Reminiscing

About 4 years ago, I was this big:

Flattering picture right? That picture was taken right before the twins were born. The reason I was that big is because I had two regular size babies in me.

Troy was 7 lbs. 8 oz. and Jonathan was 7 lbs. 5 oz. Kevin became a big brother for the first time, and started out with double duty.

We were pretty sure that they were fraternal twins, but I was still worried about them looking so similar that they would be hard to tell apart. My worries were for nothing, because right away it was easy to tell who was Troy and who was Jonathan. Troy’s fluffy red hair was a dead giveaway.

Their smiles in their one-year-old pictures won our hearts:

And at two they loved having a partner in crime :

Even though they seem so happy in pictures:

It certainly hasn’t been all smiles all the time:

This week they started preschool. Next week they’ll turn four years old. It’s amazing looking back at how much they’ve grown and changed. Their personalities have always been so unique, yet they love having a best friend with them wherever they go. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

Update on confidence boost

I got to witness it for myself. The boys started playing "mommy" while I was home. Kevin yelled at the twins to get in their room, and they ran to their room giggling. Then they would come out and Kevin would chase them back in there. Turns out it's a very entertaining game. There was a lot of laughter involved. Then Kevin explained to me how it works.

Kevin: "I pretend to be the mommy and chase the boys into their room for breaking the rules."

Me: "What rules did they break?"

Kevin: "Well, there's one rule that says 'no peeing on the walls'."

Me: !?! "Did they break this rule for real or just for pretend?"

Kevin: "Just for pretend."

So, at least he's enforcing good rules while they play "mommy". We didn't have an official "no peeing on the walls" rule at our house, but now we do.