Squish's Emerging Personality

It's been so fun watching Squish turn into her own little person. Now that she's almost two, we see so many glimpses of what she will be like. She's less dramatic than Bean, and much bolder. She's not afraid to let you know when she's annoyed, and inherited ALL of my Irish temper. She loves to laugh, and tries to copy her big sister all the time.

The girls love to put on "shows" on our fireplace hearth. Before, Squish would just sit there and giggle along while Bean did most of the performing. But Now Squish will stand up and imitate Bean's movements, even adding in music and dance steps where she feels necessary.

It's also been interesting watching her grow apart from Bean a bit. While she still looks up to her big sister, she's definitely hitting that "Independent Two's" phase.

The other day, Bean was VERY excited to go see a friend of hers. She jumped around and squealed for a good 5 minutes. Squish, who had just woken up, watched her mildly. She then looked at me and deadpanned, "Wow." Her comic timing is fantastic.

A few nights ago, the girls were eating dinner, sitting next to each other as usual. Bean asked politely, "Can you please not touch me?" Squish thought about it, and then matter-of-factly said, "No." Bean tried again. "Well, could you at least wipe your hands first?" Squish shook her head no... "Nuh-uh." I guess at least she's honest!