Hello, my fellow Detroit Mamas!
{Down with Detroit}
My name is Lindsay MacDougall and I am SO excited to be apart of the DMB team! I’m married, to my hard working and loving hubby Chase, and together we have 3 daughters! (Yes, he knows he’s outnumbered and that he’s in for it when they’re all in high school together.) Our twins, Molly and Madelynn, just turned 5 years old. And they are the BEST big sisters to their baby, Emme. Chase and I both grew up in Novi. We bought our first home together in downtown Plymouth and recently moved to South Lyon (two years ago) where we built our newest home. We really love the growing community here! Needless to say, we’re born and raised Metro-Detroiter’s… with plans to be here for life!
{My Life}
A month into graduate school was when I found out I was expecting twins! That was one of the biggest shocks (and blessings) of my life! Luckily, even through bed rest and a very scary pregnancy, I was able to graduate from EMU and earned my masters degree in Communication, only to immediately become a stay at home momma. For the past 5 years, I’ve been home with my girls and wouldn’t change it for the world. A year or two after becoming a mom, is when I really realized my passion for health and fitness.
There was a moment, when I sat on the beach with my girls in a t-shirt, that I decided I was sick of hiding my leftover mummy tummy and being ashamed of my stretch marks. I started my journey back to health and fitness and shared it all on www.TonedAfterTwins.com. Over the past year, it has grown into an awesome community of strong, motivational, and inspiring women. It’s been an honor to share my journey there, and help others start their own journeys into nutrition and fitness, too!
{Babies + Beyond}
Our twins (who I NEVER refer to as “the twins”) are identical genetically, but really couldn’t be more opposite. Maddy loves everything pink and sparkly. She is very particular about her hairstyle for the day, and if I ever find my make up all over the bathroom counter, I certainly know who to blame. Molly has her girly moments… but she is a self-proclaimed “tom-boy”… and proud of it. She’s currently walking around with some kind of crayfish claw in her coat pocket (disgusting, I know… but she found it on the beach the other day and it’s now her “lucky charm”) and loves skateboarding and her drum set. Despite their differences in preferences, they’re bond is indescribable and they really are the best of friends. Their perfect day would involve staying in PJs all day, playing Barbies for hours, and a lot of food. It wasn’t always fun and games, though. They were 31-week preemies who had a very rough road in the NICU. At 2 and 3 lbs, they went through a lot: ventilators, surgeries, months in the hospital… But, besides a few scars, you’d never know it today! This past August, we also welcomed Emme to our family. She is the HAPPIEST baby and is literally always smiling. We all just love her to pieces!
I’m SO excited to be able to share some of my journey here, too… as a wife, twin mom, blogger, and health and fitness enthusiast! Got a question for me? My life is an open book! Email me anytime at [email protected]. 🙂
