what kind of personality does your baby have?

[Xena]

I think it's really interesting that babies can have strong personalities at an early age. What kind of baby do you have?

Alex is incredibly cheeky with a great sense of humour. He laughs a lot and has a very infectious giggle. He's very strong willed though with a quick firey temper, so he'll shout at you if you're stopping him doing something he wants to do. He's very affectionate and loves cuddles (especially from me), and he totally worships his big sister.

 

[LisaJ1986]

Angel is quite independant. Like with feeding she wants it there and then or she'll snatch the spoon to do it herself. She's extremely chilled and loves to smile. If she drops something she wants then my god you'll hear about it! Absolutely a mummy's girl, but totally adores her daddy.

 

[littlepip]

I know im biased lol but ive never met such an incredibly hilarious baby in my life lol. Ryan is sooooo clever, like in the car if you get out the drivers seat and close the door he automatically looks to his door because he knows thats where im going. He's sooooo funny and laughs and giggles ALL the time!! If i make a noise he copies it and he's definaitly a mummy's boy, i think its cos im a single mum so im there with him 24/7. He prefers to be at home, sometimes if we are at someone elses house after a while he will get grumpy because you wants to go home. lol sorry i could go on forever.

Oh and he has a fake cough to get attention which is hilarious and when he see's that i have a spoon and a bowl of food in my hand he goes crazy and wont take his eyes off it and flaps his arms and legs! But he has learnt to blow raspberries while he eat's which obviously i cant help laughing at which makes him do it more!!

 

[Beatlesfan]

what an interesting thread, OH and me often talk about Imogen's personality traits. I googled it and found this...

http://babys-diary.blogspot.com/2007/05 ... ality.html

Apparently she is a text book baby with some aspects of an angel baby..

Textbook babies are predictable and fairly easy to handle. They do everything on cue so there are usually few surprises with them. They reach all the milestones right on schedule – sleep through the night by three months, roll over by five, sit up by six. They’ll have growth spurts like clockwork. They can play on their own for short periods (about 15 minutes) as early as one week old. They’ll coo a lot and look around. They smile when someone smiles at them. Though they have normal cranky periods, they are easy to calm and it isn’t hard to get them to sleep either.

Angel babies are good as gold. They are mellow, eternally smiling, and consistently undemanding. Their cues are easy to read. They are not bothered by new surroundings and they are extremely portable. They feed, play, and sleep easily, and usually don’t cry when they wake up. They easily amuse themselves when they wake up in the morning. They can often calm themselves down. Even when they get overtired, it is easy to settle them down again.

I'd say this was pretty true, she has her moments mind you, but we do comment on how easy she has been compared to some of our family's/friends' babies.... she has been pretty content on the whole since she was born. We are very lucky.

Like you say littlepip we are all biased of our own bubbas but Imogen is very knowing and has a fab sense of humour. She has loved rough and tumble and physical play since a young age - her dad is a real adrenalin junkie, so I think she takes after him and loves being swung round etc. and being surprised!

But she also loves books, and concentrates for ages - which is probably my trait. i find it fascinating the whole nature/nurture thing on traits and genetics etc. Good thread. x

 

[Squiglet]

Hmmm lil miss is a little of everything... she has her grumpy old man traits then her wonderfully angelic traits too...

She's been here before though... for example, she knows the baby in the mirror isn't another baby, she always has... when she sees another baby she goes mad, screaming, shouting, laughing, wanting to go play with them.. but the baby in the mirror gets coyly smiled at... and now... if you pop a hat on her head and show her her reflection, she will pull her hat off immediately... so she knows its her which is apparently really odd for this age...

Shes also very keen to let me know things, she points now and points at everything she wants. She is very spirited, strong willed and determined. She is desperate to communicate as an adult, which is why I think she has taken to signing really quickly...she can learn a new sign in a day if its something she really likes, such as cheese... But she is also a delight too... she's very good natured. She's not so good with strangers at first unless shes with me as she is shy around adults, but she smiles and waves after a while.... she'll play games and giggles with delight, gives you big grins just because...and as long as you are chatting with her, or you have her strapped to you while you are getting about your day, chatting and explaining things, she is more than happy to chat back and socialise.

Tbh, its more like having another little girl in the house.. she's very grown up, which makes me sad in one way because I liked having a baby, but is nice because she seems to understand things more and more and you can see what a lovely child she will eventually become.

 

[Snuggle]

Maddison is really cheeky. She is very tomboy-ish and loves to be thrown around or have playfights. She doesnt like to be ignored and shouts to be heard and she chats for Britain She is very affectionate with me and gives kisses and cuddles. She loves music and likes nothing more than a good boogie, her fav song is Nickelback - Rockstar

 

[weenik]

Dylan is very playful - he tries to make a game out of everything and laughs a lot. If you ask him to pass something to you, he pulls it back again and burst out laughing. If I'm getting him dressed, he grabs his clothes and puts them over his face, then shouts as he takes it away....we have peek-a-boo for everything. He likes to play with toys on his own coz he likes exploring things, and seems to study things for a while to understand how they work. He also likes routine, knowing when it's time to eat, sleep, play or poo! He's a wee star xx

 

[cez8457]

Kyla has a temper, dont know where from lol. If i wont let her have something she throws herself on the floor and starts crying on screaming and hits things like the table etc. Ive never done anything that i know of to encourge this. She had a temper froma very young age i use to joke that she'll be one of these children you see on a shop floor screaming and crying and if anyone looked id just say its not my fault she was born like that lol, but as she's getting older its embrassing, dont know how to stop her. She also very adventurous and has climbed on these from very young, she could climb the stairs at about 7 months.

 

[minxie]

Jacob is a sweet natured boy who is very affectionate but hates being alone. His mind is always looking for something to stimulate it and if he gets bored he becomes very impatient. He observes and captures things very well and quickly. Also wants to do what the grown ups do (e.g. eat our food, be with us, copy our actions).

He is quite strong willed...if Jacob doesn't want something, thats it!

He is so used to me taking photos of him that as soon as he sees a camera flash he starts smiling! Even when he is crying from pain or having a baby tantrum, he'll stop at the sight of the camera and strike his little smiley poses.

Routine and familarity is important to him. When he meets new people he can be shy and moody..it takes about a day for him to 'take' to people. When a woman/girl who he has never met before says hello to him he will smile but turn his eyes away or hide his head into mine or his dad's shoulders (i wonder if he'll be the same when he's 18 lol!)

All in all happy, smiley, bright, sweet family boy who has a sensitive soul.

 

[poppy160]

Ella is a cheeky, loving baby but very reserved around people she doesn't know very well.
She makes us work hard to see her smiles, and when she does she will hide her face away then peek out..still grinning
She knows Mummy and Daddy's routines very well, for example she wakes up at 90am on a weekday but sleeps in until past 10am on a weekend so we can sleep in together.

She is clever, she learned to clap at 6 months by copying us and now claps when we say 'Clap' or claps because she's happy, and is starting to wave. However, she will do things when she wants to and at her own pace, not because Mummy is persistant with her.

Her favourite song is 'About You Now' by the Sugababes.

All I can think of for now