tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post7446298674598961225..comments2023-10-20T07:27:30.939-04:00Comments on clueless but hopeful mama: Bright orange, soft yellowclueless but hopeful mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011524864788495788noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-600348593698686482009-09-01T17:47:37.952-04:002009-09-01T17:47:37.952-04:00I just don't know... I don't know if Alic...I just don't know... I don't know if Alice is who she is because I see her that way, or because I've parented her that way--- or if it comes from some other place, from deep inside her. But I do love that you're wondering.<br /><br />As for Alice's color? She isn't able to tell me yet - so her room is painted a really soft gray-green, and decorated in subdued versions of primary colors: amber, warm red, slate blue, chartreuse. I love it. I hope she will as well.Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543385560164099748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-12888242623544096892009-08-30T17:08:16.669-04:002009-08-30T17:08:16.669-04:00I think some of babies' personalities are pres...I think some of babies' personalities are present at birth. Some of them want to be snuggled and loved; others want to test their limits from the first. The Boy is somewhere in between, a happy and independent little guy with a streak of cautiousness. I wonder about The Lad and who he'll be. <br /><br />And, incidentally, The Boy's room is orange, too. We're thinking yellow, a very bright, sunshiney yellow, for The Lad's room.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383163628351295433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-5141532446033687822009-08-30T07:38:29.874-04:002009-08-30T07:38:29.874-04:00I only have one child, but I totally believe in th...I only have one child, but I totally believe in the personality being present at birth. Little Man has always been just like Eliza. I could tell he would be an easy-going baby even two days after he was born. <br /><br />I think it's so amazing that you repainted Eliza's room!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052086807934434162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-9742158715127088342009-08-29T21:59:37.997-04:002009-08-29T21:59:37.997-04:00I have all the same questions about the difference...I have all the same questions about the differences between my 2 kids... My older son, it turns out, has some minor problems related to low muscle tone. Was he born this way, or did I inadvertently cause this problem through my overanxious, harm-avoidant parenting? ("Charlie, watch out! Charlie, be careful! Charlie, don't go too high!") ...I think it's both, but his OT says he was born this way...at least he's getting much better now!... <br /><br />Anyhow, it's the fact that you ask the question that makes you awesome. And clearly you have the most important ingredient for successful parenting: empathic attunement. Your kids are already benefiting from your recognition of who's orange and who's yellow!MoreSimplyHumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207919310024230069noreply@blogger.com