Dumb idea

One of our latest pictures. The girls love to be covered up in their many blankets. Especially Amelia who has a pattern that you must follow. In her world the blankets must we applied in a particular order.

Natalie and Amelia also love to play in cribs and pack and plays. Which is great for us because it keeps them out of trouble. This photo was taken one weekend morning in the pack and play. Unfortunately for them they are getting a bit big to be in there together along with 6 blankets.

Notice the pacifiers....ummmmmmm...honestly the girls did not use these as babies...much to our dismay. Twin infants should be required to use pacifiers. Well at 21 months I discovered some in a drawer and gave them to the girls to play with. Dumb idea. Because now they like to have them. Especially Natalie who has a preference for the one she has that is attached to a stuffed duck. (Check out the photo- Amelia is holding one that is attached to a blue horse. Natalie's is similar except it is a duck.)

For the most part we have limited the pacifier to sleeping time. The girls go pacifier free at daycare. (Though Natalie has been known to steal one or two from babies...oops!)

So now at 26 1/2 months. Our "big girls" look like "babies". We know it is not a great thing, and for the record we are not worried about it, but we figure we should be able to enjoy the benefits of a "quiet pacified child" at some point. If it didn't happen in infanthood...why not take advantage of it now......we would be dumb not to! : )