In the last few weeks I have really noticed how fiercely independent The Baby has become. While The Popo never really went through the ‘terrible two’s', The Baby sometimes has a very severe case of it. She is adamant about what she is or is not going to wear, right down to her undies. She vehemently fights tooth and nail for her independence.
For instance, The Popo is 14 months ahead of The Baby in age, and she can surely dress herself. I’m not sure exactly when she acquired this ability, but it was just a transition she went through, and she has no issues with the task. The Baby on the other hand, I can say, sometime early this fall, started to INSIST that “ME DO IT!” She could dress herself before that point, but it was no big deal, there was never a fight, and she would wear whatever she was given. Now, on the other hand, she refuses any help other than verbal directions about putting things on so that they are not backwards.
Tonight she was tired. No nap this afternoon, it was getting a little past ‘normal’ bed time, and she was obviously exhausted. Enter temper tantrum. She is the first child of mine to ever throw an all out bloody-murder-screaming-flailing-arms-kicking fit.
It just amazes me how different siblings can be. My three loves are about as different as they could possibly be without coming from different ends of the world, having already adopted to the different cultures. Sometimes I wonder how the two girls can not be more alike, considering how close they are in age, in addition to the fact that I believe I maintain the same expectations from both of them; behavior/discipline wise. It just goes to show that really, we are all made with the touch of the Master’s hand, and like snowflakes, no two are ever exactly the same.
While The Popo has a very strong personality, and she is very independent, I could not use fierce to describe her. Fierce pretty much sums up The Baby in one word.
Fierce- Marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence; furiously active or determined.
That’s my baby!
