Mine are all different!
DS1 is quite reserved and I would almost say shy, but it's more that he's just quiet kwim? He's definitely not a boisterous boy and as a toddler he held back a lot from doing things. Like if we took him to the Show, he would never go on a ride, he was happy to sit and watch other kids on the rides. He is still like that to an extent, will hold back from trying something new. I don't know if that is a fear related issue or just that he doesn't know how to do it, so he is worried he will stuff up so he decides not to risk it LOL. He is definitely a thinker and he gets that from both of us. He is a gorgeous soul and really gentle. But he is also easygoing. When there are new kids in his class, he is usually always the one asked to show them around the school. He is a goer as well - he is always looking for jobs to do to help out

DD1. OMG! She is such a stark contrast to what DS was that we didn't know what hit us when she was born. I think my first indicator should have been that she did nothing but scream for the first few days of her life LOL. She is headstrong, determined, stubborn, independent and thrives on drama. But she also tends to be a bit lazy as well which I hate to say she gets from me All the other personality traits defnitely come from DH's side as she is exactly like his sister as a personality type. I often wonder if she is ever truly happy kwim? She is always finding something to prove that she is hard done by (she isn't) and will whinge till the cows come home over the most trivial things. I think she would have been better suited to being an only child because when it is just me and her, or her and DH, she is the perfect child. She is helpful and courteous and a real joy to be around. I do worry about how effectively we can parent her as a teen because of this. She does have good qualities, she is a nice girl and she has a wide social circle but she just clashes with us at home.

DD2 Now she defines shy. She isn't clingy, but it can really take her ages to warm up to a situation. She is definitely a thinker as well and some of the stuff she comes out with is mind boggling LOL - she has thrown some curly questions at people over the years thats for sure! She is a bit more delicate though and likes to be nurtured and babied kwim? She forms really strong attachments as well - she is 6 in a few months and still sucks her thumb and has a blankie

DS2 boy I'm glad we are stopping at him ROFL. He is a real daredevil and a complete contrast to the type of boy DS1 is. He is a real boys-boy and is constantly on the go. And there is no shyness in him at all!He is a real extrovert. He can be really headstrong as well and he has quite an anal retentive personality - things have to be done 'just so' and he will fuss around like an old woman getting things the way he likes them LOL. He is also independent as well and has to do most things for himself.