Trish, I used acrylic paint for hand and foot prints.

I regret not having many photos with me and my babies (especially the girls) but I have gotten better with each baby making Dave take some photos of me with them when they were little. I think I only have one of me with the girls when they were babies, a few more with Lily, stacks with William and at least one a month with Ivy and Noah.

My biggest regret with the first set of twins is that I didn't co sleep with them until they were around two. I had a really strict sleep routine with them. If I had my time over, I would have just piled them into bed with Dave and I and cuddled them! All that rocking and patting in the freezing cold nights of Winter and we all could have been alot happier and warmer if I had just put them in bed with me.

My regret with Lily was that I bowed to family pressure (namely, my Dad) and went back to work when Lily was just a little baby. I missed her first word and her first step and I will feel sad about that forever. I would stand my ground and stay at home with her and the girls if I had my chance again.

My regret with these babies, so far, is that I spent the whole pregnancy stressed out. I didn't enjoy any of the pregnancy, the birth was scary and the first 8 weeks in the NICU were a blur. Other than that, I regret listening to others too much and not trusting my own instincts when it comes to parenting.