tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352904249815125802.post3815742666665433198..comments2023-04-26T06:48:25.321-04:00Comments on The Boys: Raising Identical Twins: The reality of twineseTwinsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07009305623601049437noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352904249815125802.post-33328138890213037612008-06-04T10:26:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:26:00.000-04:00Congratulations Brooke! All twins are a blast, but...Congratulations Brooke! All twins are a blast, but identical twins are a different kind of fun. I hope your pregnancy is going well and that you are able to make it full-term. We were not prepaped for identical twins, so we used the hospital wrist bands for the first week. But those seemed so uncomfortable on their tiny little, fat-free bodies. So we started using blue nail polish on Jonathan's toes. It wears off slowly and, even if you forget to touch it up, you can usually find a little residue. By about four months, they each developed a different vein across their noses (one narrow, one thick). We know that will fade someday, but that's how we identify them now. Their personalities are also different. It's hard in the beginning, but you will find that something will surface as they grow that will differentiate them just a little. I would not use anything that can easily be removed like bracelets or different colored clothing. It's too easy to accidentally mix those up. Our pediatrician had also recommended putting a dot on one baby's foot with a sharpie. Congrats again and thanks for reading!<BR/>LoriTwinsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009305623601049437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352904249815125802.post-3569078125011279762008-06-03T18:18:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:18:00.000-04:00Hello...I'm new to the world of identical twin boy...Hello...I'm new to the world of identical twin boys...we knew we were having identical twins...but didn't know that they were boys until yesterday... i'm very interested to start reading your blog... just wondering if you used a way to tell them a part in the beginning...bracelets or whatever...we have several friends with identical girls...and they used nail polish and earring to tell them apart... what do you do with boys... help...Java with the Johnsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807908094894377095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352904249815125802.post-87328034208103891852008-06-03T12:15:00.000-04:002008-06-03T12:15:00.000-04:00I completely understand... the boys favorite was ...I completely understand... the boys favorite was "Uckie Dookie Pile" - which simply stated was dirt pile. It annoyed my mother something fierce, but I encouraged their creativity. Today, they don't use any of their twinese language - they will be five in September.jay_sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248158997690843621noreply@blogger.com