My Girls....

A quick disclaimer before I start this post. This is for Anna and Sarah in 10-15 years when they read this-- I love you BOTH, I do NOT love one more than the other.

Ok....on with the blogging. As Sarah has her own little personality now, Chris and I often comment on how completely opposite our girls are. Not saying that it is a bad thing, it's just kind of funny how we can have 2 girls that are truly nothing alike. Of course, there are the obvious differences like their hair color/amount and their eyes, but we have noticed so many other aspects that are different I thought I'd share.

For instance, Here they both are in the swing. Notice how Anna is all laid back and mellow while Sarah (and I know there isn't sound, but trust me) is screaming her head off and squealing so loud, half the playground is staring at her. Anna actually hated the swing until she was about 2. Sarah could spend all day in it if you let her. This is true to their personalities too. For the most part, Anna is pretty mellow most of the time. Sarah tends to be a bit more hyper and active.



And, next, the drama. Anna is and always has been our little drama queen. She is extremely sensitive and can cry over just about anything. Sarah on the other hand will fall directly onto her head and just keep going without a peep. This just happened the other day actually. Anna stubbed her toe on the swingset at the exact same time Sarah fell off a small retaining wall at my mom and dad's house. Sarah landed on her head, got up, shook herself off and kept moving. Anna, however, cried for about 10 minutes. Here are some pictures of the drama queen and her



not so dramatic little sister.


Onto baby proofing. Sarah is an absolute maniac and has figured out how to open every cupboard/drawer that we have. Chris and I just looked at each other yesterday and shook our heads when we saw Sarah trying to figure out how to unlock and lock the front door. Anna, however, never got into anything. You could leave an open bottle of cleaner out in the middle of the living room and tell her not to touch it and she wouldn't go near it. She didn't get into even 1/100 of the mischief that Sarah already has. Just today, in the span of about 10 minutes, Sarah almost put the remote into the toilet, took out about 5 glass bottles of beer and was clanging them together and tried eating all of Anna's hair binders. As you can probably guess, Sarah needs a cage and we may need a room with padded walls by the time we are done raising her :)



The first picture is of Anna. Notice the tall DVD case in the background of the picture. We still have this DVD case. However, it is now put away in the den behind a gate because if we left it in the open, Sarah would likely figure out how to A) climb it, B) pull it over, C) scatter DVDS all over the house, or (and this is most likely) D) all of the above. Second picture is what happens when we let Sarah into the kitchen for a few seconds. She is fast!

One of the other big differences is the amount of time each can spend sitting still. As those of you who knew Anna as a baby can remember, she LOVED to be held and sit still. She was such an easy baby and was so content to sit down that she didn't start walking until 17 months. We think it's because she was so busy developing her super smart brain! Anyways, Sarah is equally smart, but ten times faster. She does not sit still EVER. My mom and dad bought her one of those really cute foam princess chairs for her birthday. She hasn't sat in it since her party. However, she has figured out if she turns it on it's side, it works REALLY well for climbing on things. As you'll notice, the pictures I have of Sarah sitting are either when she is strapped in, OR when she has climbed up something she wasn't supposed to and then sat down for a brief second. Although the other trick to getting her to sit is to feed her (or push her in the swing).




Ok, I'll stop the comparisons now. I'm sure the child psychologists would tell me I'm damaging them by comparing. Although, we don't really do this out loud, just comment to each other when they aren't around. As for those of you wondering where the big brother fits in. He is much more like Sarah and they have become good friends. Just the other day Alex was listing off the things he is going to teach Sarah......how to play video games, how to fish, how to hunt, etc. Funny thing is, she'll probably LOVE to do all of that. Anna on the other hand said she will teach Sarah how to play babies and Barbies and house and fix her hair.......I think she may be disappointed in a few years. But, you never know, right?

.....and the rest of the disclaimer: Anna- we love you for your absolute loving, caring heart and sensitive nature. You are such a sweetheart and you truly care so much about others and are always willing to help someone who needs it. You are going to be so good at whatever you decide to put your mind to. Sarah- we love you for your silliness and ability to make us laugh. You are so adventurous and fearless. You are independent, stubborn and friendly. These traits will take you far. You will give us a run for our money some day :) You are BOTH wonderful little girls in your own special ways and we feel so lucky to watch you grow. Love you puddinheads.