Anna, as a baby, was very 'all-or-nothing', she was always very upfront with her personality. She was very loud, she talked and babbled constantly; in fact, sometimes she would just be this constant noise drowning out the silence. She was incredibly determined, stubborn, passionate and outgoing. Like a little ball of fire. And she still is today as a little girl. She's a high needs kid, it's this constant fulfilment of attention and activity with her from the moment she wakes up to the second she falls asleep. I love this about her, but my god it's exhausting!
Anna has always been very advanced with her talking, from the age of one you could easily have a mini conversation with her, and now, sometimes I forget she's three and think I'm talking to a 10 year old. But I think the most prominent and adoring feature of Anna is her compassion. She is incredibly compassionate and she floods the room with it. When she hears someone hurt themselves, like saying 'ouch' for example, she rushes over and says "are you ok?" with this hilarious exaggerated sympathetic look on her face. When Millie cries, Anna gives her a cuddle, gently patting her back, again with that gorgeous expression on her face, and says "It's ok darling, I'm here now, I'll make it all better 'sweet-arr' (sweet-heart)". Anna has this amazing ability to draw people to her, to capture their hearts and their attention far too easily. She's much more interested in the interaction with people than most kids I know. I think it will work in her favour when she grows up.
Millie, on the other hand - well, to be honest I do have difficulty describing her personality. With Anna, it was very obvious, she was unmistakably robust. I think the best way to describe Millie is perfectly content with a quiet determination. She is seriously the most chilled out baby I have ever known. She's happy to be anywhere, go anywhere, do anything. She'd be happy chasing a balloon around the room, or exploring the stash of goodies that Anna has presented to her. She wakes up happy, she tells you when she's tired, she eats like a machine! She's just happy to be in amongst us. She doesn't talk very much, and stops traffic when she does, as it's so rare you don't want to miss it.
There's something about Millie which I find very earthly. She just feels so grounded, so in tune with her environment and seems to be very at ease existing on this earth. She's adoringly affectionate, loves cuddles, especially from Anna. Which was interesting as Anna, although she's quite a 'people person' now, would always push away from me up until the age of 18 months or so - she was just far too busy for cuddles. Amelie just floats on.
That's not to say she's a 'push-over'. No. When it comes to the things she wants/needs, she puts up a hell of a fight. My mother and I often refer to her as the 'demon child' for her persistence at night times are truly something else. Anna was tough at night too, but Amelie has this way of completely over-doing it. But I guess that's her way of saying "I'm fine with everything so long as I get what I want" - most kids are I guess. It's just such a funny combination with her, because at most times she's completely placid and content, but come night time, or if you take a toy off her, all hell breaks loose.
I'm loving watching these girls grow up, and watching their personalities unfold. I'm glad they both appear to have my tenacity and resilience - something that I believe has helped me achieve many things, and I hope one day it will be there for them when they need it.
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