I have extra time on my hands now that the craziness of the holidays and 1st birthdays are over so maybe I can blog more? We will see. The girls are back to being good sleepers. We had some bumps along the road like early wake up times or waking in the middle of the night but we worked it out. They still take a morning and afternoon nap (which I love) and sleep around 11 hours a night. They go to bed at 7 and wake around 6-630. We are weaning them off formula and onto whole milk. Once we have done that in a few weeks we will get rid of bottles. Be gone bottles!
The coolest part of having twins (for me) is the development of interaction between them. At first, they have no clue that each other exists. Then, it's like who is this other chick that takes up half your time? Now, they will hug and kiss each other, try to touch each other's faces and engage in parallel play. They are constantly by each other's sides doing the same activities, but not really engaging with each other. As a behavior analyst, I love watching their interactions with each other and analyzing if they are developing social awareness faster than they would as a singleton. I think they are, but probably not any faster than those who have siblings.
I am the toy police pretty much 24/7. It doesn't matter if we have two of everything. If Brooklyn has a baby doll, Ivey wants THAT baby doll, even though she has the same exact one laying on the floor next to her. If Ivey has something that looks cool, Brooklyn HAS to have it. Right now we tell them they aren't allowed to take the toy and redirect. And repeat. And repeat again. I know they don't have the self-control necessary to restrain themselves yet, and I can't wait for when they do!
My favorite thing is to watch them when they don't know I am there. Baby A will crawl to an area and stare back at Baby B. When they make eye contact Baby A will take off to a play area and Baby B will follow. And they will giggle and laugh the whole way. They spend about 75% of their free time within one foot of each other doing the same activities by choice. I can't wait to see how their friendship and sisterhood develops.
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| Trying to pull Xmas lights down |
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| See saw at Gymboree |
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| This is considered a hug |
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| Brooklyn is the unwilling recipient of a piggy back ride |
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| Our favorite toy: the window |
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