It is fascinating to watch the personalities of the boys develop over the years and months. Alex has always been such a calm and mellow baby and toddler. As a baby he would always go with the flow, eat what was put in front of him, was fairly flexible in turns of napping time and place and LOVED to be held by anyone and everyone and slept through the night at 3 months old. He was always content to sit in my lap and read books or play blocks or just be on the other side of the room playing quietly while I did laundry or cooked dinner or what not. Even as a toddler, I get so many comments from his teachers at school about how well Alex listens and follows directions and how he helps his teachers put toys or activities away (please don't think he is perfect, he does NOT do these things at home). He is my little helper, my curious and sensitive soul.
Now Wesley, Wesley is a different story all together. Pretty much from the beginning I could tell that Wesley was going to be completely opposite from his brother. About a week after we brought Wesley home from the hospital and he started having food sensitivities and reflux, I knew we would be in for a ride. Wesley LOVES to be held and cuddled...by Mommy only. His poor grandmother's have complexes because whenever they try to hold him and I am around there is no consoling him. He is a very picky eater. Will NOT eat any green veggie and pretty much any veggie for the matter...gags when he eats something he doesn't want and in fact has such a sensitive gag reflex that he has made himself throw up several times when eating (not pretty). He is not a morning person. He has a reputation in his class for being the only non-morning baby and would prefer to sit in a highchair observing others playing instead of sitting on the floor and playing himself. He also NEVER stops moving. He is never content to sit still...I do not think I have been able to finish one story with him and from a very early age was literally climbing all over us. Diaper changes are hell and sometimes take two of us to perform because he is so squirmy. He is also a sweet boy with the most adorable facial expressions and the most understanding and compassionate brown eyes in the world. He loves to give hugs and kisses and gives the most amazing smiles.
I guess I didn't realize HOW dramatic he actually was until last night. As usual I was trying to feed Wesley his dinner. In the middle he got upset about something and started refusing to eat. I would try to feed him some yogurt and he would bat the spoon away, spilling yogurt in the process. We tried giving him his sippy cup and that landed on the floor (several times) all the while screaming crying. So I decided...he is almost 11 months old, he knows better. So I cleaned him up as best I could and took him into the play room (mind you still screaming). I walk into the kitchen so I could get a rest only to find Wesley Robert crawling AFTER me still screaming his head off. Whenever I would look around, Wesley would stop crying for a second and then dramatically place his head on the floor and proceed to cry even harder. When I would move on without responding, he would follow me again, crying. It was all very comical actually. When I didn't give him any attention he picked up speed crawling and actually rammed his head into my legs for attention.
Oh the joys! I don't know where he gets his flair for the dramatic....certainly not from his Mommy...no never.......
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