I Got Rid of My Baby Books + I Don't Know What I'm Doing + Some Links + A Small Request

Hi Everyone! Happy Monday!

First off, a small request: My blog just got listed on Top Baby Blogs (yay!), which is a ranked site, which means the more people that click into the site from my blog, the higher I'll be ranked and the easier it will be for other people to find me. If you like my blog and would't mind taking a few seconds (and 2 clicks) to "vote" for me it would be MUCH appreciated. CLICK HERE, and then click again on the left side of the page that pops up. Thank you soooooo much for your help...really trying to do a better job at getting the word out about my blog. :)

And now, on to today's post:

We're having a garage sale this coming weekend, and yesterday, I put all of my baby advice books (except What to Expect: The First Year, which doesn't feel so judgey) in the garage sale box. (I have a feeling I may sneak out and rescue one or two before the sale, though.) I did it because: a) The advice in different books is conflicting, so I just end up confused (the books I have have been given to me and are all over the map as far as parenting philosophy), and b) A lot of the advice doesn't seem applicable to twins, and c) A lot of the advice makes me feel bad.

Which brings me to the "I Don't Know What I'm Doing" part of this post. Overall, I KNOW we are doing a great job with these kids, I know we are. But sometimes, it's like, they're six months old and they're not sleeping through the night, they're not breastfeeding well, especially during the day, and cereal and pureed vegetables--well, a picture is worth a thousand words:

How am I supposed to feed them anytime other than bath time? Other kids don't look like this after they eat, do they?

All of which to say, I didn't get rid of the baby books because I think I'm some sort of expert or something. Clearly, half the time I don't know what I'm doing.

But then I think of this video I watched the other day, (found after watching this one that talks about the things people say to mothers of twins...so funny...so true). Anyway, the point of the video is no one wants to be friends with the woman who is the perfect mother--you know, whose kids sleep through the night from six weeks, whose kids pass every milestone early, who breastfeeds for years and cloth diapers and baby wears and co-sleeps* (not that I'm against any of these things...just when people do them and try to make those who don't feel bad) and doesn't have any hobbies because her kids are her hobby, doesn't have a single challenge...nobody wants to be this woman's friend. Or at least I don't. Perfection is boring, no? And SO not relatable.

So, in sum:

1. I may regret getting rid of my baby books, but I don't think so, and 
2. I am not the perfect mother, clearly (although I do feel like my kids are very lucky to have me), and 
3. Watch these funny videos here and here, and 
4. "Vote" for me by CLICKING HERE...and THANK YOU for your support. :) 

Hope everyone's week is starting off great. :)

XOXO

*I breastfeed as much as I can, and baby wear some of the time, and co-sleep some of the time (although it doesn't work so well, because I don't sleep well because I'm afraid I might hurt the baby). And I would cloth diaper, but my husband isn't into it and frankly, it's not something I feel strongly enough about to fight for.