I’ve been meaning to post for a couple of days now about their latest cuteness! It never ceases to amaze me just how fascinating these two little guys are!
Lately they are developing some interesting personality traits, here’s a couple – I’ll focus on them today:
- Will – “I know what I want and don’t think I want you to intervene”;
- Attitude – “I’m grumpy, don’t mess with me”
- Empathy – Crying when the other is super upset or patting them on the head.
Will – M tends to be the one exhibiting the most “willfulness”! He is determined to get beyond the boundaries that are before him into the land of “milk and honey”. Let me explain! We use a big basket to block their path to the entry because there is often quite a bit of dirt there where people take off their shoes. M is determined that this basket MUST be moved. When he decides this he does one of two things (sometimes both), he will laugh at us anytime we stop him from moving it or put it back and simply continue on his path – over and over and over (I begin to feel like I’m on a merry-go-round haha) – or he’ll enlist the assistance of his faithful conspirator – E! They admittedly are a force to be reckoned with, and eventually we will prevail – even against the two of them.
Attitude – This is an interesting one and tends to be exhibited the most in relation to “Will”. If they have been waylaid from their chosen activity and weren’t too happy about it they may give you the cold shoulder – turning their head and walking off if you try to look in their eyes and talk to them. They may laugh in your face and put on the “Cute Look” as you are disciplining them or trying to get them out of a naughty place – this one is hard to handle because they really are too cute and all you want to do is smile and THEY KNOW IT!
Empathy – We have definitely been noticing a recent trend to comfort one another, stick up for each other or even to cry with one another. Now keep in mind that they may have been the one to cause the tears – they are going through a stage of being a bit rough – but they really are quick to go over and try to fix it by patting the other on the head or back or trying to make them get up. It is SUPER cute to watch and very amusing! We have noticed that if M gets hurt and suddenly starts to cry hard and is in another room E will begin to cry too – in fear. E will be fine as soon as you look him in the eye and tell him that it’s ok. I haven’t noticed M doing this though. If one is offended and throws themselves on the floor sobbing (oh the drama!) the other will go up and pat him on the head or back or even pull at their shirt to try to get them up. E does this the most – M has a couple of times too.
It’s like they’ve just awakened. Developing distinct personalities and awareness of each other over night. They have never known any different than always having another baby around – the question has always been would they turn that into a good thing or challenge it all the time and I know there may be times when they do both. It is fun though that for right now they seem to be enjoying each other’s company – even if it is to conspire to be naughty! I was watching them today as they were walking around a room “sharing” a toy – at one point E was reaching for the hand M held the toy in, E’s other arm was around M’s back and he was happy – all smiles and chatting. It is SO fun! I look forward to much more of this to come!
Until next time . . . .