Two Peas

It amazed me when I found out that I was having twins. Two babies growing inside my body at the same time. I was even more amazed that two babies born from the same mother, at the same time, with the same DNA could be so entirely different! I started to recognize their different personalities while they were still in the womb. McKenna was the first born thus, the lowest in place. McKallum the second born, breech and laying very high. McKenna was my mover, shaker and kicker. McKallum very seldom moved, just enough to assure me that he was still there and growing fine. They were delivered early because McKenna's placenta was pulling away from the uterine wall and she was being deprived nutrients.

When they were infants McKenna was the type A personality, demanding attention every second. When she was hungry she would cry....when she was wet, she demanded a change. McKallum was much more laid back, much more passive. He would eat when she wanted food and would be changed when his sister was wet. Once they were old enough to start moving, McKenna always went first. She was a wild child in the bouncer and crawled very quickly...in some ways it seemed that McKenna taught McKallum every thing he knew.

From the womb...to infancy...to toddlers, the personalities continued to develop. As toddlers, both could entertain themselves and play well together. McKenna was very outgoing, McKallum much more reserved. Both showed great intelligence, but in very different ways. Both knew their alphabet, both could count....Kallum was my concentrator....Kenna learned just by being in the same room. McKallum would sit for a long time playing with a single toy. Kenna would flit around from toy to toy like a butterfly on flowers.

Now at age four, their differences continue to define who they are. McKenna is still my adventurous one....my physical one....first one out to the swings....last one in for the night. McKallum enjoys physical activities, but could take them or leave them. McKenna learns quickly and completes her work just as quickly. McKallum is a perfectionist in every sense of the word. McKenna has taken the "Big" sister role to the max...telling McKallum what he is doing wrong and what he needs to practice. McKallum, the "Baby Brother" still cries whenever mommy leaves. McKenna is a snuggler...McKallum is an "I love you" man.

I wonder how their personalities will continue to change in the future. They are twins and they have a very special bond. They are not the same person, not mentally...not physically...not emotionally. They share a family...they share experiences and most of all they share Childhood!