Claire's Alter Egos

I wanted to take a moment to share a story about Claire.  Few people know this, but Claire has 3 alter egos.

The first one is Ceenya (pronounced "Seen-ya").  Ceenya is a girl her age who often appears when Claire runs into the garage to play hide-and-seek.  Claire will disappear to a friend's house or her grandparent's house, and Ceenya will come to visit.  Claire came up with her name and told us that her name starts with a 'C'.  Ceenya is a very nice girl who is typically better behaved than Claire.  She has a baby brother named Toddy and parents who both work outside of the home.  She goes to preschool like Claire and has one cat and one dog (whose names change quite often).  We like it when Ceenya comes to play because she's a very good listener and typically picks up toys without having to be asked a million times.

Her second alter ego is Baby Claire.  Baby Claire is our least favorite of her alter egos because this is when Claire acts what she thinks a baby should act like.  Babies are cute.  Preschoolers are cute and funny and fun.  But preschoolers who pretend to be a baby (and take it very seriously) just aren't as cute as they think they are.

Luckily Baby Claire has taken a back seat to Born Baby Claire, her newest alter ego invention.  Born Baby Claire is Baby Claire, but a newborn.  We like Born Baby Claire because this is when she pretends to sleep, coo, and snuggle in our laps.  Not so bad!