It's absolutely adorable to watch them eat. We have them sitting together at the same end of the table using seats that clip onto the table. They have just started using forks and spoons and it's not unusual for them to feed each other. One opens his mouth while the other scoops food onto a fork and shovels it into his brothers mouth. It's a hit or miss situation but they enjoy doing this for each other.
this picture is from winter but this is how they sit at the table
Most mornings, after breakfast, my boys get extremely crabby and so I break out the granola bars. I have always split one in half and given each boy a half. Luke is starting to get sick of granola bars so I give Reed both halves. Instead of eating it, Reed will go after Luke with what's supposed to be Luke's half and tries to force him to take it. It usually results in Luke crying in the end because he doesn't want it.
They have also started playing together a lot better lately. They used to grab each other's faces and pull each other's hair, I'm so thankful that that stage has ended. They play with everything that is a non toy. They touch none of their toys that they are supposed to play with. Instead they love the baggie drawer, the dishwasher tabs, toothbrushes, can't forget to mention toothpaste, and like I said everything non toy. They love to play in their closet. One will be in the inside of the closet and the other will be on the outside of it and they play peek-a-boo. They recently have gotten into the habit of taking all their clothes out of the dresser drawer too. This happens the most when one twin is in a time out in his crib and the other isn't. The little rascal who is not in the crib will take clothes out of the drawer and toss them into his brother's crib. They think that is so much fun!
That brings me to this week. This week Reed had a fever and was down for a nap. Luke was pretty upset that the door to their bedroom was shut. He sat outside of the door crying and hitting the door trying to get to Reed. They are lost without each other. Today was the same situation. Luke caught what Reed had. Luke was down for a nap and Reed laid on the outside of the door pounding on it and not knowing what to do without Luke. I love how they miss each other.
Another example of their twin behavior is what happens at lunch time. If one is done with lunch first I'll get that one down for a nap while we wait for the other one to be finished eating. It's not at all uncommon to hear shrieking from them. One does a high peal shriek and the other one answers back until they are both in their room together for naps.
It was also pretty cute today when Reed hurt his foot playing with Alli's Barbie car. Reed was on the floor crying and Luke came over and moved the Barbie car out of the way and then came back with a potato peel (I was peeling potatoes and sometime my peels go flying) to comfort Reed. It melts my heart to see that they care about each other.
It has been one of the most amazing experiences to be a mother to these twin boys. Both of them are pure boy to the bone and are often mischievous. They both have taught me so much! A lot patience is practiced in this household. I love those curious little monkeys!
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