Trish over at Little Drummer Boys has linked me to her Thursday Thirteen of twin blogs. Looking back, I don’t really have alot about the twin type things that are done around here and in fact, I would have to say that Ivy and Noah haven’t had alot of twin moments yet, being only two.

So I thought I would dive into my memory bank and tell you some of the weird twinny type things that Immy and Maddy have done and said…

* when they were little Immy and Maddy would babble in some strange gobbledegook to each other. I could never understand one word but they understood. Everything. One would waffle on about something, the other would say something back, they would point and nod or giggle and then potter off to do the thing they had discussed… like one helping the other up to the top of the telephone table so they could ring 000 (Australian emergency number)!!! Imagine my embarrasment when the phone operator called back and ordered me to stop making prank calls to the service! When I had no idea what she was talking about, she queried whether I had young children.

* When the girls were about four we went up to Queensland for a holiday. Wanting to give the girls choice in what they wore and wanting to encourage individualism, we took them seperately to purchase new swimwear (a holiday tradition). One went with Dave and the other with me. Maddy chose a cute two piece bikini in a nice light blue. Imogen came from her swim shop minutes later, having chosen the exact same costume but in navy blue!

* We would often find after one (usually Maddy) would fall and cut/knock herself, the other would wake up with cuts and bruises in the same place, even though she had not fallen down. This still happens to this day and it happens with Ivy and Noah too.

* Even though the girls are fraternal, when they were about five, I noticed that they had a birthmark, just under their shoulder blades in exactly the same place and in almost the same pattern!

* Imogen was a sicky child and often in hospital. One night, I was at home and Dave was in the hospital with Immy. Maddy came into me very distressed early in the morning. She said I needed to go into the hospital that Maddy was very sick. I calmed her and told her that Daddy would have called if something was going on. I had just settled her when the phone rang. It was David. Immy had become quite septic and I needed to go into the hospital.

I had goosebumps for a long time after that one.

It’s pretty amazing having twins. Now with the two sets, I can see other differences with girl/girl and girl/boy too.