Twins?!

i am not a single mom of twins, but i am the single mom of 2 children that are 15 months apart. i think the hardest part is going to be in the beginning when you are not getting much sleep. everything seems better when you get a full nights rest. make sure you have a good pediatrician that has evening and weekend hours (to accomodate your work schedule), good child/day care as well as help to babysit when you need some time away. good luck, i would love to hear how things go.

I, too, am a single parent. At one point, I was fostering a 7wo, a 7mo, and 3yo. To say it was busy, was an understatement. What helped me most was accepting offers of help and organizing things in simple ways. Every night, I repacked the diaper bag, filled the next day's quota of bottles and sippy cups, and set out clothes. For day-care days, the kids dressed in simple one-piece outfits. Save the cute three-piece outfits for weekends and special occassions. For two kids that are the same size, purchase 12 pairs of identical white socks. They are much easier to match and when you lose one, you only have to wait a few more weeks before you lose another one and the pairs are even again. Never underestimate the impact that children have on laundry - especially during toilet training or when everyone has the stomach flu! Use net bags to launder little socks. When the bag comes out of the dryer, just place it in the drawer rather than struggling to fold the socks. It helps to have at least two bags so that you can rotate them between the hamper and the drawer.

You say it is a family adoption--do you have support from extended family? My advice would be to have someone available to spend the night when the babies are newborn for a while. When my son was a newborn I felt like I never slept--I can't imagine how I could have done it with two. I think it actually would be a little easier as they grow; with each other to entertain, they probably will not be as demanding of your attention as an only child would be.