The Twibs

I used to really worry that Daxton and Cora might never be good friends. Since they were only 10 1/2 months apart, Dax was obviously still a baby when Corbie joined our family. Of course, he had no absolutely no understanding as to what "gentle" meant, so we had to keep Corbie mostly out of his reach for the first few months. I was worried that the "twiblings" might have missed their chance to bond. I also wondered if Dax might somehow resent Cora for pushing him out of the nest before his time.

There have been (and occasionally still are) epic battles over my lap. There are also fairly regular yelling/wrestling matches over whatever toy both of them have decided is the ONLY toy among dozens that will make them happy at that moment. Daxton sometimes pushes and Corbie sometimes hits. But mostly, my two babies are inseparable:

That was Dax and Corbie snuggled up on the couch the other day watching TV. Dax and Cora do pretty much everything together while they are awake. They eat meals together, get dragged around town by me together, take baths together, play together, go sledding down the hill in Preston's lap together, etc. etc. Lucky for me, they even nap at the same time.

If Cora sleeps in much longer than Dax in the morning, he will go into her room, climb into her crib with her and wake her up. I love seeing their two little blond heads close together as they look at a book. Lately, their favorite evening activity is chasing each other around and around (and around) the ottoman in our living room, laughing hysterically.

Cora has been "testing her boundaries" lately (in other words, she has been being a little stinker...see previous post). If Daxton hears me putting Corbie in time-out or telling her not to do something, he will stop whatever he is doing, run up to me, give me a dirty look and ROAR! He is always looking out for his little sister. He will usually sit by Cora while she is in time-out, and she sometimes returns the favor.

It melts me.

I hope that they can always be friends and look out for each other, especially when they get older and I can't always be with them (DOES THAT REALLY HAVE TO HAPPEN??).