When do they notice each other

nikinikinine

My kids will watch each other if they're tandem nursing - which I don't do often - and they see each other, but there's no recognition. I guess I just thought they'd have some sort of cosmic connection from the get go?

blondek8

Mine started around 3 months to really seem to notice each other. It was always fleeting though. Now at 5 months it happens more often and a few times I've noticed one trying to console the other by touching a face really gently or putting a hand on a shoulder. It made me cry the first time I realized what they were doing. Mostly though they chew on each others clothing, hands and toys. They are very interested in what the other one is playing with lately.

pea-kay

I think it was about 4 months? But mine were about a month earlier than yours, so 3 months for you?

I know what you mean about the "cosmic connection". Geez, they spent all that time all squished together, and they don't recognize each other now?!?

OrangeSmoke

Around 4 months they really started to look at each other.... and around 6 months they started "playing" with each other.

Now they'll sit on a mat and laugh hysterically at each other and pass toys back and forth... it's soooo adorable that I almost feel sorry for the parents of single babies.

MADforever2009

OrangeSmoke:

Around 4 months they really started to look at each other.... and around 6 months they started "playing" with each other.

Now they'll sit on a mat and laugh hysterically at each other and pass toys back and forth... it's soooo adorable that I almost feel sorry for the parents of single babies.

i can't frickin wait!

Haven1

OrangeSmoke:

Around 4 months they really started to look at each other.... and around 6 months they started "playing" with each other.

Now they'll sit on a mat and laugh hysterically at each other and pass toys back and forth... it's soooo adorable that I almost feel sorry for the parents of single babies.

About this time for me too.  And I feel sorry for singleton moms all the time!  Look at my siggy.  No wonder everyone wants twins. 

Babsie7

At around 3 1/2 months mine started smiling and cooing at eachother if we put them close together. Now, at 4 months, they are are looking at eachother on their own. My ds gets the biggest smile when he sees one of his sisters, it's really cute. I bet it will happen pretty soon for your two.

MrsLnt

For the first 8 weeks or so, DD would see me holding DS and give me this death glare like "Mom why are you holding another baby?" 

I think somewhere around 10 weeks or so, when I got them up from their naps, I was holding DD and my cousin was holding DS and DD smiled at him like "Hey, I know you!"

Around 3 months, we figured out we could face them at each other and they'd smile and coo at each other.   Now, at 4 months, if we face them to each other, they will have "conversations" sometimes.  When I do tummy time, I'll prop them on boppies facing each other and sometimes they just grin at each other the whole time.  Also, now that they are both babbling a lot, they'll lay in bed and go back and forth (it's cute, even at 5am!)  I try to have them touch each other and talk about brother/sister, ask what the other's name is, etc. 

It's so amazing and makes all the really rough twin stuff seem worth it.  I, too, feel sorry for singleton moms that don't  get to have this.  When they see each other and smile it's the best thing in the world. 

chickaboo1974

My guys started really noticing and looking at each other 3 weeks ago.  I am looking forward to the day they can sit and play with one another.

Ignyte1303

OrangeSmoke:

Around 4 months they really started to look at each other.... and around 6 months they started "playing" with each other.

Now they'll sit on a mat and laugh hysterically at each other and pass toys back and forth... it's soooo adorable that I almost feel sorry for the parents of single babies.

THIS. I even get the giggles every time they do it....soooooo CUTE!!!

curlygurl

I guess mine are "late bloomers" because they've only recently begun to *really* interact with each other.  They will now look at each other (at the same time) and smile, coo, and laugh.  They also "hold hands" and/or try to eat each others hands, arms, sleeves, bibs, etc.  Starting at around 3 1/2-4 mos. they would kind of check each other out, but rarely would they notice each other at the same time.
 

katsblaze

Ignyte1303:

OrangeSmoke:

Around 4 months they really started to look at each other.... and around 6 months they started "playing" with each other.

Now they'll sit on a mat and laugh hysterically at each other and pass toys back and forth... it's soooo adorable that I almost feel sorry for the parents of single babies.

THIS. I even get the giggles every time they do it....soooooo CUTE!!!

Me too. DH and I both crack up when they get laughing at each other.