The 2 are nearly 3.

Soon I will no longer have 2, 2 year olds.  

There have been so many changes in these "little" guys as of late.  In so many ways, things are easier with the monkeys, and in other ways there are still challenges. (who am I kidding......there will always be challenges with every child!)   I recently had a day where just Jordan was home, and Alex was with Sean for the day.  I could not believe how "easy" it was with just one twin.  I realize that so much of the challenges come from the fact that they are the same age.  There is so much fighting and competition with these two.  When one child was removed from the situation, the other played quietly and focused all day.  

If one child has a tantrum and refuses to listen, you can pick them up and carry on.  When two children do this, it gets a little tricky.  We are working on listening and obeying and hopefully this will come quickly!

{Jordan}

At our house, we play musical beds.

Up until now, both boys have been sharing a bedroom.  Bedtime can be a real battle as they spend so much time fighting!  Both boys are constantly covered in scratches all over their face and body from fighting with each other.  One night I finally had enough and removed Alex from the room and put him into Mikayla's room.  Both boys went to bed quickly and quietly!  After Alex had fallen asleep, I put Mikayla to bed in the room with him and she went to sleep. 

 (Mikayla is back in her old room as sharing a room with Caileigh was leading to late bedtimes and very early mornings, filled with middle of the night excursions.)

The new arrangement seems to be working out.  Jordan likes being in the room alone and doesn't want to try sleeping downstairs, although last night Alex wouldn't go to sleep so I finally put Mikayla into Jordan's room as he was already sleeping.

 Alex is so happy to be in Mikayla's room. 

Mikayla's even decided that she is going to marry Alex because she says you should marry your friend.

At some point, I like the idea of having all the boys together, and the girls together.  In the meantime, we'll keep going with what is working!

{Alex}

Since before Christmas, Alex has been snoring at night and as a result, having trouble sleeping. He loudly breathes through his mouth during the day as well.  Sean took him down to Chilliwack to see the Ears/Nose/Throat Dr.  He says Alex has sleep apnea and moderately enlarged adenoids.  He put Alex on a nose spray that he is to take before bed.  We will go back to see the Dr. in August to see if this has helped.  We have already noticed a difference in his breathing! 

 Alex is so good about taking the nose spray.  He even reminds me when it is time and then says thank you!

Although both boys speech has been steadily developing, I have noticed a few things that led me to make an appointment with a speech therapist.  We had the assessment yesterday and I found it helpful.  She noted that although they have a good vocabulary, they leave out small words in sentences as well as the ending consonant sounds.  It is this last issue that makes it hard for others to understand them.  For now, we will continue to model proper speech and she'll reassess in August.

We're so happy that spring is here and we can spend hours outside.  The boys ride bikes, run around without shoes on and dig in the dirt.  Little boy heaven.