MoMs Weekly Check-in 2/9

[ashb62]

Thought I'd get the check-in for the multiple moms started. Hope everyone's week is off to a good start!

Sexes/Ages:



ID/Fraternal:



Current Milestones:



Funny stories/comments/concerns/questions:



QOTW: How are your multiples alike? How are they different?

[ashb62]

Sexes/Ages: Boys, 16 Months



ID/Fraternal: Fraternal



Current Milestones: Finally making some sleep progress I think! We had a few good nights last week. I think they learn new words almost daily. They're starting to string together 2-3 word phrases.



Funny stories/comments/concerns/questions: I've got nothing this week.



QOTW: How are your multiples alike? How are they different? My boys are both very determined and generally happy. They're both snugglers, too. They're about the same height, but T weighs about a pound more. Their hair is similarly colored, but their eyes are different. C tends to be driven by his emotions. He can throw quite a tantrum and has a flair for the dramatic. T is very laid back and chill. He just goes with the flow. When I ask them not to do something C usually listens, T grins at me and does it again. C loves cars and balls. T loves anything that has buttons and makes noise. It amazes me how different they are.

[twinmomma]

Feb 9, 2015 16:04:34 GMT -5 ashb62 said:

Thought I'd get the check-in for the multiple moms started. Hope everyone's week is off to a good start!

Sexes/Ages: G/G 2.5



ID/Fraternal: ID



Current Milestones: Potty training success! Finally!!! Hallelujah!!



Funny stories/comments/concerns/questions: One of them has decided she is now Elsa. Keeps answering to that instead of her name and talking about her ice castle. I blame the north east blizzards. 



QOTW: How are your multiples alike? How are they different? They look exactly the same... lol Personality wise they're VERY different. A is a love bug who will cuddle and gets separation anxiety from us and her sister. Around other kids she just sticks with her sister, not anyone else. A is also the slick one who knows how to play people. (As much as a 2 year old can haha) B is super social and goofy, but is prone to have over dramatic type tantrums. She loves other kids and is not shy at all. She's also way too busy and always moving for cuddling moments. But both are really close to each other and really sweet, despite the 2 year old battles over toys and things. 

[quinncat]

Feb 9, 2015 16:04:34 GMT -5 ashb62 said:

Sexes/Ages: 7 months b/g



ID/Fraternal: frat



Current Milestones: N has been crawling for a couple weeks and is starting to pull himself up on anything he can.  J can get around by getting up in her knees then diving forward.  It's pretty cute. 



Funny stories/comments/concerns/questions:  N is currently on antibiotics for his 3rd ear infection in a little over a month.  J has had 2 so far.  Ds1 had ear tubes by 10 months.  I'm going to request a ent referal on Friday when we go back to the pedi. 



QOTW: How are your multiples alike? How are they different?   They have very different personalities and sizes.  N is quick to smile and laugh.  He loves everyone.  He is on the go constantly trying to keep up with big brother.  He crawls over whatever is in his way, including his sister.   J is more reserved.  She cries when strangers look at her. She smiles and laughs a lot for us, but is pretty serious looking when we are out.  And she loves her momma.  I am her favorite person in the world.  She was much bigger at birth, but N quickly outgrew her.  He looks a few months older than her and is in clothes 2 sizes bigger than her.  They are both so much fun.  
Heres a a pic of them causing mischief. ..

[harti09]

Sexes/Ages: b/g 2 year old twins



Current Milestones: Their pretend play is expanding. It's really neat to see what their little minds come up with.



Funny stories/comments/concerns/questions: They're really into dress up clothes. Right now, the super hero capes and masks are the big hits. They wear them and run all over the house flying. We taught them to 'stand like a super hero'. So now, mid flight, they'll stop and hit their pose - hands on hips and chest puffed out. It's really cute.



QOTW: How are your multiples alike? How are they different? They're very different, but complement each other so well. DS is cautious and mechanical minded. He loves to fiddle with things and is very observant. DD is spontaneous and athletically inclined. She dives into things full force and learns by doing.

[mymorningcoffee]

ID/Fraternal: Mystery 3.5 year old girls



Current Milestones: They are both really into crafts right now. I am really impressed by their sudden fine motor skills.



Funny stories/comments/concerns/questions: Concern! A bit L so hard the other day that she left a huge mark, but L didn't cry. Ugh. I thought we were done with biting. Neither has bitten in about a year, but now all of the sudden, it has reared its ugly head again. WTF!? I also worry about L's threshold for pain. It is so high that I am afraid that A will hurt her but we won't know.



QOTW: How are your multiples alike? How are they different? They are both into crafts, cars, and trains. A is a very cuddly kid who will climb up into your lap and give you a kiss. L is a very active child who just never stops. She is also very artistic. Her drawings and her interpretations of her drawings crack me up.

[mrsf0831]

Loving these gtkys, I can't wait to see how similar and diff my boys will be.

[aydee]

Sexes/Ages: B/G, age 2

ID/Fraternal: Fraternal

Current Milestones: We celebrated their 2nd birthday on Sunday. I can't really think of them as babies anymore. It's bittersweet. Their vocabulary is huge and DD is often speaking in grammatically correct sentences. They're really getting into pretend play and coloring with crayons.

Funny stories/comments/concerns/questions: I hadn't really anticipated how challenging a double dose of "terrible 2's" would be. Other MoMs had told me that in addition to infancy, 18 months-3yrs was also a difficult time. I didn't understand it then, but I get it now. 18 months was a golden time for us. The kids were delightful, charming, adorable, relatively cooperative. Now at age 2, we seem to have endless tantrums. Ugh. This too shall pass....

QOTW: How are your multiples alike? How are they different? DS loves to explore things and move things around. He likes to figure out how things work. He also tends to be on the anxious side, and is very reserved in new social situations. It can take him a long time to warm up. DD is more social and less anxious. She is very detail-oriented and persistent at learning new skills. She picks up new information so quickly! Both kids love to read books and have great verbal skills. They are both somewhat sensitive emotionally, though in different ways.

[macchiatto]

Sexes/Ages: 6y/o twin frat boys


Current Milestones: Learning to read, add, subtract, all that good stuff (Kindergarten). Plus turning SIX was a crazy milestone for me. How do I have 6-year-olds?!


Funny stories/comments/concerns/questions:


QOTW: How are your multiples alike? How are they different?
Alike: Mmm, not many ways. They are both affectionate/cuddly, and hilarious.
Different: Oliver is high-energy, competitive, confident, athletic, intense, speaks in a deep voice, and loves to laugh. He also loves to build with Legos and is good at building and math. Leo is somewhat quiet, enjoys books and drawing, has really taken off with reading, not at all competitive, wise, conscientious, extremely sweet, speaks in a sweet little voice, and loves to smile.