Little E

After brother F got out of the way, Little E took his time to be born, finding more room than ever to stretch out and swim around. Nearly 30 minutes later, Dr. B had to take control and make him appear.

Always just a little bit smaller than F, what he lacks in size, he makes up for in personality!

In an acrostic, "E" would stand for eccentric. That is a good way to describe our littlest man.

He came from humble beginnings, determined to live on this Earth , he hitched a ride with brother and snuck his way into the womb. I guess it could easily be argued that F was the one who did this, but for some reason I have always felt like if there had only been a singleton, it would have been F. I am so grateful that he "tagged" along because I cannot imagine life without him.

Once in the womb, he didn't find much room, so he ended up taking residence on my right side, under my rib. He had so little space that he didn't have much room to move, giving me a scare more than a few times that I couldn't count his fetal movements. Because of this, I thought he was going to be this quiet child (or I was hoping he would be) but he was just resting up because once he took his first breath, he made sure everyone knew that he was feisty!

From about 1 month until 6 months old, both of them were "colicky," one of the worst experiences of my parenthood. The best way to calm E was to put him in his car seat, put him in the bathroom with the light off and the fan on. He preferred listening to Elvis while riding in the car, and he always resisted diaper changes and screamed during bath times up until at least a year old.

Finally, he learned to calm down and the real E started to emerge. He makes funny faces and likes to act, like pretending to eat food from a bowl or lap water out of a cup like a dog. I know a lot of toddlers do this, the thing about him is that he can go on and on for quite a while, he does not break character!

He likes to hear songs and will clap when you finish singing. Sometimes he walks hunched over like an old man, just to be silly. He is fearless and is working on perfecting his climbing skills.

He is our precious boy and we love him dearly! Happy 2nd birthday, E!

Mr. F

My littlest fellas are rarely spoken about individually, it goes along the territory of being a twin, I suppose. So, I am going to write about them separately to celebrate their uniqueness.

From the very beginning, F was the candidate for alpha-twin. He occupied more space in utero, he was the active guy that would dance on my left kidney and kick my spleen, and he even managed to fight his brother to be the first one to take a breath of air.

F is flirty, he is quick to offer up a smile at people in public or show off his dance moves for others. Despite his confident attitude, he is scared of fast movements, like swinging too high on the swing set.

He usually leads the way in developmental milestones, he sat up first, walked first, and is now perfecting his toddler tantrums first.

He enjoys hearing the "ABC song" and "twinkle twinkle little star." He gets excited about doing the "hot dog dance" with Mickey Mouse. He enjoys playing with toy cars, and crawling into my lap to read books.

He enjoys playing chase with his brothers, running around the kitchen island while emitting shrieks of laughter. In rare moments, he will let me cuddle him and he will strum my arm lightly with his little fingers.

He is our F and we love him very much. Happy 2 years, sweet boy!

B2

Our sweet second born celebrated his 5th birthday this past week.
This kid gets so excited talking about his birthday and his birthday cake!

He is our only baby that waited until nearly his due date to arrive (actually, he was evicted by induction,) he was the only one that took to breast feeding, slept well, and was content being held.

Nowadays, he is rambunctious, hilarious, and affectionate. He enjoys playing games, working jigsaw puzzles and mazes, and being a big brother to his twin brothers.

Today he told me that when he grows up, he wants to be, "a daddy, scuba diver, chef, astronaut, chef, boxer" and he added singer to the list after singing the songs from vacation bible school.

If you ask him what his favorite color is, he will say, "all the colors in the rainbow and not in the rainbow." He will also tell you that he loves babies and puppies and that he is allergic to anything that has whiskers. He is allergic to cats and that has somehow morphed into lions and tigers.

He is our sweet boy who is heading to kindergarten this fall, will be playing soccer, and is learning Tae Kwon Do.

We love you, B2!