Comparing Kids

One of the first questions I find that I’m being asked now that Norah is here is, “How is she compared to Isla?” As it turns out, the girls are both pretty different so far, both physically and behaviourally.

For example, when Isla was a newborn she:

Had more hair than Norah
Spit up WAY more
Took a soother
Had brown eyes
Was a good napper during the day but …
Had a horrible nighttime routine

With Norah, things are slightly different:

She has less hair that Isla did, and it’s lighter
Barely burps after she eats and very seldom spits up
HATES a soother, or at least the kind I’m currently trying to offer her
Has blue eyes (which very well may change in time)
Doesn’t nap very easily during the day but …
Sleeps for 3-4 hours straight every night

Of course nowadays, Isla is a wild child with a crazy amount of energy and it looks like Norah may be a little more chill and relaxed than her big sister. I hope that when they’re both older, their personalities balance each other out. If Isla remains to be the wilder child and Norah is more low-key, that’s fine by me. Like every pregnancy, every kid is different.

Norah on the right, Isla on the left

And if you were to ask me who my favourite child is, I’ll never tell ;) (I’m kidding, I love them both equally and they both drive me crazy in their own unique ways.)

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My brother and I were totally different babies. I always joke I was the perfect baby so my folks decided to have another. Then my brother came along and they decided no more ;)

Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weird

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They are both so cute! What kind of soothers are you trying?

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Kara

July 15, 2015 at 2:01 pm

Right now I’m trying Tommee Tippee soothers with no real luck. Isla took to Avent ones, so I may have to try those. Or maybe this kid just doesn’t like soothers at all :(

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They’re both so adorable :) Topher and Ellie are complete opposites in a lot of ways – Ellie is the wild child, the adventurous one, while Topher is more laid back and cautious. Topher wouldn’t take a soother after he discovered his fingers when he was about a month old – maybe Norah will suck her thumb or fingers instead? I didn’t mind that at all when Topher was a baby (no getting out of bed to find misplaced soothers!) but trying to get him to stop now that he’s five is a real struggle!

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