Ignorance is bliss

Something I've noticed the last little while is that the twins prefer not to acknowledge that their "other half" is in existence. There are moments throughout the day where they look at each other and smile or play together quietly. However, most often they pretend the other one isn't around. They compete for my attention, they don't like to me to hold both of them at the same time, and they always want what the other one has - no matter what it is or if they had been ignoring that particular item all day. Because of this, I do love the moments when they take the time to enjoy each other. We were at church last week and they were both playing on the floor. Brie shrieked at Cami and smiled, Cami replied with a shriek and a smile. This went on for a minute or two, it was really cute. They do occassionally give each other kisses and pats. Now that they are crawling we often have a baby parade down the hallway - they like to explore together. They are protective of each other when other people intrude in their space. It is so fun to watch their relationship develop.

Maddie on caffeine

I took Maddie out for a couple hours yesterday. We went to get a leotard with a skirt attached. That is why she wanted to take dance, afterall, so that she could have a ballerina dress. I also took her to lunch. She picked Panda Express, specifically the orange chicken and fried rice plate. She knew this was what she was going to have before we left the house. Aaron wasn't feeling well and had spent most of the morning in bed trying to get rid of a horrible cold that's hanging out in our house.

We ordered lunch and she asked for rootbeer. When I got to the table with our drinks, we had the following conversation.

Maddie: "What did you get to drink?"
Me: "Diet Coke"
Maddie: "I can't have Coke."
Me: "No, do you know why you can't have Coke?"
Maddie: "No."

I went on to explain how Coke has caffeine in it and it makes little girls act crazy (and we don't need more crazy around here!). I told her adults like to drink it because it helps us wake up. I justified my Coke habits by telling her that I drink it to help me have energy to play all day.

Me: "Would I be a fun mom if I just stayed in bed all day?"
Maddie: "No!"

It was quiet for a minute and she said "Daddy should drink Coke."

Touché!