Twins are a blessing. A random splitting of the egg and now I have two little boys with different smiles, different ways of maneuvering themselves into my lap for a story, and arms that flail in different patterns as they run like excited penguins into my arms.
And because there are two of them they are able to increase their amount of mischief exponentially.
I'm not just talking about the cliched image you see of twins, one boosting the other up onto the counter Butch and Sundance style to steal from the cookie jar. Although I have certainly watched as one of my boys climbed up on a chair and the other pushed him to the kitchen sink where they thought they spied some unattended knives that would be fun to play with.
No, I'm talking about something a little more subtle. Having already had one child I thought I had a pretty good idea about what kind of mischeif the toddler brain could think up, and it was definitely a finite amount. The twins have taught me that with two toddler brains, mischeif is limitless.
For example, on his own Milo might have thought it would be a good idea to empty all the tupperware out of the bottom drawer and fling each piece around the room. But once the drawer was empty it was Huck who realized that they could now both climb inside the drawer and jump up and down in it until it broke. And although Huck might be the one who found his sister's safety scissors, he might have given them back until Milo showed him what fun it was to run around the room with them.
And perhaps Milo's toddler brain might never thought about rubbing peanut butter in his hair, but once he saw how good it looked in his brother's hair, he couldn't resist. Huck taught Milo the thrill of throwing things in the toilet, but Milo taught Huck the joy of throwing things down the storm grate. It was defitely Milo who pulled the eyes off of Annabella's bunny, but it was Huck's idea to eat them.
Yes, twins are a blessing. A double blessing. I am just wondering why when that egg split to create my two little boys, why didn't my eyes split and form two extras on the back of my head?
Your entry made me smile today, and I seriously needed it! I'm due with twins in December, and like you, I have a 3.5 year old. When people find out I'm having twins (like my bulging belly isn't evidence enough at this point), I'm continually told that it's "such a blessing!" Your post reminds me that these little creatures are going to surprise me in ways that will make me want to strangle them and applaud their ingenuity at the same time. =)
Posted by: Stephanie | October 31, 2006 at 02:55 PM
I had to smile with this one, remembering my mother's tales of what havoc her little girls could wreak when her back was barely turned. Her little girls turned 70 last month and she is no longer with us, but you made me think of her and her reminising about when "the twins" were little.
BTW I like Firefox 2 and the spellchecker but something looks amiss with the reminise words and it doesn't tell me how to correct it, just underlines in red. I'll have to learn how to use this.
Posted by: Ruth H | November 05, 2006 at 01:56 PM
I think you've earned the right to make your own new word, "explonetially" as you put it. It fits.
and great to hear about the running. I ran vegas 1/2 marathon a few years back. Been running 22 years now.
Posted by: Doug | November 09, 2006 at 06:30 PM
Hey,
I just ran the Seattle 1/2 Marathon and although I didn't get my goal time of 2 hours (missed it by 11 minutes), it was a good experience. Good for you!
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