December 29, 2007: The other night Gracie and Meghan were crawling, chasing each other up and down the hallway, just a giggling away. So much fun to watch. Also when I put them to bed they often stand at the rails and babble and giggle at each other.

January 1, 2008: Okay I am not one of those uptight twin moms who obsesses about making sure her twins are treated equally and as individuals. I call my 3 older girls "the girls" so I see no problem in calling my twins "the twins". And I don't mind all the attention they get when we go out (sometimes the stares while we're trying to eat at a restaurant are annoying but you get used to it, and I think the stares are more because of the fact we have all girls along with having twins). Anyway we took our family out for the day today and really, I can't count how many times I was asked "Are they twins?" What kind of question is that? Of course they're twins! I felt like saying "No they're actually 2 minutes apart." When Marissa and Gabrielle were younger I used to get asked if they were twins which was a legitimate question because I could see why people might think that. Gabrielle was small for age and Marissa was tall for her age, so they could be mistaken for fraternal twins. I suppose if my mother ever got asked that question about Amanda and I though, she would have said "of course not, can't you tell?" So I guess there is a possibility that Meghan and Gracie wouldn't be twins (even though they looked identical) but....ya I still think it's a dumb question.

January 2, 2008: I used to brag that I could tell Gracie and Meghan apart from 10 feet away. I have to admit now though, that when they are dressed and have their hair done the same, most of the time I don't know who I'm looking at unless I stop and look closely.