When my husband and I found out we were having twins, the first thing we did was laugh.
The second thing we did was walk straight into our spare bedroom and wonder how on earth we were going to fit two babies in there.
Until then, it had been the room where everything ended up. Extra boxes, old suitcases, a bookshelf that needed fixing, and a treadmill that mostly collected laundry. Suddenly, we looked at it differently. In a few months, it wouldn't be a storage room anymore. It would be where our babies came home.
I couldn't wait to start decorating, but I quickly learned that planning a nursery for twins comes with twice as many decisions. Every shopping list seemed to get longer instead of shorter. Two cribs, two fitted sheets, extra storage, and enough tiny clothes to fill drawers that somehow still looked empty.
Most evenings after work, we'd spend a little time in that room. We'd measure walls, move furniture around, and stand back to see if it looked right. We'd finally agree on a layout, only to change our minds the next evening.
One thing I remember spending far too much time on was choosing the blankets.
I honestly thought it would be an easy decision, but once I started looking, I realized there were so many choices. One evening I found myself reading reviews about the best plush baby blankets when I should have been getting ready for bed.
Somehow, that became completely normal.
I eventually came across XO Blanket, and I liked how thoughtful everything looked. The soft colors matched the nursery without us having to rethink the whole room, and the designs felt sweet without being over the top.
The funny thing is, before I was pregnant, I probably wouldn't have spent more than five minutes picking out a baby blanket. Now I was checking fabrics, wondering how they would feel against newborn skin, and imagining all the little moments they'd be part of.
The more we got the nursery ready, the more I realized a blanket isn't something that just stays folded in a crib.
It ends up everywhere.
It's there during early morning cuddles on the couch, tucked into the stroller before a walk, spread across the floor for tummy time, or wrapped around a sleepy baby after a bath.
I wanted something soft enough for all those moments but also something I wouldn't worry about washing again and again.
That was one of the reasons I was happy with the XO Blanket we chose. It felt cozy without being too thick, and I had a feeling it would become one of those things we'd automatically reach for every day.
Around that time, almost everything we bought arrived in boxes at our front door. One evening, I laughed because even a simple baby blanket buy online search had turned into an hour of comparing colors, fabrics, and reviews.
Looking back, those evenings spent measuring walls, folding tiny clothes, and deciding on the smallest details are some of my favorite memories of waiting for our twins. The room came together one little step at a time, and somehow, so did we.
