A Little Mini Me

Ya know, there are distinct differences between boys and girls. Oh, I'm not talking about the obvious physical attributes... duhuh... Or even the definite emotional differences... which there are... And just to clarify here, there are great difference in personalities, boys amongst boys and girls amongst girls... Josh and Caleb are a good example of that. They are as different at black and white...

I'm referring more to how boys/ girls react to the world around them. Having kids of your own is quite an experience. Watching them grow and learn... of course some days are more fun while others make you want to pull your hair out... Watching them transform mannerisms from all sides of the family into their own person.

With Josh and Caleb, I have seen little bits of me in them. More so in their basic personality type than in the way they react to things.

However, Gracie and Suzie bring a whole other side of me to life. As with Josh and Caleb, I see pieces of both Chuck and I in each of the girls personalities. But their expressions and reactions carry a different weight... it is such an incredible thing to observe...

So anyway, the reason for this post-

Last night Gracie came in my room. And like a girl, she always has something to say... where as trying to get information from Josh and Caleb is like playing a one-sided game of tug-of-war... I don't remember what we were talking about but I brought up the fact that we might have a light dusting of snow in the morning... which we didn't- but it was cold this morning...

Gracie looked me square in the eye, and with a bob of her head, "Well, if we do. I will Nawt. Be. Happy."

I was speechless! Who is this person standing before me? It was like watching a little version of me come to life. I shook my head and laughed. "But I thought you liked snow?"

Again with the little head bob, shoulder to shoulder thing, "Well, yeah. But if it booms (I think she was referring to thunder) ...she added a little eyebrow raise here... I wont like it. No, I will. Nawt. Be. Happy!"

Again, I was speechless. I never saw this part of me come to life in Josh or Caleb, at least not to this extent. I, uh- I was,.. just didn't know what to think or say. It was kind of spooky. Looking at this little mini-me person.

And to think that when I was pregnant with Gracie, I wanted another boy. Boys are easy... sometimes... I was familiar with boy-stuff- so lets just add another boy to the mix. But those two little girls just make life all the more interesting.