Praise for Ready or Not...Here We Come!
 “Elizabeth Lyons’ humorous yet realistic perspective provides new parents of twins with a great starting point from which to embark on that all-important first year.”
- DR. BOB COVERT, LEADING CHICAGOLAND NEONATOLOGIST
“Ready or Not...Here We Come! is the advice you need in the short, funny format your sleep-deprived mind can absorb. As a mom of multiples who's been there, done that, and barely lived to tell about it, Elizabeth Lyons tells it like it is in a laugh-out-loud look at the uncertainty, craziness, and absolute joy of your first year with twins. An absolute must-have for every mother who ever wished there were two of her to keep up with the two of them.”
- LISA EARLE MCLEOD, COLUMNIST FOR LIFETIME MAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF FORGET PERFECT
“Elizabeth Lyons tells it like it really is. From helping you survive back-to-back feedings, living with the stereophonic crying, and coping with a double round of diaper rash, she tells you what to do, what to buy, and what to ignore. My twins are now teenagers, and as a woman who felt like she was the only one coping with double mommying, I would have sold my soul for practical, supportive advice like this. There is a light at the end of the twins tunnel, and Ready or Not will help you find it. Where was Elizabeth Lyons when my twins were little?
- KRISTI LUCARIELLO, MOTHER OF TEENAGE TWINS AND PRESIDENT OF PERFORMANCE IN PRACTICE
“Elizabeth Lyons captures the universal discourse of sisterhood while guiding new mothers of twins through the first year.”
- KATHY VOIT, RNC, LABOR AND DELIVERY RN
“Finally…a humor-filled, solution-packed, tell-it-like-it-is guide to the first year with twins!”
- BETTY JEAN YOUNG, BSN
Excerpt from Ready or Not...Here We Come!
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THE BOTTOM LINE
At some point during a long night with our newborn twin boys, Jack and Henry, I sat on the floor—in the same pajamas I had been wearing for four days or more—and thought to myself, “It would be really nice if twins came with an operations manual!”
While I was pregnant with the boys, I read some books beautifully detailing the medical aspects of a twin pregnancy, and others laying out basic logistics for the all-important and hectic first year. Unfortunately, I could not find a book that addressed how to survive the firt year with multiples in a girlfriend-to-girlfriend manner.
I wasn't looking for someone to sugarcoat the experience. I was happy to read a book written by someone honest enough to proclaim, “Honey, raising twins is hard!” Most of the books on the market communicate that very well. What frustrated me—after being reminded (again) that the experience would be hard151;was waiting with baited breath for the author to say, "But here's how to make it easier (and laugh while you're doing it).“ I waited, and waited, and waited.
I longed for a humorous book that told it like it is, and also gave strategies for getting through the “how it is.” I hungered for an author daring enough to write, “It's true that you'll hear over and over again not to microwave formula, but it's okay if you do, provided you follow some basic rules and do some safety checks.“ However, after searching and searching, I realized that such a book did not exist. At that point I decided to write one.
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