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Got my girls mixed up!

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TWICE!!!....in 1 week! Holy cow mommy of the year award right here. I absolutely can not look at my girls and know who is who they are just completely the same! Both 17.4 pounds and 26 1/2 inches long...First time was Sat, DH had the kids to himself friday night since I was gone and put the girls in the wrong beds. I got them up and I just know who I get up, dress, and where I put her and that is how I know all day long. I remember thinking that is odd your sister is usually the more aggressive one, or does that silly smile. Well after supper I was staring at Aria (who I thought was Arilyn all day long) and noticed her bracelet sticking out under her long sleeved jammies, it was on her left arm, Aria's bracelet is on the left and Arilyn's is on the right. HOLY CRAP I said to my husband, we had them mixed up ALL DAY! Seriously felt terrible! Thank god for their bracelets.

Then the other night I knew which side of the tub they were on and DH handed me one and I got her dressed then the next. Well when he washed their bums he switched which sides they were on...so whoops they slept in the wrong beds again. And slept all night long so that was awesome! But the next day got them dressed and once again was holding Aria thinking it was Arilyn but she was doing a silly head throw back thing only Aria does, and by george her lil bracelet told me it was Aria! I mean seriously! We have never confused them until this past week...maybe I'm out of it with working more lately...but really our kids would defnitely have gotten switched without their bracelets!!

Anyone else ever had these awesome mix ups?

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  • macchiattomacchiatto member
    Wow, that's crazy! I mixed my boys up once in the middle of the night for a minute b/c my H had also switched their positions and it was dark ... but that's the only time since they are fraternal. Even with just that brief moment it was so weird to realize I'd mixed them up!
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  • babycasalinsbabycasalins
    I was also very worried about this at the beginning so I immediately NIPPED IT! I made them both different color beaded bracelets (they used as anklets at first).. Don't feel bad-I just blame it on the lack of sleep... even with the anklets I've gotten mine mixed up and they aren't even identical...
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  • srbmvpsrbmvp member

    I've mixed mine up a time or two in the middle of the night. I have to be able to really see their faces to know who is who, and in the dark, that's just not happening.... I've even been known to put them in each other's cribs by mistake, though I always figure it out by morning....

    Just chalk it up to lack of sleep, heehee.

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  • angelfire02angelfire02 member
    All.the.time.  We had pictures taken last week and my photographer emailed me pics and asked me to label who was who so she could do the rest.....I had ZERO clue.  So they will just have to figure it out later on in life because I am constantly mixing them up!  We have one's toes painted but now that it's getting cold, their toes don't show any more!!!
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  • pea-kaypea-kay member

    Heck yet, I got the boys mixed up a bunch. I even did this morning. :P

    Once, when they were infants, I went to pick them up from daycare, and the teacher handed me a baby and said, "here's Miles!" 

    I said, "no, that's Oliver!" and she said, "okay, oops, sorry!"

    Later, when I was changing "Oliver"'s diaper, I realized the birthmark on his butt was "missing" and I was wrong - it was Miles and the daycare teacher had been right! Oops. MOTY.

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  • missfiremissfire member
    I have B/G twins who are noticeably different sizes, and I had plenty of mornings where Max woke up in pink jammies, or I panicked when Lily's crib was empty, only to find she was the baby I was already holding. I have a lot of awe for you ID moms in the early weeks! 
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  • brookithbrookith member

    Ha! I have to admit I have just done this twice within the past 2 weeks. I took one baby out with me while my husband stayed home with the other. I was supposed to take the fussier one because he was on a phone call for work and we knew the other one would sleep. I was wondering why my baby was so calm and quiet the whole time. Once I got home my husband was saying how fussy his baby was the whole time. I then noticed I had them mixed up for a few hours. 

    I felt so bad...then it happened again!

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  • Scorpgirl444Scorpgirl444 member
    Yeah, these stories make me happy that mine are B/G and look nothing alike.  lol
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