Our Kids

Sorry for the long quiet period.  I dunno why it happened, the holidays, a cold and all that jazz.  I haven’t really been into blogging lately and I don’t know why that is either.  Anyway, here I am with new content:)

The girls are doing great.  They are really developing their own twin language which doesn’t help anyone else understand them but they seem to get the gist of what the other is saying.  If you watch them closely then you can tell what one is saying to the other.  There is a lot of pointing going on in the conversation so that helps figure out what they are talking about.  They can just sit and jabber away at each other, they pause for the other to talk and just keep on chatting away.  They are still working on their verbal skills and can say a few more words but don’t really seem motivated to say much.  They learn the names of people they like, toys they like and things they like to do.

They have really good memories too.  Here is a good example that happened this weekend.  Lela wanted to go to the park and swing and was very adamant about it.  We told her that we would have to go after her nap, she was still mad but went down for her nap.  As soon as I walked in to get her from said nap she signed and said swing swing swing.  So of course we packed up and went to the park to swing.  Their language comprehension is very good.  You can tell them that something is upside down and they know exactly what you mean.  I am sure the language will come on gangbusters when they are ready.

Something interesting that is happening is that their personalities are starting to emerge.  Likes and dislikes are coming out and they are very different.  At the same time they seem to be getting more and more dependent on the other being right by them.  So while one likes to slide and the other likes to swing, they will do the activity their sister wants to do and then go and do their own.  They don’t like being out of sight of each other, they are very sensitive to what the other wants/needs.  Now Piper still wants most of the things that Lela has and Lela gives them to her 85% of the time, but Piper is the first to bring Lela something such as a book, cracker, cup or whatever she thinks that Lela needs.  If you give Piper a cracker you have to give her two so that she can take one to Lela.  When one sits in her carseat she points to the other seat and says her sisters name, wanting her in that seat asap.  It is very very sweet.

The other thing that has happened is that they will go into the backyard alone and play for a bit.  I can leave the door open and do the dishes in the kitchen where I can see them the whole time and they will come in and out.  That is a big step for us because they have always needed to be right near me even to play.  They are still very leary of strangers and most other children but they are getting a little more curious.  I can’t complain because they don’t run from me in public places, they don’t say no and generally listen to what I am saying.  I feel blessed everyday to have such good little girls.