My first year as a new mom of twins was exhausting. I stared at my baby monitor every second my little ones weren't in my arms. I watched as they fell asleep and made sure I could see them breathing through that miracle device. I love them like I never thought I could love another being, but that lack of sleep sometimes makes me feel like I'm living in someone else's body. We sleep trained our twins at 5 months, and considering that there were two little ones to train, it was a relatively easy process. With the occasional twin waking around 3:00 am, I had finally reached the home stretch where sleep was looking to be a part of my life again or so I thought. At 6 ½ months, I felt like I deserved a gold star because my girls were getting through 10 hours of sleep at night with 2 solid naps in the day. I had put this whole sleep and eating schedule together like a rock star. I just knew my "pre-baby" nights of sleep were coming soon or so I thought.
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