I've been keeping a random list of everything I want to remember lately. There's quite a bit!
- I am constantly amazed at the boys' language and conversation. They both have little catch phrases that they'll use all the time for awhile and then move on to something new. For a long time Pierce's was "Seeeee?" when he got upset about something. He'd just keep saying it over and over until he could figure out what he wanted to say next. The funny thing was that Blaine then later adopted and now occasionally uses it when he's upset. Blaine is still constantly cracking me up with his phrases, intonation, and facial expressions. One of his more recent catch phrases is "Ummmm, well...." Or "actually...". He talks like a little adult half the time. Blaine also had a brief Popeye looks going for awhile. He's squint one eye while talking and thinking. BJ caught it on camera perfectly once.
- Both boys have really become great helpers. They like to bend for me so I don't have to and will often run to another floor to grab something for me. It's so cute and much appreciated at this point in pregnancy! Blaine also really likes helping in the kitchen. He finds such satisfaction and purpose in helping. It's such a sweet side of his personality. I'm hoping this will continue through baby sister's arrival.
- I've come to notice that Pierce is usually more of the rule follower and Blaine pushes the envelope. This most manifests itself when we're all walking somewhere together. Blaine will often dart ahead in a store and not follow along and Pierce gets really upset and often grabs his hand or shirt to stop him or get him to come. It's really cute. They switch roles though when it comes to opening a door they're not supposed to. They're both very good about waiting to open a garage or front door until a grown up is there and Blaine is always very concerned and vocal that Pierce is not going to wait. I appreciate the built-in checks and balances system we seem to have going here.
- They have become even closer best friends and playmates. I'm telling you I've never been more grateful for the blessing of twins. What do singleton kids do all day? Lately they have been quite harmonious and will go off for up to an hour at a time and play trains or race cars in the basement. They still play with their train table quite a bit and create scenarios involving day and night with the overhead light and family relationships with Molly as the mommy and James as the daddy, etc. I love just listening in on their play time. They also oddly enough love playing on my bed. The unmade bed is a playscape of snow and the pillows are caves and sheds. Very creative! We've also broken away from trains a bit lately with a new show they both like, "Chuck the Truck". The great thing is it's brought forth a new love of dump trucks and cars that they play in the basement. Pierce has even wanted to be called Chuck the Truck and named BJ and I Porter and Haulie respectively (Chuck's parents of course). And I think it helped nail down his Halloween costume too which was great because I could not get him to commit to a single train. He kept coming up with the most obscure Thomas characters he wanted to be and I have known this is not the year for me to think about creating a random train character from a cardboard box!
- Both boys are pretty excited to be big brothers and seem pretty anxious for Sis to be here. We've talked a lot about it and prepped with a lot of scenarios and explanations. I really think they get it and will be pretty ready. I think they're both going to do really well!
- Pierce has become somewhat of the better eater between the two. A few weeks ago I made a push for trying no thank you bites of everything on their plates. BJ also discovered the trick of setting a dessert incentive out for them to see and that really increased the motivation. Pierce did really well, but Blaine will often wait to the last possible moment and often sits there without eating much. He is also known for taking large bites, chewing for a long time, and then spitting it out in the end. Baby steps, I guess. I need to toughen up about it again. I'm still not sure they'll ever eat normally. I haven't been stressing about it as much, but I think that's mainly because my efforts have decreased some.
- They are still doing great in their new room and bunk beds. But when we left them for a quick overnight with Aunt Rah Rah, I realized how set we are in their bedtime routine. Typically we get jammies on downstairs and watch a bit of a show to wind down. Then we head up to brush teeth and read a story in Blaine's bottom bunk. From there we do a prayer and a song and then they lay down to be covered up. This is where the oddity is. When they were in their cribs, Pierce used to always tell me he was scared and then I would say one more quick prayer for him. Somehow in their new room it has become three of those prayers in a row. I feel like we're saying a rosary or something! It's just a short prayer that I pray three times in a row and hold my fingers up each time so they can see. It usually goes "Dear God, Please help ______ to fall right to sleep and not be afraid. Amen". And sure enough, that usually does the trick. Funny what develops over time. Blaine is definitely our bedtime staller and has been known to call us back in for random reasons or say he needs to go poop right before. Right.
- I can't remember if I've documented Blaine's new ornery face. Anytime he's feeling kind of naughty and he's talking he scrunches up his nose. It's so cute and is a telltale sign that he has not-so-good of intentions.
- The boys and I have really settled into a routine of errand running. I've been taking them out since they were born and they do so well now. I'm nervous about what adding a newborn will do to our footloose and fancy free schedule- especially now that they're not napping. They can climb right into and out of the car alone (And still have to take turns with the coveted seat behind the passenger's seat. We're still not sure what this is about) and we have some of the best, sweetest chats while driving. They're good about riding in carts and are overall quite patient while I shop. I've come to really enjoy those times and will miss them when Sis is here. We've been buying milk at Costco the past few months and one of our favorite things to do is a Costco lunch date. They just sit right across from me at the picnic table and we just eat and chat. It's a fun special treat.
- Just in the last couple of weeks Pierce has shown quite the musical knack. He started bringing his little, plastic train whistle in the car (and now leaves it there so it's ready for him) and quietly whistles along with the beat of his "jams" (current favorite Raffi album). You'd think it would be annoying, but he whistles very quietly and intentionally. It's the cutest thing. Sometimes I can get him to listen to Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" (Blaine's and my current favorite) and he'll whistle and shake his hand at the same time. Precious! He really does keep a pretty good beat and recognizes the different tempos. The other day he also wanted to bring up the drum set from the basement. At first I was lamenting over the fact of being a "basement toy", but he wore me down and I melted after I saw him haul it on the sofa and play along with the Peg+Cat song that was on. He seems to be a musical kid and I'm curious where it will take him.
- The other cute thing they do speech-wise is adding "es" on to anything plural. It's so cute. So they like to eat "snackses" and play "gameses", etc. Love it!
- They both currently wipe off BJ's kisses, but don't mind mine. They better not ever do that to me!
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