megan pringle tells you about this growing crowd of families deciding to live with less. >> reporter: things look different in her bedroom. >> previously she would walk in and so much stuff she won't now what to play with. >> reporter: they purged her room of all but a handful of toys and books. the result, she doesn't miss much and plays more creatively with what is left think your kids may not be excited about this? . >> maybe easing is the right way. >> reporter: instead of throwing out everything they suggest getting rid of just a few toys a week and work on other areas of your home so the kids see that everybody is living less. >> one of the simple things is we just each two towels. >> reporter: they wrote the book si mplicity parenting and said its time to clear out the includer find balance and the easiest play is at home. >> when we over load, just to much, to soon, to sexy, to young, just to much what happens is disadvantages. >> reporter: eliminating what you have instead of adding to it helps your child and your entire family. people everywhere are giving this a try. they a

. >>> megan pringle went on what doctors call house arrest awaiting the arrival of her twins. well, it is 6:15 on november 8 ago and she is still -- 8th and she is still waiting. you join us live via skype and it's time to focus on your health getting ready to have the babies and it's any day now. >> it is hopefully any day now. i feel like i've been saying that forever. >> not right now the. >> not right now we will wait until we are done with the report. i have been so lucky to be able to check in with you guys through skype and work from home. and i've been grateful for for that. it helped the time go by because as you said, since september, i have been home bound. but, i been told that it is indeed any day now and won't be any later than a week from today. so it's been an amazing journey and the pregnancy has been wonderful. and as uncomfortable and painful as it is right now, i am at the end and the girls have been amaying tenants. i've had very little to complain about throughout the pregnancy. no morning sickness and just the last month has been hard. so, it's my last s

megan pringle. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the. >>> coming off a nice weekend. >>> and the wind has been the friend into baltimore. look at the blue skies. we had a beautiful sunset and we saw the sunshine. we saw the clouds move in ed and a sunset. >> the radar is dry. and we go to the overnight and tomorrow for the most part. we'll see change in the forecast. today, 66 degrees at the inner harbor. look at annapolis and cambridge. more of the same over into frederick. 50s into hagerstown. the kind that's what was for today. 13-mile per hour wind. we're 14 in. east ton around 17. we had a 20-mile per hour sustained wind and higher than that. that's going to be what we feel. the forecast tomorrow and you can see the temperatures and again we came in around 64. and it is what i'm forecasting. it is not picking up on a lot now. earlier today. they are pushing out. we have dry air in place. and that's what you call the wood splitting dry. now as we pull out you can see the view here and showers and a rumble moving into the valley as of now. but even if that tried to

. >>> >>> on most wednesdays we join megan pringle live but today the mom is resting with her twins. megan and rob delivered twin girls yesterday afternoon at 2:02 and 2:03 the names are jordan rose and nola jane. one is 5 pounds 9 ounces and the other is 5 pounds and 7 ounces and we learned that both babys mom and dad are doing just fine. we want to wish them all welcoming them into the world and wish them the best. that's rob with the mask and justin that's fitting. you are saying on facebook he needs to work on the arms and. >> he needs to work on the arms he has will be carrying a lot of stuff. if not the bags he may be carrying moms. >> check this out. we have new stuff to show you. first off, really interesting view from the national aquarium look across the inner harbor and watch what is sliding across the sky. that's the moon and if you see the other dot there, that's the planet jupiter. how cool is that. the moon will be full tomorrow afternoon mean friday night and saturday morning we will are a full moon. i will show you the latest movie from nasa of the asteroid that just

. >>> we first told you yesterday about megan pringle giving birth to her two adorable babies. tonight we have video. pictures yesterday -- there they are. megan and rob welcomed them in to the world yesterday afternoon. jordon and nola. they are doing very well and so is mom and dad. the pringles have come in to the hospital room now the -- everybody -- it's all filled up. so we say congratulations to them. >> here is what is coming up tonight at 11 after the country music awards, if you think faith hill is impressive stay with us and meet a local girl with a real big voice and big dreams that can take year all the way to the top. >>> and hear from the 9-year- old who father asked her to get behind the wheel after he had been drinks. that and more and the forecast. join us for the news at 11. . >>> cooler tomorrow. be ready for that. >> all right and 70 on tuesday. >> give us a few days. >> see you after the cma's tonight after 11.

