My kids are like night and day and have been since they were babies. Hannah was a cranky, fussy, colicky bugger for the first 3 months or so of her life. I could not take her anywhere without wanting to run out, crying with her. I remember I was in Wal-Mart and trying to calm her down while standing in line to check out. A lady tapped me on the shoulder and told me I should really try gas drops. Ugh. But despite that, she was a great sleeper. Of course she did the normal midnight, 2am, 4am stuff for a while. But around 4 months old she started sleeping 11 - 12 hour nights. I also could put her down, awake, in her crib and she would sooth herself to sleep. She was a.dream!
She talked early. She never (and I really mean this ... I am just not saying this because she is my kid. I will fess up when my kid does something wrong) touched things she was not suppose to. If I told her "no no" then she knew that it was off limits. She listened so well for a baby/toddler. Hannah has never acted her age. Ever.
Then along came Hayden. I knew that I would never get lucky twice in the sleep department. Boy was I right. He was such a boob man and wanted to use me as a pacifier. If I did not take them away after a feeding at night, he would have camped out there all night long. He was a good napper, but he needed me to sooth him to sleep. He needed me all night long, hence why we coslept. That was the only way we both got half way decent sleep. And despite all that, The Boy never cried. He was such a happy baby. He was content and I could take him anywhere. No gas drop recommendations for that boy!
Now they are 9 and 6. She is sassy. She is stubborn. She is reserved, yet dominant. My daughter is methodical. She thinks everything out. She has determination like no other. And she pretty much still does not do things that she should not do/say. However, she has a way of getting what she wants in a round about way. She is a tough cookie to break. And more so than not she is all her dad.
And The Boy. He is tender-hearted. He is easy going and a push over. He adores his sister and takes all her "bossiness". He is a pleaser, through and through, sometimes to a fault. He is not a morning person and needs his sleep (how ironic). He thinks his mom and dad hung the moon. He is the kind of child that honestly does very little wrong. If I tell him that his room is a mess and to get busy he is already picking up before the sentence is complete. Though that is not to say he does a good job or finishes the task. The Boy is definitely more like his momma. Poor kid.
Two kids from the same parents with two very different personalities. I treasure each one. I appreciate their uniqueness. I love them with my whole heart.
