Oh, the differences between my girls

I know that everyone says that each child you have will be unique. I just never expected it to be quite this dramatic. Lately I have been shocked at how different Lia and Ellie are. Here are my most recent observations about this:
*I never, not even once had to buckle Lia into her highchair. In fact, I could have gone for a run around the block and left her tray off and no buckle, and she would have been patiently waiting for me when I got back. Ellie wriggled around her belt, pulled her legs up, jumped over her tray, and leapt out of her high chair when she was seven months old. (As an aside, she landed like a cat...on all fours, and simply crawled away.)
*Although this will be hard for some of you to believe, Lia plays shy when she doesn't know someone well. She will bury her head in my leg, and cling to my arm. Today in church, Ellie escaped from the nursery (gotta really watch her...she's quick) and was pushing past complete strangers. As she was pushing her way through, she was saying "Hi!" and waving. Lia actually tattles on her when we are in stores. "Mom, Ellie is saying hi to that woman."
*Getting professional pictures this month was interesting. Lia spends time at home perfecting her poses and readying herself for the photo shoot. Ellie sees the portrait studio from the car window and starts screaming.
*Last night at the fireworks as I was taking in the awesome moment, (nothing is better than sitting with your family on the 4th of July with your entire town!) I looked at Lia. She was huddled into Tim's lap. Her hands were on her ears, her penguins were covering her ears, and Tim's hands were on her ears. I could barely see her eyes and kept asking if she was even watching the fireworks. Meanwhile, Ellie sat happily on my lap, ahhing and pointing at the fireworks. (and don't forget clapping. Yay!)
Before Ellie was born, I was honestly concerned how I could love another little girl as much as I love Lia. And it is amazing how God works it so that it is SO easy to love them both equally. Each of their unique little personalities (Lia in her high heels singing broadway show tunes and Ellie playing with blocks and signing "dog") make me such a happy mom. God is good.