Secret Twin Language

Now that the kids are talking, I get asked a lot about whether they have a "secret language". Apparently this idea is a bit of a myth. Twin language, or idioglossia tends to occur when one twin has speech difficulties. The stronger twin will mimic the struggling twin and as a result it will sound like a made-up language.

So, Molly and Jacob don't have a secret language, but their language development is pretty interesting. Even though their personalities and aptitudes seem very different, their words and phrases are remarkably similar. I can't think of any examples of them using different words or pronunciations for the same object. If one has a word and pronunciation correct (hi, bye, ball, run, owl, wheel, etc.) then so does the other. If one is mis-pronouncing, then the other uses the exact same mis-pronunciation (bik for book, eee-yow for miaow, dappy for diaper). And occasionally, one will use the "wrong" word for something and the other immediately adopts it too (any means driver, cruck is a pick-up truck). So, they seem to be learning language from each other at the same time as they are learning from us.

Ben visited us this weekend and built us a new computer (complete with a beautiful, 22" monitor), which means I'm able to upload photos again. So here are a few from the last week or so.

- starting to practise potty-training

- shoveling again

- Molly's toothy grin

- Playing with (or at least under) the new easel. Jacob once again proves impervious to head bonks and Molly continues to be his #1 fan.