"It's a girl! She's not breathing!" were the first words I heard when my firstborn child was pulled from my uterus via emergency c-section. Yes, her stubbornness dates back to the day she was born. 8 weeks before her due date she decided it was time for her and her twin to leave their very close knit quarters to see what mischief they could cause in the world (being dubbed my "destructive duo"). A whopping 4 lbs 11 oz, 17 3/4" long, she spent 31 days harassing the NICU nurses before coming home. Being Baby A, she knew she was older and knew it was her job to taunt and boss around her twin brother. Her favorite pastime in the NICU was pulling out CJ's feeding tube so he would have to go through the horrible process of getting it shoved back in.
She is very smart and even at a young age, would trap CJ into getting in trouble. She would boss him around in their twin language and he would climb up bookshelves, dressers, etc to get stuff for her, then be the one to get in trouble while she sat nearby with innocent puppy dog eyes. She is not only smart and stubborn, but adventurous and aggressive. This can all be wrapped up into one word: ME. You know those threats your mom made when you were little (I hope you have a daughter just like you!), well, mine came true. I love her strong spirit, and understand my mom more now.
KC loves to sing and dance, but also loves T-ball and getting dirty. She went on Matterhorn at Disneyland when she was 3 years old and was the first to swim on her own. At a Halloween party last year, all the little girls were dressed up as princesses and KC was running around in her ninja costume happy as can be. She is full of life and I love that one minute we are painting our toenails together and the next we are playing baseball in the mud.
Ok, this is suppose to be about quotes, so here are a couple of hers that I can remember right now. One day I called her over and told her I needed to "fix her hair." Yes, being young (or perhaps taking on the Young corny sense of humor), she takes everything literal and in all seriousness asks me "Why? Is it broken?" Or the time she blurts out "I love balls!" to turn and see her bouncing on an exercise ball (this may seem like a normal quote to many, but when you have boy/girl twins, it could have easily meant something else, which she has referred to on other occasions).
I love my oldest daughter, even though she doesn't understand that she is the oldest. Now that CJ has passed her up in size (people hardly believe me anymore when I say they are twins), she is convinced he is the oldest. Or, her favorite way to describe themselves is "CJ is the biggest, JG is the smallest, and I am the mediumest." Looking at growth charts, she might be the smallest in the next year or so. Even more reason for her strong personality to remain intact!
Add on: tonight while playing her favorite game (Wii Just Dance), KC was dancing to "Who let the dogs out." Every time they would sing "Who let the dogs out?" KC would answer "the neighbors" (in reference to our neighbors dog getting through our fence and into our backyard). Where does she come up with this stuff?
