Polar opposites

Nels has come down with something. He is just a “grumpy gus” – looks and acts sick. Because he’s not feeling well he doesn’t want to eat; because he doesn’t want to eat, he doesn’t chew his food well enough, he then chokes and throws up (which I’m sure he already has a tendency towards because he doesn’t feel well). Solid foods of any kind are not his friend right now, so he’s eating very little and all he wants is milk.

Solvei, on the other hand, must be going through a growth spurt. She is all smiles, is so happy to get food, and is wanting almost twice as much food as usual. When I dish up the usual amounts of food for both twins, Solvei’s is gone before Nels has had much, if any, and she screams because she wants more.

At least Nels’ food doesn’t go to waste; whatever he hasn’t eaten, she usually will.