Expecting twins, advise about telling 3 year old?

My husband and I are expecting twins, due in September! We're SOOO excited because we've been trying for a long time to give our son Zachary a brother or sister. Now he's getting TWO. I'm very nervous about telling him. I want him to love the babies when they are here. How should I tell him, in a way a 3 year old will understand, that he's going to be a big brother to two babies? Thanks in advance!Expecting twins, advise about telling 3 year old?
congrats!


first be sure to form your telling him into some sort of questions..like ';how would you like having a playmate?'; then proceed with how about two play mates...you can explain to him then the way he was born how you carried him inside of you and that now this time there are two of them...and involve invlove.. let him help pick out stuff for them like stuffed animal and clothes and if he doesnt seem interested reassure him that he is still going to be very special and that your hearts loved him so much that it grew so that now it has 3 times the amount of love to go around...and when your joys arrive let him help out with lots of incouraging words and let him know how important his role as a big brother will be now ...also let him touch and kiss your belly and let him see it grow...have support if possible from a grandparent so that to schedule you will be keeping doesnt leave him out...some children will take to it without hesitation but if that doesnt happen constant reassurence that you have more than enough love for all of you will help ease his mind...also it may help if at the baby shower that you remind everyone of his important role and so that a little something for him wouldnt ask to much...there are story books available to read to him that can also prepare him...dont be afraid and stay very calm to much energy kids pick up on ...just make it seem like this is part of the plan for you and let him be apart of all you can if possible let him go to an ultrasound..children are sponges...and i believe the smartest people on the planet





im a mom of twins so get a good schedule with the babies asap and that will help more than you know..





he will become so proud to be such a big helpExpecting twins, advise about telling 3 year old?
Say, Zachary, Mommy is having 2 babies, which means she has two babies in her tummy,so you won't just have one brother or sister, but two! He may not understand,but if you stress the TWO babies then he may begin to get it! Congrats!
I had twin boys when my daughter was 5 and I told her that sister and brothers are lucky when the mom comes home with one but god chose her to be extra special he gave her 2 brothers and she will always be the big sister. she is 26 now and they are 21 and always got along great and live together still only without me