Reagan Wilda

I have been fortunate enough to live in New England my whole life. I spent the first eighteen years on beautiful Cape Cod, and then moved to western Massachusetts where I met my wonderful husband and step-daughter. At the young age of 31, I feel like I have had many accomplishments.

My most recent and perhaps most significant accomplishment, is the birth of my identical twin girls. After a frightening and difficult pregnancy, my twins were born 11 weeks early and with some preliminary health problems. They both had to undergo surgery within the first few months of life and spent a total of 52 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

They were so small, their cries could barely be heard, but eventually all our tears of sadness turned into tears of joy and they are now home, healthy and happy.  It amazes me how much I have learned from them in their short time here on this earth. They are so incredibly brave and strong, and they have given me the ability to look at my life from a different perspective.

In addition to communicating with other parents, I hope to use writing as a way to express to my children the experiences they had so early in life. I want to set the best example that I can for my girls and I hope to follow my dreams so that I can teach my girls to follow theirs.

My Recent Posts:

• Life With Twins: How Fast Can You Change a Diaper?
  A Contribution by Reagan Wilda. For more information see Reagan's section on this website. It’s been awhile since I have written.   I have no excuses really other than life has been a little hectic and crazy lately.  Our twins are now one year olds and I recently realized we have entered [More...]

• Premature Twins – How We Survived 52 Days in the NICU
  A Contribution by Reagan Wilda. For more information see Reagan's section on this website or her Facebook Page. People are always asking me how we coped with having two babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for almost three months.  Even a year later the question still comes up.  The [More...]

• My Defining Moments of Motherhood
  A Contribution by Reagan Wilda. For more information see Reagan's section on this website or her Facebook Page. After discovering that I don’t in fact need a manual to take care of my twin girls, my enthusiasm has lead me to discover what being a parent is really all about. In [More...]

• My So-Called Wisdom – Learning the Important and Not So Important Things About Life
  A Contribution by Reagan Wilda. For more information see Reagan's section on this website or her Facebook Page. As a new mother I am always thinking about what I want to teach my girls as they go through life.  Of course I want them to eat their veggies, always be polite, [More...]

• Springing Ahead and Making New Memories
  A Contribution by Reagan Wilda. For more information see Reagan's section on this website or her Facebook Page. Like many others I am sure, I have welcomed this unseasonably warm weather with open arms.  Long walks with the girls, trips to the park and car rides with the windows down has [More...]

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