The Happy Homemaker

It is funny how each child is so different. Aron as an 18 month old is very different from Jon as an 18 month old. Jon liked to play with toys for hours and destroy and color on things. He was so focused that you had to fight to GET his attention. He wasn’t a big talker. but he could make sound effects very well. He enters his own movie and entertains himself for long periods of time. I love his imagination and his creativity. He makes up names for toys and makes up songs. He already shows wit and a very dry sense of humor. He doesn’t like attention and can’t stand public displays of affection. He isn’t shy though and talks to children his age and shows a lot of charm. When angry his is very sneaky about it and will quietly go to his room and very very quietly destroy his room to get you back. At least he stopped writing all over the walls. He isn’t much into eating and it is a fight to get him to eat a healthy meal.

Aron has to have my attention 24/7. If he isn’t wanting my attention he bothers his brother and sister. When they ignore him, he steals their toys and hit them on the head. He already has to be in time outs. He is not as destructive as Jon was, but he is still young. He might catch up. Aron hurts people more than destroying objects and can be a bully sometimes. He can take his brother and sister and hit me so hard in the face that he broke my glasses. He will probably get in trouble more than Victoria or Jon ever did. They never hit other children. Aron is much more vocal than Jon. He talks a lot for a boy his age in Russian and in English. He loves to look at books and seems to notice the words above the pictures. He doesn’t have a long attention span and hates television. He prefers music videos and commercials and is good at mimicking tunes. He loves Celtic Woman and opera. He loves to be hugged and snuggled and held. When people come over, he is the center of attention and cries when guests leave. He has a terrible temper and when he does not get his way will let you know it. He throws this huge dramatic performance will loud wall shaking screams, will shut one eye and refuse to look at you, hit walls, throw himself on the floor, and finally run into your arms and hug you tightly. He is my drama king. He tells me already when he “peesal” or “pokakal” and will try to change his diaper. He has shocked me by running into the room completely naked. He is going through that phase! Victoria did the same thing at 18 months.

Victoria is my girl. She is a girly girl. She loves fashion and fixing her hair. She loves to read and loves to learn new things. She likes friends, but picks and chooses who she likes. She is all about keeping the rules and routines and can’t stand changes. Even when she has a substitute teacher for a couple of days, it becomes too much for her. As someone who hates change, it is surprising how much she loves school. She loves the challenge and loves being the best student she can be. She won’t be friends with those who break the rules and can be dangerously frank sometimes. (like her father!!) She isn’t very athletic and likes art and music better. She is already showing great talent in math. She can already add and subtract in her head without counting on her fingers and quickly notices numerical patterns. Her grandfather was a PhD in Chemistry in Russia and I think that gene is probably very much showing in her. Her Mamaw is also very good in science and could have easily been a doctor of science if she wanted to. So, the background is there. I will not push her but rather encourage her in doing well in math and science. She is very sensitive and easily gets her feelings hurt. She especially hates it when her teacher is not happy with her. She prefers older grandmother type women to young women. She is a very good friend to the friends she has and is polite and hospitable to guests. She is good at cheering people up and resolving conflicts.

So my son is the creative one, my daughter is the mathematical literal one, and my baby is the physical, social one. I will not type them and will always encourage them to expand their horizons as they grow older. I wonder how my mother would describe her children. . .