Nothing Compares

All kids are different. You always hear people saying this and finally I've witnessed it firsthand. It's so funny how you could be telling the pediatrician your baby never sleeps or that he sleeps all the time and the doctor will say "That's normal." How can opposite behaviors both be normal? Lately I've found myself comparing my own two children with each other. And now I get it. They are completely different, yet both normal.

Sophia was the perfect baby in every way. She would just sit in her bouncer chair for hours, quiet, content, eyes wide open, staring the world in the face. She hardly ever cried. Thomas is very different. Of course he's also a perfect baby. But whenever he's awake, he's anything but quiet. It also seems like his eyes are always closed unless he's in his swing or being rocked.

So just for fun let's compare. Feel free to pull out your baby books and add your 2 month checkup results in the comments.

Sophia at 2 month checkup
10 pounds, 9 ounces (50th percentile) and 21.75 inches (25th percentile)

Thomas at 2 month checkup
12 pounds, 11 ounces (70th percentile) and 23.5 inches (67th percentile)