Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Family Ties

I have to say that I am glad that we have two kids, and that one is a boy and one is a girl. It really is cliche, but this way, we get to experience parenting a child like each of us (abstractly, at least) and also the sibling relationship that we both had as well.

Having had a boy first was something that seemed to be a challenge for us, at least when we were first told. I have to say that we were pretty lucky to have the opportunity to make friends with other new moms who also had boys. It really helped us through the tough, insecure times.

It has also been interesting to see Parker's interests develop, and how sometimes, he looks so much like me and my family, and then sometimes gets this look that reminds me of Jeff.

Now Kira, she really does seem to be a mini-me. Heaven help me. She is a little scamp, can be as sweet as possible, and is really starting to develop her own ideas of the world.

Looking like a ragamuffin, just like her Mama at this age.

We have to see how her personality continues to develop. So far, she's pretty amenable to most things that Parker wants to do. But if family history is any indication, that will change, as it did for me with my older sister, and then all bets are off.

Labels: family, Jeff, Kira, Kristin, parenting, Parker