Matching

Before the girls were born, I didn't think I'd be "one of those moms" who dress her twins alike all the time.  Apparently I was wrong:)  Last week I noticed two outfits in the girls closet that they hadn't worn before (one of which was a hand-me-down, and one of which I bought before I realized just how much I love it when the girls are matching or coordinating).  I hadn't really thought about it too much until I dropped the girls off at daycare, and one of the teachers said, "you're not matching today!" My first thought was that I don't dress them alike ALL the time, but then I realized that, yes, I do.

I do this for several reasons:

1. It's adorable, and really that's the only reason I need :)
2. I find that I'm already worried about treating the girls "fairly".  If I find one cute outfit, what if I can't find another that's quite as cute?  How do I decide who gets to wear the "cuter outfit"? - This might sound kind of crazy, but it's a common response from a lot of twin moms who dress their kids alike.
3. It's easy.  I put matching/coordinating clothes together in their closet/dresser, and I don't have to put too much thought into what they are going to wear on any given day (see #2 - I don't have to worry that one has a cuter outfit than the other).

I should also note that some twin moms are so into matching their children that if they start the day dressed alike and one needs to change clothes, they change both of them.  I don't take it that far:)  The girls are modeling their non-matching outfits in the pictures below.

Tannah

Harper

 

Lately, Tannah has taken to crawling around with a block in her mouth.  Wei-Yand has tried to explain to her that if she would just walk she would have both of her hands available to hold blocks rather than needing to use her mouth.  So far, she's not so interested in walking, and I am just fine with that.

The house that the girls are crawling through was one of their Christmas presents, and they love it!  It took me a while after Christmas to get it set up, but they love to open and close the door, to crawl through the door to spin the flower.