pet lover and mom to be megan pringle, joins us live via skype and not only do we have the twins on standby, but you got your hands full there, too. >> reporter: roxanne, i certainly have always been worried because roxanne, and other dog, as we wait for our baby to arrive, is full of worry. one thing you hear moms to be express concern about is their pets. that's because there has been the long running myth about pets and allergies. you hear they are worried babies could be allergic to pets. a study suggests that pets could protect some babies from developing allergies later in life, having a dog or cat could be a good thing. in the study researchers contacted 18 year olds to see if they had grown up in a home with a dog or a cat and tested to see if they would be allergic. boy whose lived in a home with an indoor dog during the first year of life had half the risk of being allergic to dogs at 18. boys and girls, if they had a cat growing up during the first year, had a decreased risk of being allergic to cats by 18. good news if you are expecting and have a dog or a cat. no way i would co

megan pringle. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the. >>> coming off a nice weekend. >>> and the wind has been the friend into baltimore. look at the blue skies. we had a beautiful sunset and we saw the sunshine. we saw the clouds move in ed and a sunset. >> the radar is dry. and we go to the overnight and tomorrow for the most part. we'll see change in the forecast. today, 66 degrees at the inner harbor. look at annapolis and cambridge. more of the same over into frederick. 50s into hagerstown. the kind that's what was for today. 13-mile per hour wind. we're 14 in. east ton around 17. we had a 20-mile per hour sustained wind and higher than that. that's going to be what we feel. the forecast tomorrow and you can see the temperatures and again we came in around 64. and it is what i'm forecasting. it is not picking up on a lot now. earlier today. they are pushing out. we have dry air in place. and that's what you call the wood splitting dry. now as we pull out you can see the view here and showers and a rumble moving into the valley as of now. but even if that tried to

megan pringle's little bundles, jordon rose and nola jane. they were born yesterday around 2:00 o'clock. she looks perfect. she could come back to work tomorrow. >> sure that's what she wants to do. >> there is kelly -- stopping by to see them. she said mom, dad and the babies all doing fine. look at her move around. what's that -- what's on her shirt? the twins. how cute. congratulations again. >> and rob looking nonthe worse for wear. >> keeping busy. >> give it a week. >> life will change. >> congratulations to them. that's great. twins. triplets next time. >> we have a nice night out there. take a look. temperature 55 degrees, winds southeast at five, it's a cooling breeze this time of year and i think that helped keep temperatures down. we had a sapphire blue sky. carroll beautiful day, just a few high thin clouds late in the afternoon. same in frederick and it looks like gaithersburg saw a clear day for all afternoon and then the high thin clouds on the horizon just before sunset. that is before 5:00. sunset at 4:57 tomorrow. how is tha

. >>> more evidence is proving the opposite maybe true, pet lover and mom to be, megan pringle, joins us live this morning via skype with a friend in hand. this is roxy. where is proposition joe? >> he is sleeping. he can't be bothered. i talk about our dogs a lot. they have been our babies for years. as we await for our new baby to arrive, we are full of worry. i expressed a lot of this worry comes from the pets. a lot of soon to be moms expressed this kind of concern when it comes to pets. especially regarding allergies. there is this long thought babies maybe allergic to pets. a new study suggests that pets could protect babies from developing allergies later this life. researchers contacted 18 year olds to see if they had grown up in a home with a cat or a dog and tested them to see if they had allergic symptoms when exposed to animals. they found boys who lived in a home with a indoor dog had half the risk of being allergic to dogs at 18, plus both boys and girls who had a cat during the fist year of life, had a decreased risk of being allergic to cats at 18. this is very good ne

