I Two!

"I Two." That is what Seth and Sam will tell you if you ask them how old they are. Well, sometimes. More often than not, they are too shy to say it to anyone but us. I realized that the boys have been two for a couple weeks now, and I haven't blogged about what they are up to. Maybe it's so much that I don't even know how to put it into words. Well, here's a try:

-We are very amazed by their language abilities. They do a lot of their talking now in sentences, and have a limitless vocabulary. I think a lot of this has to do with them being twins, and constantly talking to each other. An example of a conversation the boys had with each other yesterday as Seth was throwing a fit on the ground. Sam says, "Seth, no throw fit. Stand up." Seth replies, "Sammy, no boss." Ha ha. This happens all the time. Or, "Seth, come inside. Sam shut door." reply, "No Sam shut door, Seth shut door."

-Independence is the name of the game at the Morris household now. "No, Sammy do it." or "Seth, no help." This is what this mama hears all day. So, I've had to STOP, slow down, take a deep breath, and teach them how to do it themselves. Sam does not like to be shown how to do anything. He's tough to teach! I've told many of you this story, but it needs to be blogged as well: after about 10 minutes of Sam struggling to put on his own socks, and I told him, "Mama help." His reply, "No mama help. Go play," (with a finger point as well.) Oh, funny boy. Part of me wanted to say, "Newsflash, mama doesn't play all day." :)

-One of the areas that their independence is being manifested most in is clothing. Daily, they pick out their own clothing, which has resulted in some doozy outfits. Last week, they both decided to wear 2 shirts...so they had their football jersey's on as "undershirts" and small t-shirts on top of them. Top it off with red sweats and striped socks, and we were off for the day!

-We're starting a little pre-potty training, but haven't gone full-board yet. Sam is really good about telling us when he poops. Seth doesn't seem to care. Truthfully, I'm not as stressed about potty-training as I was about getting rid of binkies. I think we'll give it a whirl, and if they're not ready, try again in a month. At least is doesn't affect my sleep, so I'm okay with trying :)

-They continue to be quite reserved in social settings. They stand back, check out the situation, assess, and then, they may or may not jump in. They are not "big group" people, and are very shy when they don't know someone.

-Seth and Sam played their first one-on-one basketball game against each other last night. It was hilarious. Sam is all about shooting (and is quite accurate at it!) Seth is our little hustler, who tries to steal the ball and loves to chase after it. The crazy thing was, they weren't really all that upset about the other playing defense or stealing the ball. It was almost like they have watched enough basketball to understand that this is part of the game, and it's okay.

-They can ride their trikes all by themselves now...I can't believe it! This is one of those things that make them feel like really "big boys" to me :(

-Favorite things to do: dig in the dirt or rocks, ride bikes, play basketball, color on their easel, climb in and out of their pack n' play, transfer books all over the house, play with cars down their ramp, play with their tools, pretend to do anything that daddy does, splash (or as they say, "fash") or throw rocks in water, jump with "two feet."

-They both can count to "10". Wow! Well, nine gets left out most the time. And more often than not, it sound like, "Won, two, free, five, high five (their own hand of course), six, seven, eight, ten."

-We love the way they say each other's names, "Sath," and "Semmy,". They sure do love each other and are the best of friends. They may fight over toys, but really aren't very physical with each other. They rarely play any distance from each other, and are usually doing similar things next to one another. It is very sweet.

-Speaking of love, I told Sam that I loved him last night. He looked right back at me, and said, "I love YOU mama." Ah, melts the heart.

I'm sure there is so much more to share, and if I blink, I'm going to miss this time of life. I love these little twins of mine and can't imagine life without them. The twos may be a bit "terrible", but they are so precious. I'll take the fits, Independence, and struggling for the love, affection, humor, learning, and touches any day!

Sam, Seth