Mary on February 24th, 2011

Sunday, the 20th Each day brings new adventures for Dominic and Alexander. On Sunday morning, the Twin-Daddy caught Alex using his crib rails to help him stand and reaching for his brother’s crib. We had been procrastinating lowering the mattress, but after that incident Papa lowered it before his next nap. The boys have been […]

Continue reading about Papa Projects

Mary on February 20th, 2011

Today has been another eventful day in our twindom. Dom and Alex both slept through the night (Go, boys!), with Dom waking just a bit before 6:30 and cooing happily in his crib. Dom had a trick up his sleeve this morning. He managed to sit up on his own for the first time! He […]

Continue reading about Carrot Face Paint

Mary on February 18th, 2011

Your Toy, My Toy The boys have started vying for the same toys. It is most often Alex who looks longingly over at his brother’s toys and then tries to steal them. In fact, you can sometimes create a loop by giving Dom the toy Alex discards to steal a new one from Dom. Suddenly, […]

Continue reading about Playing, Sitting, Eating, Sleeping

Mary on February 16th, 2011

They have a limited vocabulary. They’ll go to the bathroom anywhere. They love their chew toys. You can’t leave them in a room by themselves without worrying what they’ll get into. They’ll gnaw on anything you put in their mouths. When everything goes quiet, you have to check what they’re up to. You can’t let […]

Continue reading about How Babies Are Like Puppies

Mary on February 14th, 2011

Last night, I went to bed by 11 PM and fell asleep by 11:30. I fully expected one boy or the other to awaken me sometime in the wee hours, so imagine my surprise when both Dom and Alex slept ’til morning. They woke up a little before 6:30 AM and started moving and making […]

Continue reading about A Sunny Rainy Day