Brag Page: What Do You Love About Your DD/DS's Personality?

[fionas]

I'd like to start a brag thread where we talk about what we love about our children's personalities because well, I want to have an outlet to brag about my DD! Not very honourable motives, I know.

22-month-old DD is a constant delight. She is extremely happy and mega-outgoing. She's also very active and very determined which do create some issues for me but I think are positives for her.

So in the years to come, these are the things I want to remember about DD:

1. We went to storytime at the library for the first time yesterday. Once she got used to the enormous amount of babies/toddlers/parents there, she started doing her social rounds. Ignored the story man but went around showing people her new shoes, started handing books around and plonked herself on a beanbag next to a mum and two children she'd never met before. There was a bit of dance at the end and DD was so proud of herself that she clapped herself and started laughing at the top of her voice. The room was slient apart from DD's laughter.

2. When she was much younger (maybe 14 months old) she came down the slide at the park, saw an old man she'd never met before, waved to him and because he waved back she hunted him down and started running after him.

3. She loves interacting with people. Last night we had a bloke around to design some BIR wardrobes for us. She saw him drawing with a pencil on graph paper and then went off and came back and handed him a crayon.

4. She loves dancing and if we go to a cafe or a shop with music she just dances in the middle of the joint completely unprompted. Then of course people laugh and she laughs right back.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... gotta love that DD. She makes life very interesting.

[danniellabella]

Great thread!

I love that my 14 month old is very confident and I think that comes from being at FDC with children who are a bit older than her (2-3 year olds).

I love how social DD is becoming, she will sing "twinkle twinkle little star", tries to do hand actions to other songs, has just started counting to 10!

I love that she's now starting to answer yes/no questions with a nod or shake of the head, although it's often not the right action, but at least she knows that it's one of them.

I love that she kisses and hugs us now, even though it's a sloppy kiss and a rough hug!

I really love how she "helps" Like handing me my shoes when she sees me putting on my socks, but if there are other shoes around the place she'll keep handing me shoes even if they aren't mine and even if mine are already on...I only have 2 feet, not 4 or more! LOL

I really love that she can walk which makes it easier when we are getting out of the car into the house when I have lots of things to carry. And it makes her happier when we're at the shops because she doesn't always have to be in the pram/trolley or being held.

And I really love that she's finally putting herself to sleep at night and will usually sleep for 10-12 hours overnight! That's so valuable especially considering both DH & I work full time!

[jackrose]

Lovely idea for a thread, I am more than happy to brag about DD and to read other mothers gushing about thier LOs.

I love my DDs calmness and independnce.

I can be busy, reading the paper, doing some work, sitting on the computer and she will wander around the room keeping herself entertained for hours. Every now and again she might come over to me to say hi or interact with me in some way but generally she is happy pottering. She has always been like this, happy in her own company since day one. I love having time to myself while she happily plays and love watching her.

A chilled out little chicken, love her!

[Lulu]

This is terrible but I really like the way DD cannot be told

Like when her brother declares her silly, stupid etc (which he does often cos he is horrible..), she doesn't cry or get sad, she just says "oh no I'm not" and skips away.

I also think its funny that she doesn't retaliate when DS takes toys away from her or won't let her play with his trucks...... because she doesn't make a big deal, will go and play with something else, but not before she has put one of his toys in the bin when he isn't looking

[Dansta]

its fun hearing other mummies braging about their bubs!

what i love most about DS's personality? even at 13 weeks he's a bull headed and strong willed as his mum but a thinker like this dad...and just...a strong little man!

[fionas]

Back again to add that DP took DD to storytime today but she didn't hear much of the stories .. apparently was too fascinated with running off and then up and down the wheelchair ramp!

Then when it got to drawing time, she found the big container of crayons and started taking them to all the children and refused to sit down to do any drawing herself!

But at least she's exhausted herself and she's having a big sleep now. As is DP I think.