Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Difference between Boys and Girls

Since the twins were born, people often ask me if I notice a difference between boys and girls.  I notice that there are differences between each of my children and similarities with all my children, but yes, I have noticed a few striking differences between AJ and all my girls.

1. None of my daughters have ever been able to throw overhand before the age of 4 or 5. A.J. has been lobbing overhand pitches since about 9 months old.

2. Place a baby doll on the floor in front of any of my girls and that doll will immediately be rocked, dressed, sung to and possibly breast-fed. A.J. will use said baby as a nunchuck (sp?) though he will say "sorry baby" if he happens to drop the doll, he is after all a very sweet boy.

3.All my girls are moody girls who hold on to their sadness with a vengeance, and when injured they may point to said injury and cry until I kiss it better for weeks, even when the band-aid, scab and scar have all disappeared.  A.J. lost a fingernail completely and all he said was "Owie?"

and finally (for today anyway)


4. The twins brought me "presents" from the garden today, a fistful of flowers and two rotten tomatoes,
can you guess which gift came from which twin?
Did you guess right?