It’s plain to see that all three of my kiddos have very different personalities. Some traits overlap, of course, but for the most part, they are all known for very different things. Bennett is the snuggly one, Ruby is the hyper one, and Alex is the entertainer. At least, that is how they come across most of the time. The way they play on their own, the way they react when other babies are involved, and how they are in public, are all instances that their individual behaviors really come out.
But one thing that really highlights their differences is when they eat. Probably because they are all side by side, and that they are doing most of their eating by themselves now, rather than being fed by me (though I do still help out a lot to avoid food on the walls everyday). It just cracks me up to see how each of them has their own way of eating. For instance, when I give them a whole strawberry (I found out they just throw the pieces on the floor if I cut it up), Alex likes to squish and play with his (not sure why he looks so grumpy here, he was having a great time),
Bennett likes to enjoy his more slowly, taking small bites,
and Ruby likes to jam it on her finger, and eat it like a popsicle. 
This probably isn’t the circumstance every time I give them a strawberry, but it does happen more often than not. It’s just fascinating to me. 
Another instance that displayed their uniqueness, was when I gave them each their own bowl of Spaghettios (I know, it sounds scary, but they were having a very independent spell and decided that they WOULD NOT let me feed them for a few days a while back, and so I had to take some risks). Ruby tried the cleaner, more sophisticated way at first, with a spoon, and then resorted to the drinking method,
Bennett dove right in. He prefers the shoveling approach.
And Alex, though messy at first, decided he likes to eat his O’s one at a time. He’d slip one around his finger, and eat it proudly.
I get such joy out of seeing how unique they are becoming. I hope they continue to want to be themselves, despite that they will always be clumped together.
8 comments:
This is so great. I love how Alex picks up the spaghettios one at a time! That is so sweet how their personalities come out even in their eating styles.
Yes, I stop in to read your blog via Mary's blog from time to time. The pictures and the way you describe your three little ones make me laugh. I'm learning lots of things I could do with just my ONE little boy--like take off his shirt to eat. Why didn't that ever occur to me? You are an awesome mom!
I love this post! So so cute! Your kiddos are becoming little toddlers, they are so darling and they looked so cute in their easter attire!
So, I think about this a lot - about how different each of my children were as they grew up. It would have been fascinating to be able to watch their differences in real time :)
How fun to have three at once. I wish I could shrink mine back to little size for the day so they could all be together and I could compare.
It's amazing how different they are and that you find time to notice it. You are such an amazing mom!
They are so precious! Isn't it crazy how different children are, even from birth? A testament to God's love of diversity.
Love the strawberries and spaghettios on the fingers.
These are the little things that you forget about your kids by the time you have another one so its hard to compare and see the differences. Its fun to see them all at once doing the same things so differently. It really proves to me that they do come down with their own personalities like Todd is always telling me. Sometimes I wonder if I have screwed up my kids, or made them hilarious etc!
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