Feisty One

Yesterday afternoon we all went to our friends' house to celebrate their little boy's 2nd birthday. Nathan is one of the cutest little boys I have ever seen; his smile is just precious. Anyway, most of the people at the party were family of Nathan's, so we didn't know a lot of them. I would say 6 or 7 of them described Mia as being "feisty." All I could think was "That adjective has never been used on Lily!" It's so true though, and it's so funny to me how different Lily and Amelia are. Here are a few examples just from the party yesterday:

1. We get there and head out back to talk to our friends who are grilling dinner. Lily asks me to hold her the whole time. Mia immediately wants to get down and start exploring.
2. Their sweet dog, Lucy, comes by to check everyone out. Lily's eyes get huge because she is scared of dogs. Mia walks up to Lucy, starts petting her and doesn't mind getting licked in the face.
3. We go inside to a room filled with toys. I sit on a chair; Lily insists on sitting on my lap. She starts sucking her thumb if anyone speaks to her. Mia walks around, kicks balls, bangs on toys, smiles at everyone, let's people she has never met before pick her up and generally has a great time.
4. The Henderson's arrive, so Lily quickly warmed up to playing with Parker and talking to Jill; still wouldn't talk to anyone else. Mia walks over to a 4 year old little boy and takes the toy he is playing with. Thankfully, he just laughs and follows her around the rest of the time; he thinks Mia is hilarious.

I'm not saying one personality is better than the other. I think both of my girls are absolutely precious, and I love them for exactly who they are. It's just really funny to me that already it's apparent how different they are. I think Ryan and I are going to have to evaluate our parenting techniques for Mia because I have a feeling that what works with Lily won't work for her. The other funny thing is that I have heard so many people say that when they have two girls, they are just like this: the first is fairly quiet and reserved while the second one is outgoing and a "drama queen" (I'm amazed how many times that term has been used!).  I love seeing the girls' personalities develop.  So, only time will tell, but I think the story is already unfolding.