megan pringle, abc 2 news. >> the fact that several other banks have followed suit there may be plenty of people planning to switch, so many that there is a day called bank transfer day. small banks and credit unions are hoping people will turn to them. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> not a bad day in the wake of some morning clouds, skies clearing off nicely in baltimore. 53 at the top of the hour. look at the wind kicking up. northeast at 17 gusting higher than that. and let's take a look at some of our hd weather bug cameras. sunny skies late in the day. you have to enjoy these later sun sets. we only get one more after tonight. sunday we fall back and sunset will be around 5:00 p.m. in the meantime a breezy day today in elicate city. take a peek further up north. pittsburgh under a clear sky. all eyes will turn to this town to the north on sunday. maryland's most powerful radar all clear. that will be the case all weekend. winds picking up. gusty in fact in spots. we have seen gusts well over 20 miles per

megan pringle. >> and we are working to help you and your children be socially smart. we have a special section on the website devoted to these stories. >>> tsa says it's new body scan scanners aren't bad for your health. why it may scrap plans to study the effects. >>> and you know smoking bad for you. how about why quitting good for you. . >>> the transfor station security administration may be putting aside studying the airport body scanners. a report claims they are not harmful. the administrator said independent organizations have backed up their claims. tsa said the scanners obvious only give off the same amount of radiation as a passenger is exposed to in three minutes of flight. >>> stem cell research is one of the most controversial and promising fields of study and now the first trial using the cells allowed by the government can being stopped. in october 2010 the corporation got the go ahead to start researching using human skin cells on patients with injuries. now they say they have run out of money. they will continue to follow the progress of the patient

some parents are doing it but it has critics and megan pringle joins us live as she does every monday, wednesday and friday with the latest on this. are you and rob considering this idea? >> reporter: don't think so. when i brought this up to my husband it's read about it and he said that's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. >> that's a boy. >> reporter: and judging by what you said to mary beth that there's eye rolling going on. but basically, more and more parents are doing this. it is called elimination communication or infant natural hygiene. i am not making it up. parents are skipping the diapers altogether and taking the infant straight to the toilet. we will show you pictures because this really is going on. there's a lot of support groups out there and online communities and websites aimed at helping parents get a hang of this. elimination communication is what it is called. and parents start to potty train the babies as early as a few weeks old. and they say that you know, basically, children with parents who use the method but less frequently than babies who use the

. >> in case you missed it megan pringle had her babies 2 yesterday. jordan rose and noah james. babies mom and dad all doing well. now to new york.

back in september, megan pringle went on what doctors called house arrest and she awaited the arrival of her twins. and i guess it's november 8th and she is waiting. and she has been check in with us periodically to let us know how she is doing by skype. today is her last day. she joins us live for the send off. you said yesterday that anxiety was giving way to pain. >> absolutely. i have gone from uncomfortable to actually being in pain. so that's why today is my last day. i am sad because it's been fun checking in with you guys through skype. but, the doctors told me on friday it's going to be any day and it won't be any later than a week from today. so, i think i need the time to rest and give my body break. but it's been an amazing journey and been very exciting. can't wait to actually send you guys a picture of our daughters who clearly have minds of their own and have been very stubborn because the reason why i went on house arrest was the concern that perhaps i would deliver early on one twin would gain more weight than the other and i have to say they have been amazing tenants

megan pringle explains what all this is about and that smile is because you are going to announce this is how you are going to handle the twins. >> reporter: i don't think so. this sound like a lot of work and i am not sold on the idea. but basically it's all about doing away with the diapers and going straight for the toilet. and i know the idea sounds a little out there, but more and more parents are doing it. we will show you pictures of what we are talking about. it's called elimination communication. and basically here's how it works. another name is also natural infant hygiene. and parents start potty training the baby as early as a few weeks old. parents use elimination communication and they believe the baby has a natural awareness of the bodily function and know how to communicate their needs so all tough do is is pick up on their cues and know when to take them to the bathroom. they say the practice saves money and helps the environment but parents believe it's another way to bond with your child because you are keeping a closer eye on them. there are websites out there that