Raising Twins V

One of the most pleasurable things about having twins is getting twice the love. Nathan and Matt have always been loving boys. Nathan will tell you right now that he is a "Mama's Boy." He left for school the other morning, got about half a block down the road, turned around and came back because he had forgotten to hug me. That made my day.

The boys not only love me, the love their daddy, their siblings and their grandma. They fell in love with their sister when she was born. They were only two, but, SO protective. We were in a store once and Abbi was riding in the stroller. Some little boy came up trying to touch her. Well, her "big brothers" would have none of that! They both came over and started grunting at him and pushing him away! However, I did have one problem with them when she was little. They NEVER left socks on her feet! She would be in the swing, happy as can be and the boys would go by and take off her socks. I am not quite sure why they did this, but, they did it constantly.

Now, the love they have for their sister is different. They take care of her in different ways. I have seen her wake up in the morning, come downstairs and curl up in one of the big boys lap. I have seen her stop at the third stair up on her way down, hold her arms out and her big brother wrap his arms around her and carry her to the couch and sit down with her. Do they fight? You better believe it. They can annoy each other to death.

I am looking at them right now. Abbi is sitting on the couch with Matthew. They are watching TV together. She has her legs stretched out across his. She just laughed at something he said. They look after her when they play outside. I really worry about when this girl starts dating...any boy she chooses has a LOT to live up to :)