Dancin' Babies

Maybe we encourage it too much, but the twins are dancing MACHINES! They'll start dancing at pretty much any music that they hear. They've even started dancing without hearing any music - completely unprompted. It's so amusing that we had to capture some moments on camera. The first one is kind of long, but it shows a little glimpse into daily life with the twins. You get to see them dancing, Will falling and faking being hurt, Anna jumping at the chance to take Will's basket while he turns his back, Anna being silly and doing an elephant noise and trunk movement, more dancing, etc.


These next clips demonstrate Will's latest dance moves - his shoulder shimmy. I don't know where he got this one, but it cracks us up every time! This one he doesn't need music for; he busts it out while waiting for a meal, while playing with his toys, and even, as shown in these videos, after a diaper change.





Wanna dance?

Blast Off!

This post is specifically for people familiar with the show Little Einsteins. In that show, characters ask viewers to help Rocket blast off. In order to do this, viewers (kids) "pat the beat" on their laps. Once they've reached the correct speed, they're asked to "raise your arms as high as you can and say, 'Blast off!'" I can tell when the show is starting not by the opening music but by hearing the twins smacking their hands on their legs. Also on the show, kids are asked to help Rocket go super-fast by again patting and then "shaking your whole body." Will and Anna demonstrate both of those for you in this video.

Wild Animals!

Will and Anna are getting so smart. They have a big animal book and love to point out the ones they know and make the sounds. They also love learning new animal sounds. It is so much fun to watch them learn and grow. Notice that a "bunny" doesn't make any sounds; it just moves its nose up and down, as demonstrated by Anna.