By Jennifer, on January 25th, 2012%
Ruslan has the best manners of my children. He almost always remembers to say please and thank you. If he hears anyone in the house sneeze he runs to tell them Bless You.
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Up until recently Ruslan had no interest in TV. Why sit still watching TV when he could be climbing, . . . → Read More: Random Ruslan
By Jennifer, on September 13th, 2011%
 It was a long weekend for Ru – he was generally sad and not his usual busy self. He wanted my mom or I to hold him most of the time and was happiest when we carried him on a walk down the street. He constantly asked to go outside and even though he is heavy to . . . → Read More: Monday Ru Update
By Jennifer, on September 5th, 2011%
 The boys spend the majority of the time together. They wake-up in the morning and yell at each other and talk back and forth until I come to get them and at night they try to outdo each other by yelling the loudest and jumping the highest in their cribs (at least that’s what it . . . → Read More: Twins – Growing Up with a Constant Companion
By Jennifer, on November 21st, 2010%
 Wyatt is determined and analytical. When he sees something he wants, he walks with purpose staring in that direction, rarely running. He will sit and look at a toy or food for a while, trying to decide what it is and if he wants it.
Determined for Wyatt also equals stubborn. He gets mad . . . → Read More: Wyatt at 18-Months
By Jennifer, on July 14th, 2010%
 When I was pregnant with the boys everyone told me after the first year (which would be hard – hard is an understatement), that having twins was easier than having one child because they have a constant playmate available. That made a lot of sense since at the time Juliana was 3 and constantly . . . → Read More: Sometimes it’s hard to tell if they are playing
By Jennifer, on June 21st, 2010%
 On the short drive to my in-laws house on Saturday, Ruslan and Wyatt were laughing away in the van. We had no idea why they were laughing, we just stayed quiet and enjoyed the sound…and I hit record on my phone. When we arrived, we found out that they were playing peek-a-boo with each . . . → Read More: Laughing Babies
By Jennifer, on June 18th, 2010%
 A current favorite game is playing empty the clean clothes out of the laundry basket. I do a lot of laundry and most of the time there is a basket or two of clothes waiting to be folded and put away. And usually I just leave Ruslan and Wyatt’s clothes in the living room . . . → Read More: Empty the Basket
By Jennifer, on May 15th, 2010%
As the boys have become more mobile Juliana is more interested in playing with them and sharing their toys. She wants to know what they are doing as soon as she wakes up in the morning and Ruslan and Wyatt are always excited to see her.
Juliana is quick to tell me when they . . . → Read More: Big Sister
By Jennifer, on February 14th, 2010%
The boys are spending more time playing – alone with their toys, together with each other and they love when big sister decides to entertain them for a few minutes – their loudest laughs are heard when Juliana is playing with them. They have also reached the age where playing peak-a-boo is hysterical fun. . . . → Read More: Let’s Play
By Jennifer, on October 27th, 2009%
Apparently playing in the tunnel is very tiring.
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