When the boys are in the heat of battle, we interrupt and ask them "Caleb, do you love Joshua? Joshua, do you love Caleb?" and about half the time they will stop fighting and hug each other. Then we will tell them they are so sweet, and then they forget about the fight.
The boys have been making each other crack up a lot lately. Usually what happens is one boy will say something nonsensical (something from their twin language, perhaps?) that will prompt the other boy to laugh hysterically, and they will go on and on, back and forth, for 5-10 minutes. I witness such exchanges about twice a day, usually when the boys are off playing on their own in another room. It always warms my heart to hear their deep belly laughs floating into the kitchen or wherever I happen to be. Having a twin to share your childhood with is surely a great blessing.
The boys are learning their shapes now. They can correctly identify squares, circles, triangles, diamonds, stars, and hearts. Caleb has shown a particular interest in learning the letters of the alphabet, as well. He likes to point to the different letters in a printed word and ask what each one is. He still has a ways to go, though... right now whenever he sees the letter "C" he says "moon!" (you know, like a crescent moon...) :) Both Caleb and Joshua will point to the words in a book and ask "da?" which means, "What is it?" and we will say "words!" and then they will tilt their heads fondly towards the words and smile, which means they love them.
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