Annabelle stayed home from school today, with some sort of funk. She was vomiting, lethargic, and very tired. Of course, when you have a child with a shunt in her head, you realize very quickly that many illnesses, have the same symptoms as a shunt malfunction. Anyhow, she rested most of the morning, and when Cooper woke up from her nap, she was feeling much better. So, Cooper, Annabelle and myself played in the twins room. And, of course, the Disney castle is the favorite. We also had a tea party, and played restaurant (Cooper was deemed an unsuitable server by Annabelle, she said she got her order wrong!)
I started to think about what it would be like to only have 2 kids. And of course, it's easier in some respects, but in others, I realized that the older child gets really bored, really fast, if they only have a toddler to play with. I guess you don't have that "same age" play group that I have, if you only have 2, and when all 4 play together, there are all sorts of different dynamics. Annabelle is great with Cooper, but she truly has more fun with Olivia and Carter (because they are the same age.) Cooper's crazy antics are funny when there's the "out" of playing with your twin or your brother who's only 9 months older.
So, the conclusion? I'll keep them just the way they are! They might be many in number, and close in age, but we've already weathered the hardest part, this part (the one where they all can play together) is the one we've been waiting for!!! :)
1 comment:
Love that castle - have never seen anything like it here. I often think how much easier two must be than 3 - a mom has only two hands after all. And then, well, I just adore all 3!
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