Watching Doodle grow up and start to develop her own personality is so much fun. However, sometimes it is still fun to attribute personality traits to genetics. We're always saying, "Oh, Doodle is definitely your daughter, just look at how she _______ (fill in the blank)!" Here's a little list of what she got from her Momma and what she got from her Dada.
Momma - She's got her Momma's smarts, book smarts that is. Ok, so she doesn't really have book smarts yet but she's very intelligent and she picks up on new tasks and concepts very quickly. And she LOVES her books! That trait is straight from Momma.
Dada - Fidgety fingers that need to touch everything. This is a totally normal toddler trait but she is just like Andy when she touches things. To this day Andy still says that he's "just looking" at everything while he picks it up and flips it over and plays with it. I can already hear Doodle saying the same thing for the next several (35 or so at least) years.
Momma - Her chunkiness. Since I weighed over 10 pounds at birth, I went into pregnancy expecting a big baby. At 8 pounds, 7 ounces, Doodle did not disappoint too much. She's been off the charts big since birth and still was as of her 15 month appointment. She's slimming down a a lot as she becomes more active but I still get stopped whenever we're out by someone commenting on how big she is. I always tell them that she's just very healthy.
Dada - Her looks! She looks just like her Daddy. People that see her with me tell me she looks like me and I always tell them that they should see her father. They'd take back their words. She's Andy in a dress. One of the first things to Andy when I saw her was, "She's got your upper lip." (Keep in mind I was drugged and exhausted at the time so coherent thoughts were few and far between!)
Momma - Her talkativeness. She will talk to anybody and everybody when we are out. If she doesn't have anyone's attention, she'll start yelling at people walking by or at the other end of the aisle. She just wants to chat with them (and listen to them say how pretty and smart she is).
Dada - The love of all furry, four legged animals. I often joke that Doodle loves the cat more than she loves me and sometimes I wonder if its more true than even I realize. She loves to pet, pat, kiss, hug, chase, catch, and torment Louie, Brenna, and Charlotte. She can say all of their names. She tells them to "SSSHHHHHH!" when they make noise and likes to sit next to them whenever they are still.
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