Am I the only one.......

that doesn't get the comment "I want them to have their own identity" when referring to not dressing twins identically. No matter how they are dressed their identity comes from within. Not having their own identity lies within the individuals whom address them or by those who label them as "the twins" and don't know each of them as an individual.

No matter how I dress my girls, they will be referred to as "the twins" by some people. Some people will know them enough to tell them apart and treat them as individuals and other people won't. In my family, they are referred to by their given names, I rarely hear anyone call them "the twins". My Dad sometimes calls them "the twinies", but he also knows them individually and he can see their different personalities even at their young age now (17months old).

I dress my girls the same, day and night. So far it hasn't given them "one identity". No matter how I dress them they will develop their own identities, that can't be controlled by the way I dress them. I realize they will start to have their own opinion as to how they want to dress. When this happens I will let them pick their own way of dressing and clothing, with limitations of course. (I've already been through this with my older son and daughter.) I can't see dressing my twins identically when they are older, that will be their choice to do so or not.

This statement isn't meant to offend anyone. I just wanted to put my opinion out there about what I think when it comes to dressing twins alike and their not having their own identity.

First Birthday!!

Ally and Baily are one. I can't believe how fast the past year has gone by. All in all, they are really good babies. There were a lot of sleepless nights and stretching myself really thin at times, but the are good natured and not too hard to take care of. Don't get me wrong, it's a job taking care of two babies at one time. The work its hard, but the payoff is priceless. I love seeing two little smiling faces looking up at me as they reach their arms out to be picked up by Mama. They are so sweet most of the time, but they can have an attitude at times. They are as precious as can be.

Happy 1st Birthday Ally and Baily!!

Here's how we spent part of our Christmas Day....

First the Fire Truck showed up.....

Then the ambulance came......

Next out came the EMT's with the stretcher!!!

Ally after she was given a clean bill of heath and feeling much better!!

Poor Ally, this was before we realized she had something stuck in her throat.

You can see in her eyes something is wrong.

That little lady will put almost anything in her mouth....gotta watch that one real close!!

Big Brother Moe and Big Sis Emi ready to rip into their presents.

Ally and Baily having fun checking out their new toys!!

Happy New Year to all!

Christmas was good for all of us. The girls first Christmas started out uneventful until around noon when we noticed Ally had something in her mouth. I reached over and pulled out some wrapping paper that she was chewing on and I checked to see if there was more in her mouth. It didn't look like there was anything else in there so I put her down to play and kept watching her. She looked like she still had something in her mouth so I picked her up and she was having a hard time catching a good breath. Every time she tried to swallow it looked like she couldn't catch her breath. She kept gagging and chocking. I decided to call 9-1-1 and soon we were sharing part of our Christmas day with EMT's. Just before they arrived her Daddy could see something toward the back of her throat at which time he reached in and pulled out a 1/2" by 1/2" piece of scotch tape. By then the Fire Department showed up and right behind them was the ambulance. She was checked out by the EMT's to make sure her vitals were good and she was breathing well. Poor baby, I felt so bad for her, she is always finding something to put in her mouth. After that the rest of the day went really well. We started out the day at our place with my parents, then off the the in-laws for lunch, then another set of in-laws for dinner. It was one busy day, we were all wiped out by the time we returned home.