Friday, July 4, 2008

What will Anya be like?

One of my favorite things from my childhood is a "report card" I got in preschool that pretty much describes me to a T as an adult. So, I'm trying to see how young I can guess at what Anya will be like.

Anya is an easy-going child. She seldom cries except when she's really tired or falls, and on those occasions she seldom continues for more than a minute or so. This makes her very agreeable.

Anya self-entertains. We can pretty much leave her in the living room with her toys for long stretches at a time and she'll play while we do the dishes or what ever. She's either very independent or focused on projects.

In new situations Anya is very still. She looks around with a furrowed brow of inquisitiveness and doesn't make a sound. When I've got her in the Bjorn I'll often forget she's there. But in familiar situations she's very out going and joyful. So she's either shy or very observant.

Anya tends to be pretty quiet. Unless others are making noise. Anya will always try to make to slightly exceed the volume of the voices around her. This makes listening to the radio in the car sort of frustrating as it becomes an arms race of volume.

She does have a peculiar tendency to make other babies cry. This usually happens by yelling joyfully in their faces. Unlike other babies however, when nearby babies start to cry it seems to have no affect on her. Perhaps she'll be a doctor.

2 comments:

DonAngie said...

Question -- Does she like to sing? When you two sing, does she join in?

Anonymous said...

I think so. It's hard to tell, really. She will often make noise while we're singing, so...maybe?