Opposites Attract

Joe and I laugh pretty much daily over how different Charlie and Lily's personalities are. Charlie is just so, so chill. He'd be happy to sit on my lap all day long and gaze around. Give him a binky and he'll do whatever you want. He is patient and super easy going. Even in the middle of a fussing/crying fit he'll often stop to smile at us. However, no one would describe Lily as chill. She is incredibly active - always wiggling and moving and flailing about. The other night Joe and I sat and watched as she turned herself in a complete circle around the playmat. And she's always tossing her legs to one side and turning her head super far - if we blew on her she would roll over.

Lily recently "found" her cry. Up until a few weeks ago both babies had pretty weak cries due to prematurity and many weeks on the ventilator. Now that they are bigger and stronger though they can YELL! And Lily does! She's learned that crying gets a response. She'll cry hysterically, but as soon as I bend down to pick her up she stops. She's also become incredibly impatient. She knows when it's bottle time (I put both babies in the pack n' play beforehand while I warm the bottles and change diapers) and starts to scream immediately. She whips her arms and head around in the pack n' play, often slugging Charlie in the process, and won't calm down until we put her bib on her. Charlie, on the other hand, also knows when it's bottle time but unlike Lily this knowledge makes him happy instead of angry. He'll lay in the pack n' play smiling and gurgling and patiently waiting, even while Lily is beating him up. We can't wait to see how they interact with each other when they're a little older!

Bottle time! Charlie is happy to wait for a nice warm bottle. Lily? She wants it NOW!
"Lily, Lily, Lily - good bottles come to those who wait."
Lily isn't always cranky. Once you've done what she wants she is happy as can be!

Charlie's typical expression - cool as a cucumber.