It’s interesting to see how your kids, who all share the same genetic material and have been raised together in the same environment, all develop their own personalities. It’s even more interesting with the twins, because there isn’t even a time gap with their upbringing.
Veronica is very much a Mommy’s girl (or Daddy’s if Mommy isn’t around). She still is very reluctant to go to anyone who isn’t Mommy or Daddy — even people she sees every day — and likes to bury her head in our legs if someone comes over to say “hi” to her when we’re out. In social situations right now, Veronica is very much the wall flower: she likes to watch from the sidelines and assess the situation. And she is very happy doing her own thing.
Colin, on the other hand, seems to make friends wherever we go. The last three or four times we’ve been to the park, Colin has found another baby/little kid to play with. Yesterday afternoon, when John took the kids to the park so I could make dinner, he apparently had three friends — twin boys and a little girl, all between 15 and 18 months — that he was playing happily with while Veronica explored.
It’s funny to watch, because Colin also basks in adult attention. Remember, this is the boy who stopped crying after his first surgery to smile at the nurse when she called him cute. He is very aware of people’s comments, and often gives people a big grin when they say something nice about him and Veronica.
It’s also fun to see how Colin and Veronica already are inventing little games to play together, even though they can’t talk yet. Sometimes can keep themselves in giggles for a good 20 minutes at a stretch. Veronica loves to run away from Colin, squealing, as he “chases” her around the room. (I use quotes on “chases” because it’s clear sometimes that he has no idea they’re playing a game, although other times he is a full participant in the fun.) They also have been known to play peekaboo with each other, which is funny to watch.
Of course, we’re not immune to the sibling rivalry, especially when it comes to nabbing space on my lap after I get home from work. Veronica especially is prone to throw punches, slap and push to get her way. Colin is more of a head butt guy — although he also does that as a sign of affection. (A painful sign, sometimes, because he hasn’t developed a good sense of when to stop his forward motion.)
This age (almost 16 months actual/13 adjusted) is a lot of fun in many ways. (It’s exhausting still in others.) I just wish I had more time and fewer chores so I could just play all day.
(I jinxed us, by the way, with my last post. Colin now has a cold and is VERY congested. I broke out his inhaler last night, along with the saline spray and the nasal aspirator — really ticked him off, but at least it cleared him up enough to fall asleep.)
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