Mimi on October 8th, 2008

I was browsing through the twins’ pics to pick out something to upload to my Facebook account and found this pic of them playing with bubbles in an inflatable pool. I knew right then and there that I had to post it in my blog, as well!

Here are two other photos taken on the same [...]

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Mimi on July 8th, 2008

I’ve always called the twins by their first names ever since they were babies but when DH started referring to them as ‘Abang’ and ‘Adik’ (Big Brother and Small Brother), everyone else followed suit, including me, albeit reluctantly at first.
It was sometime in November 2007 when they started calling each other ‘Bang’ and ‘Dik’, as [...]

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Mimi on July 3rd, 2008

Twin1 has been very difficult lately. As in, he gives me such a hard time whenever it’s time for bed.
Night after endless night, long after Twin2 has dozed off, Twin1 continues to play and sing and chatter endlessly. Even when I turn the lights off. He just refuses to sleep until he’s so exhausted that [...]

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Mimi on June 29th, 2008

I once asked someone what it’s like to grow up with a twin. He paused for a second, then answered point-blank, “Constant competition.”
And boy! Is he right! You almost always find the twins bickering over something, usually involving ownership or the right to use something first. The fight can be over the smallest thing — [...]

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Mimi on June 16th, 2008

As I mentioned in a previous post, the twins’ verbal development continues to astound me. I often wonder if they’re gifted. But, as usual, I always remind myself that maybe I’m just biased because I’m their mother.
At 2 years 4 months, they can now talk in full sentences, they can answer questions, they correct you [...]

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