Monday, January 8, 2007

Ways in which the boys are different

The boys got a rolling duck toy for Christmas. Joshua likes to roll the duck around on the ground, while Caleb likes to hug the duck and make cooing noises at it. In general, Caleb is much more attracted to animals (particularly birds for some reason), while Joshua prefers shoes and cars. Also, Caleb seems to be more of the clown in general (he loves making funny faces to get us to laugh) even though at first we mistook him as the more serious twin. I think what we perceived to be seriousness is actually a hightened sense of caution. He usually lets Joshua do the exploring while he sits back and observes. Then Caleb will copy what he sees Joshua doing, matching his skill level in a comparatively short amount of time. A perfect of example of this is the pace at which they each learned to walk. Thus, Joshua seems to be the more influential twin. In addition to walking, Joshua has taught Caleb how to do such useful things as throw food on the floor and bat people in the face. Joshua's newest favorite thing is to walk and spin around in circles to make himself dizzy. Caleb has recently shown interest in trying to feed himself with a spoon. He doesn't get much food in his mouth, but he tries! Both boys are very proficient at feeding themselves now. Their favorite thing to eat seems to be anything coated with spaghetti sauce. Basically, they'll eat anything as long as it has some kick to it, including mildly spicy Korean food!

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