our little introvert?

the older isa gets, the more learn about her. about what she likes and doesn't like, her personality, her style. i am starting to think that she is a bit of an introvert. and i don't mean that in a negative way at all. she can be quite outgoing when she wants to, and other than a few bouts of normal seperation anxiety she generally "never meets a stranger." she enjoys being around her little buddies and her babysitters. i say that she is a seeming introvert because she is quite happy to be by herself for chunks of time as well. it seems to recharge her and she is usually in a much better mood on the other end of her little solitude session. this might also explain why she is often happy as a clam to lay in her crib (with her blankie and sock monkey) and jabber to herself for hours. this is how most "naps" go in our house lately as she is sleeping less and less during the day.

now, before anyone gets their panties in a wad and thinks we leave her in her crib alone all day-- i assure that is not the case. but the time she does spend there, during her "naptime", she really seems to enjoy it. the quiet, the coolness, the softness of her bed, her sock monkey and blankie. apparently it's what a girl wants around here these days. as for me, i know very little about this introvert business-- as that's an adjective that has never been used to describe the mommy! now lying in bed for hours? i could use a little of that too, come to think of it.