Over the past year or so, we’ve been noticing that Veronika and Natasha have very opposite personalities. Not so much their likes and dislikes, but how they carry themselves. Natasha is a very gentle, sensitive kind of a girl. She approaches everything with grace and caution and takes whatever necessary steps to ensure she’s being careful and safe; she’s also very observant and doesn’t miss a thing. Veronika, on the other hand, is completely different. Of course, her personality is still developing and coming through now that she’s a toddler, but we can still see how completely different she is. Veronika, unlike her older sister, dives in head first. Veronika is a go-getter and if she wants something, there is no stopping her. Of course that makes her life more dangerous and my life much busier but it’s still fun to see how determined she is. It’s really fun to see how differently they react in the same situation.
With that being said, I think Natasha spoiled us silly. Natasha wasn’t a climber and only did climb a sofa or a bed when she wanted to sit and relax. Veronika climbs for the sake of climbing. She climbs her sister’s toddler bed, the crib, coffee table, recliner, ottoman, dining room chairs (and table!), sofa, our bed… honestly, what doesn’t she climb? And it doesn’t end there because once she’s up there, she would stand up and bounce, jump, rock, dance… all the while having the cutest, yet the most-devilish expression on her face, the “whatcha gonna do about it, mama, eh?” type of face. It cracks me up even though I have to pull her down and redirect her. She’s a little monkey.
Yep, I am definitely in for it this time… video of monkey behaviour