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Little Personalities

1/6/2016

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​Every parent wants to know what sort of person their little trolls will become as they get bigger. I wanna know not just what Little Bear will be but who he'll be. Will he be an introverted angel, or a hyperactive and sociable terror? Will he charm everyone who meets him, or be known as a bookish grump? Be an image of Buddha, or comedy genius?
​What can we tell about future personalities from how babies act? Based on little evidence, I think sparks of their personalities are already starting to show at 5 months. Not having seen this all before, I could be totally wrong. But I think I'm seeing some clear signs of who the Little Bear might turn out to be...
He's got some pretty fierce determination. It's clear he's putting all the effort he can into being on his tummy, dragging himself along the play mat, or (with a little help) pulling himself up dad's belly in an attempt to reach the face. Each moment, he's panting and straining, but not crying, looking determined to get the job done. This is his mountain to climb and no-one's going to stop him (unless he gets picked up, in which case his determination turns to surprise).
When he finally reaches mum or dad's face, following an arduous shuffle up their chests, he claims his prize by grabbing their faces, looking into their eyes, and occasionally shouting his victory shriek straight into their ears. I hope he holds on to this trait (the determination more than the shouting into people's ears).
His constant shuffling plays to the busyness of his personality. He always needs to be doing something. ​'Climbing' (assisted belly shuffling), eating his hands or feet, rolling around on the floor (preferably to give himself a good view of the TV), throwing toys, chatting, singing, putting anything he finds in his mouth. The boy doesn't stop. If he gets slightly bored, everyone will know as he demands something new. Always busy (and exhausting for his parents). You might say a lot of babies are like this, but I certainly wasn't, and I've seen plenty of other more laid-back babies (maybe I was just a bit backward).
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​I can't tell if he'll be a smooth talker, but he'll probably be a talker. Always keen to join in our conversation, or, if playing by himself, Little Bear will chat, screech and sing to himself. Recently, when he can't be bothered to properly join in our chat, he's started to open and close his mouth whilst whispering. Some people think this is him copying our facial expressions, but I'm thinking he finds the conversation dull and wants to take the mickey.
​His enthusiasm for faces, going back to his first few moments in the world, probably point to a sociable little baby becoming a charmer when he's older. When Little Bear is in reach of your face, there is no avoiding some pain, and potentially an injury. His determination and enthusiasm is turned on you. Utterly excited, he'll reach out and grab your nose, slap your cheeks, put his hand in your mouth and then return to the nose to try and eat it. In the process, he may have clawed your eyes and head-butted you, or even deafened you with an excited happy scream. Mum's face of course invokes more enthusiasm than dad's at the moment (can't blame him. She's much easier on the eye).
​A performing artistic streak? One sure way to calm him is to sing, which he may want to 'join-in' with, from classical to Kings of Leon. I can also imagine him dancing a lot. If you shake is little legs he can get worked up into hysterical giggles. He's also prone to dramatic mood swings the little diva. He can switch from giggling about flying round the living room, and being ecstatic that food is being made, to a hysterical fit because the food wasn't made fast enough, or the flying stopped because daddy pulled a muscle. No warnings, just a dramatic mood swing.
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​So what can we tell about our babies from how they act? Based on these personality traits so far, I don't think we'll be bringing up a calm, chilled or easy kid. Fun? Maybe. Exhausting? Will only get worse. Let's face it, he's already quite a handful. The moment he can walk things are going to get a lot tougher.
The Pramshed
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A Mum Track Mind link
9/9/2016 08:15:20 pm

I think you can definitely see shades of their personalities from babyhood. My boy is ten years old now and you can see it clearly. Interesting post! Thanks for sharing on #fortheloveofBLOG

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OddHogg link
12/9/2016 11:25:18 am

Piglet is 6 and a half months old and I think I'm seeing his personality show through too! He is fairly easy going, not fussed by trying to move around on the floor etc. But when he wants something he makes sure you know about it and can be quite stubborn - there's no distracting him! #marvmondays

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TeganandLewis link
12/9/2016 02:21:19 pm

I totally sympathies on the pain! Lewis is fascinated by faces, pinching, slapping, eating, anything goes! I definitely think you can see their personalities emerging and whilst part of me wants Lewis to be a baby forever the other part can't wait for him to continue to grow so I can get to know him even more. #MarvMondays

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Rachel Bustin link
14/9/2016 11:35:23 am

You can tell what their personailty is going to be from an early age I'm sure of it. My little girl is 7 months old and shes independent and wants to do things herself. She's trying to get up already! I call her my little adventure girl. Shes not a frilly pink kind of girl much to the mother in laws dismay! xx

Thanks for linking up to #EatSleepBlogRT

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Dave
14/9/2016 04:17:34 pm

God for her! Lots of fun when they're growing up!

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Petite Pudding link
16/9/2016 01:08:54 pm

I agree that their little personalities shine through very early. I can already see that Pud's is a totally different baby from her brother. She is so laid back and easy going. Some might even say lazy...! #EatSleepBlogRT

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Kaye link
16/9/2016 09:50:46 pm

I keep saying how chilled out our #2 is compared to #1 but I'm not really sure why as he's only 5 weeks old. It's funny how we can see their personalities already even though most people will think they're just doing the same as all babies do. Thanks for linking up to #MarvMondays. xo

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