses could not be lowered any more. One night we hear a tremendous thud, followed by my youngest son…