After literally 12 months of trying to get Clara and Maia to use sign language, they have finally figured it out and started signing for"more". And in rare form, Clara beat Maia and mastered this sign two weeks ahead of her sister. Impressive!
Dan and I are very excited about the progress Clara and Maia have made in their communication skills this month. In addition to the "more" sign they have also started saying "bye bye", "hi", "ball", "baby", "mine", "mama", and "dada". We're a bit unsure but believe Clara's first word may have been "ball", and Maia's may have been "mine".
Yesterday we fed them steamed mixed vegetables for dinner. Daniel gave them each a handful of carrots, peas, corn, and green beans. Clara ate all of the carrots and green beans and Maia ate the peas and the corn. Each left on her plate what the other sister had eaten; yet more evidence that these two are as different as night and day.
Despite their differences which are evident, even at this young an age, the twins get along quite well (when they're not fighting over who gets to hold what toy/book/food/sippy cup/stuffed animal/instrument/person). They have started to play with each other and it's been wonderful when we've caught them giggling together over something indiscernible to us, but clearly hilarious to them.
