She's Two

Oh, the terrible twos have certainly begun.... Some moments are just way to sweet and endearing, while others make me want to buy ear plugs.

Dressing:
Mia is picky. She doesn't like the act of dressing in the morning or changing into pajamas in the evening. I try to let her choose between two options. She usually goes for the girly girl option i.e. floral patterns, or ribbons, shiny decorations on the clothing, etc... But sometimes, she just doesn't want to change her clothes. She would rather be naked. Thus, sometimes she wears her PJ's for a while. Other times, she'll wear a dress to bed. Sometimes, she's just not happy as I change her anyways. Now, God forbid should I dress Cate in a shirt or outfit that Mia wants. Mia will tug and trump on Cate. Poor Cate. Thus, here I am, changing clothes again. Our sweet Cate doesn't usually mind at all though.

Eating:
Mia is picky. Did I mention that already? She's going through this phase whereby she doesn't want different types of food touching each other. No raisins "in" her cereal, it has to be in a separate bowl. She'll take the veggies out of her noodles, and put them on Cate's plate. Cate will sometime this. Mia has about 20 things she'll eat (at least we have a few items from every food group). She loves proteins and carbs. She loves spinach, zuchinni, and sweet potatoes. She rarely will eat fruit, but loves strawberry/banana smoothies. Cate eats just about everything.

Shoes:
Each of the girls have their own set of shoes. They know which ones are theirs. Mia will NOT go outside without her shoes. She will not go in outdoor wading pools with her shoes though. Cate of course, doesn't mind shoes in the wading pool, but definitely prefers shoes outdoors too though.

Whining:
Cate is going through some whining phase right now. They say that toddlers whine when they haven't developed maturity in language. I think that's partly the reason why we have an increase in whining. But sometimes, it drives me nuts, and I just plug my ears. Seriously! They say the best option here is to ignore it or encourage them to "use their words". We're trying both. Now Mia has observed that the whining is getting some sort of reaction from me though and she's curious why Cate is rolling around on the floor whining. So, Mia will join in. Oh... they dynamics of twins.

Playing:
This is the really cute part though. They will find anything entertaining and giggle hysterically with one another. Towels on their heads, playing on each side of a jacket hanging off a chair, crashing on the slide with one another, running around the house with their baby strollers, you name it.

Sharing:
An amazingly sweet thing happened this morning. Mia had a little bowl of fish cheese crackers. I asked her to give one to Cate. She did. She put one on the chair in front of Cate. Cate ate it and asked for more verbally and via sign language. Mia kept giving her one after the other. I continued to reinforce to Mia how nice she was being. Cate then got a little bowl of raisins. Without Mia even asking for it, Cate found Mia's now empty bowl where her fish crackers use to be. Took several raisins from her bowl into Mia's bowl, and proceeds to follow Mia to hand it to her. So sweet. It just melts my heart.....