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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First off I wanted to comment on the "personality from the beginning" thing you mentioned.

I have observed that too.  My two kids are 28 and 32 now.  When I was pregnant with the first, he was so active I had to stop walking sometimes because he was moving around so much in my belly.  By the time he was four, I realized he was very bright, very charming, a worrier, wanted solo time daily, was boingy,  etc.  Now he is all grown and I still see many personality traits that are the same as when he was in utero and was a preschooler.   Same with my second child.  She was so quiet in utero that I would go lay down on the bed on my belly to squish her and make sure she was still alive.  She is still quiet.  Much the same personality now as when she was a preschooler.  [/quote]

I was pretty smug and entirely Team Nurture until my children were born. OMG, they show up with so much of themselves already in place!

DS almost never moved in my belly; DD a total fighter/dancer. And, here they are EXACTLY as they always have been. I think having learned that lesson early on has helped a lot as they've progressed. My parents labelled us pretty firmly, much to our detriment, so I'm on the watch for that. Still, acknowledging who they are has made a huge difference and heavily informs my parenting.

Good to hear this approach pays off. Thanks for posting!
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