Yesterday, the twins had the most phenomenal day together. Alex and I sat out on the deck researching cars while the twins played a solid 5 hours together. One must brace him/herself for this one. . . THE TWINS LEFT US ALONE THE ENTIRE TIME! Yes, they never fought, never checked in, and never needed us for one thing. They played and played and played some more. They made up games, role played as a mommy and baby, cooked food (Thomas Train track pieces) and laughed their little heads off. They even tried to play a board game together. It was so cute, very endearing and, most notably, rare. My friend always tells me that we have the kids we raise. Suffice it to say, we don't raise very independent kids. Somehow, our kids are always sharing our space, attaching themselves to our hips or, if ignored, biting at our ankles. This was clearly not the case yesterday.
A day later, the tides have changed. While sitting at the dinner table, Adeline played the mommy card. Alex and I are always encouraging Lila to eat but tonight, Adeline felt that she needed to be the boss. After telling Lila that she needed to eat her chicken or go sit in her bed, I turned to Adeline and said,
"Adeline you are not the Mommy."
A: (very serious) Yes I am
Me: Are you a Mommy Adeline?
A: Yes!
M: Well who is your baby?
A: That girl right over there. (pointing across the table with a very straight face) Lila Grace is my baby.
We were all laughing hysterically which helped her bypass the point I was trying to make.
