Copy cat or not.

Elizabeth really tries to be just like Parker or me a lot of the time. I don't notice it often since it is subtle without the gushing love I see in other younger children situations. Some examples...

Last night she asked if she could sleep in a new garage sale fleece jacket. I told her that was silly and people don't sleep in jackets. She said, "Ok." Then about 20 minutes, she came up to me and said, "Mommy, sometimes in the morning when you are waking up, you come out of your room with a jacket on." I confirmed this to be the case and then she said, "So, can I wear one too?"

She is big enough to sit in Parker's carseat now, which she loves and asks to do all the time when Parker isn't there. Miranda is too, but doesn't seem as infatuated with it as she is. Today when she got in, she said (just like Parker), "Headphone music please, CD 3 on Number 2!" which is exactly what Parker says.

She wants to wear Parker's underwear now.

She drew a picture of a map to Los Angeles today, which is what Parker has been doing all week in preparation for our trip on Friday.

There are countless more examples, but you get the point. If you ask her about it explicitly (ie "do you want to do this because Parker does it?"), she acts slightly embarrassed and shy.

Miranda...on the other hand (with the exception of the pony tail situation *which she can't do anymore*) doesn't seem to give a shit what me or Parker are doing. She marches to the beat of her own drum from her clothing choices to songs to her drawings. Right now she is drawing rainbows...damn well, I might add. She doesn't seem to copy anyone. She does what interests her. It's all very fascinating to watch.