You are greatly blessed, Rachel, congratulations to you both!

And two for the price of one - I have girl/boy twins. It is VERY difficult at first, I won’t lie. Make sure to keep a list of people who say they are willing to help, and then USE it. One of the things we did was to “charge” by the chore, as my friend whose birthing twins did. I was never offended by that request, it was obvious that they were completely overwhelmed. People really love multiples, so take advantage of it. We’d ask one visitor to wash the dishes, another to do some laundry and another to watch the boys while you get some sleep.

If you think gas prices are high, get ready for what a hot commodity sleep is, especially if you are nursing. The crying peaks at six to eight weeks, then levels off a lot. My twins are seven now and blissfully easy to care for. It DOES get easier every six months or so, just as the commenter above said.

I hope your life is as easy as possible, and the stress can bring parents together in a deeper and more joyful relationship!

I’m another mother of twins (monozygotic girls), plus an older daughter. Twins are lovely. Extraordinarily hard work, especially in the early months, even in comparison to just one baby. But they are oh so wonderful, and things do get easier. I think that things got noticeably easier every six months or so, and by three and a half years, they were easier than just one little one. That might have been when the economies of scale finally kicked in.

I have some lovely piccies of my darlings nestled together on their crib - beautiful. They make my heart squeeze.

As for your little lads - that picture of you and them and their daddy just moments after their birth is lovely.