Being a mom of twin 3 year olds

Wow - people asked me when the boys turned 2 if I was ready for the terrible 2's.  Well, if the 2's were terrible, the 3's are TERRIFYING!

There are so many good things about them being 3:

• they can talk and communicate and tell us what hurts, what happened at school, etc.
• they are more independent and can dress themselves
• they can entertain themselves most of the time

The flip side of it is:

• you never know for sure if what they are telling you is the truth or not
• although they can do things themselves, they don't always do it when you ask them
• they still crave our attention, usually when we just need a few minutes to ourselves

We definitely have our good days and bad days.

Recently, I started noting the things that I seem to repeat OVER AND OVER AND OVER.  I really should get a fancy machine, tape record these sayings, then just push the button when it's appropriate.

Examples:

1. One at a time - This phrase applies to so many things....how to eat our snack/breakfast/dinner;  how to go up the stair steps (the boys have seen daddy take the stairs 2 at a time);  taking turns washing our hands;  trying to put our pants on (ok - this is one LEG at a time);  when both of them are trying to ask or tell me something;  how many books we can pick out to read - I could go on and on!
2. Do you have to go potty? - yes, now that we are potty trained, we still need to prompt them to ensure we don't have any accidents
3. Did you hear me? - this one is frustrating, as I know they can hear me, they just aren't listening
4. Please stop touching your weiner - oh the fun of boys!
5. Let's go get in the van - I bet I say this at least 5 times each weekday morning
6. Sit down - like #1, this one applies to so many things....getting in their car seats;  eating dinner;  when they are standing on the couch, etc.

There is one phrase that I also say a lot too, but I'm not going to record this one.  It has too much meaning to simply just record it and play it over and over....

I love you!