[Tazer]

Originally Posted by jalapeno

Tazer - LOL about the switching for exams. Too funny. I suppose it wasn't very funny at the time!

It wasn't funny at all, but later d/h and I did think "wow, how cleaver.. didn't know they had it in 'em. We didn't catch them at their antics ever, I overheard Alexa talking to a friend about the math exam weeks later. I was too embarrassed and too pregnant to wobble over and notify the school. On the other hand I should have known something was up b/c they hated dressing alike normally but some days they would run down the steps wearing the exact same outfit from top to bottom including colored contacts!

Now we laugh when my almost 2 month old son looks from one to the other and frowns, clearly confused. He has a preference but can't tell which one she is until she makes bubble-blowing noises against his tummy which the other would never do!

I wouldn't trade the experience for the world but Thank Goodness we only got 1 this time around! Tracy

[jalapeno]

Originally Posted by furrybluemom

we adopted twin boys at age 4. They are 13 now. The boys look very different. One looks middle eastern and one looks african-american. One has blue eyes and a brown afro and one has wavy black hair and chocolate brown eyes. There is a weight difference of over 35 pounds, although neither is even a bit overweight. The height difference is close to 5 inches. Shoe size is off by 3 full sizes. Their personalities are not compatable most of the time.
Competition... Who did see that cow first? Why does he get to blow of the birthday candles first two years in a row? It got so bad at one point I had them in seperate elementary schools!
DH and I teased that they were mixed up at birth and somewhere out there there is a "real" twins for one of the boys. The questions people ask, so are they really twins? Do they have different fathers? are impossible to answer. I mostly just say that we weren't there at conception. That generally shuts people up.

I've heard of some twins being very different, but WOW!!

[Biblemom]

My children are too young for much competition, but I LOVE having them all so close in age. My bio sons are 18 months apart and FD is one month younger than my younger BS. FS in two years younger than FD. They have SOOOOOO much fun together. I don't have to buy a huge variety of toys because they are all into the same age toys. I enjoy watching their interactions together. We have talked about taking in a newborn, but I would hate to have one child so much younger than the others!
We get asked often if BS and FD are twins (first BS is very tall for his age). If it is a stranger I usually just smile, say nope and walk away. I enjoy the looks on their faces. For someone that I may have to deal with again I say that one was born in my heart the other below it. That rarely requires further explaination.