Who has boy/girl twins?

[lauren9317]

Mine are 8.5 months old. They're at a fun age right now, I think. My son is a lot more advanced than my daughter (bigger too) He is doing everything short of walking while his sister still scoots on her belly and does not put herself in a sitting position yet. I know all of that is normal. Just interesting to see how they both develop. What are your b/g twins like? Anything I should know as mine grow older?

[UnderProtest]

Me! The girl has always lagged behind in all developmental achievements (except maybe getting teeth, I can't remember). She was a month or so behind in crawling, three months behind in walking, several months behind in talking, etc. Mine are almost three. Be prepared for different kind of temper tantrums and ways they express frustration. My daughter just screams at everything and has thrown herself on the floor more than once. My son gets angry. Its tough to figure out different methods to sooth them. But they are fun and are good playmates for each other, most of the time.

[lauren9317]

That is interesting to know! It'll be cool to see how they develop. My son just started getting teeth at 8 months. I think my daughter might be about to get one because she's making these smacking noises that her brother was making before he got his. But who knows.

[egishere]

Ggb triplets. My son got teeth way before his sisters and is/was way more physical as far as development. His speech is the worst of the three though and he is in speech therapy.

[breezy8407]

I have b/g. They were two in April.

My DD is very much the A baby - she is very bossy with her brother. She is a people pleaser and seems to be more book smart i.e letters, numbers, colors than her brother.

DS is happy go lucky. He seems to be more creative and free-spirited.

They are starting to actually play together now, but mostly one is taking a toy from the other and drama ensues.

[abbypug19]

I have 5 month old boy/girl twins. My daughter is way more determined than my son. She's trying to crawl and sit up and she rolled and held her head up before him. My son is happy to cuddle with mom, lol. He's more talkative and likes to smile and laugh. He's also more whiny and cries more. It's so interesting to see how their personalities develop.

[breezy8407]

I re-read your post and should add that my daughter hit all milestones first. She rolled first, crawled, etc.

She walked right at 12 months, whereas we were about to call for a specialist for my son since he wasn't walking at 16 months still. Sure enough a week later he started.

[julez]

My b/g twins are a few days shy of 8 months old. My G twin is teeny tiny, even though she was bigger (by a few ounces) than her brother at birth. She's reaching all of her milestones before her brother, which is kind of comical to me as we have been to countless specialists about DD's tiny size. Girl is FINE. Her (comparative) lug of a brother is always a few days to a week behind with everything - teeth, crawling, sitting up, etc.

[sakura]

My g/b twins are 17 months. My DD is very calm and an observer. She doesn't try to do new things until she's certain she can do it. We had her in PT for awhile because she was hesitant to do things and her motor skills were plateauing. Then one day she decided she was going to walk and never looked back, never crawled again. Her ability to understand speech and communicate-mostly nonverbal amazes me.

My DS on the other hand couldn't be more different. He's always been more physical and reached milestones quicker because he has no fear and is constantly trying new things. Every day we find something new that we need to babyproof! His communication is behind his sister's, he mostly whines, grunts and flails when he wants something.

For teething they've been on the exact same schedule which is good and bad, terrible sleepless nights, but at least it's at the same time.

They mostly take toys away from one another, but my DD is learning to assert herself and they are both learning to share. It's so sweet when I see them hand something to the other. One time my DS brought DD's blanket to her when she was crying. So much love!