ANGEL

Ahh, yes, my affectionate, sweet, angelic brown eyed babe can throw a

real temper tantrum.

The first one was in Fleet Farm shopping for Grandpa J's Christmas gift. AA wanted nothing to do with the shopping cart, so I let her walk through the aisle holding my hand. When it was time to walk in a different direction she immediately ... and forcefully ... let go of my hand, dropped to her knees, flung her head back on the hard floor (thankfully I broke her fall), moved her legs out in front of her and started kicking. And crying. Then screaming. I had never seen anything like it. AA has replicated that day in early December more than a handful of times now.

It's just so interesting how my two kids can be so different. I'm not sure how much of their personalities are attributed to their hardwired genes, birth order, gender, or changes in parenting styles. Whatever it is, AA is definitely my drama child ... at least for now, I guess there's no saying what the future holds! She is superglued to me most of the time. AA is soft and sweet and smiley ... and sneaky! She's quite clever, actually.

While I'm still getting used to handling these tantrums (JP has yet to throw one!), I love AA's energetic personality with all of my heart!