Mara and Davin are talking a lot more (Davin is still saying a lot more than Mara). This seems like a great thing, but there are also a lot of frustrations that come along with it. The times when they are frustrated by not being able to share what they think they should be able to share are a challenge. Jayna is very helpful, but at the same time, too much of a mother and sometimes tries to do too much.
We did the room swap in June and the girls have been sharing a room since then. Bedtime recently became a disaster when Mara decided it would be super to sleep with her sister. Jayna was not a fan of this and would throw a fit about it every night. After finally leaving her to sort it out, I believe they are regularly sleeping in the same bed, yet Jayna won't let us put them to bed in the same bed. I think it's sweet that they sleep together and that we can hear them giggling together before falling asleep.
Mara is also a lot like Jayna was at that age, very motherly and sweet, with a touch of spunk. Davin is a boy through and through. He is obsessed with cars and trucks (but only says the word car, which is really annoying).
I've seen a lot of me in my daughters lately and I think it spells disaster for the future. One of me is difficult to live with.....imagine three (and I don't have much of a desire to live with two of myself). There are also many moments when I say to myself, "this is my karma". These are the moments when one, or both, of the girls is being loud, bossy, or a brat. There are many times when I cringe that that would have been me as a chid (rather embarrassing).
I have included a couple of pictures from a photo shoot we had done a few weeks ago. Based on how they act and look, I'd venture to say that my babies are no longer babies :(
