My baby girl VS my babyboy
It was Ruth's 4th birthday yesterday. I asked my sister - 'how do you think Ruth is different from Eoin?' Eoin was there (16 months old), standing in the playground, smiling, toddling around. falling frequently, and saying 'eh!'
'Well', she answered, ' when Ruth was a year old, I put her on the swings and she kept on saying "higher!, higher!". She was already talking to me and telling me what to do'.
That's true. At 10 months, Ruth knew how to say hello to Marbles, say bye bye.. and a few months later it was singing twinkle twinkle littler star, and the wheels on the bus.. but was she the super fast amazing baby that i remember her to be?
Certainly she had so much more life experiences, and she had speech quicker than Eoin, but according to my records she had more words but not sentences. She threw tantrums (eoin doesn't), threw food around (Eoin does but i'm better at stopping him) and had bad nights (Eoin just doesn't). Eoin is an easier baby, more calm and relaxed.. Ruth was smart. She was switched on. She listens when i say no. She sat down and read books.
I think Eoin would be just as smart if i had more time spent with him in playground and having fun experiences, instead of just being cooped at home in the winter, and forever stuck in the pram doing school drop offs and pick ups. He naps ALOT.
But honestly, was Ruth so much further advanced? I'm not sure. The circumstances of their development are so different. Oz was the best for child rearing. Eoin is, for sure, the cutest, happiest baby i've ever met. He is just so sweet and gentle. He loves me and Ruth so much. He brought me something when i asked. However, the general impression is that he is a the cute baby and Ruth is the smart one.
Do these labels affect our lives or are they a description of the truth?
I was going to write a post about how that was the truth but now, confronted with my electronic evidence, i'm not so sure. Perhaps Eoin's intelligence is overshadowed by his calm and sweet nature.
Oh whatever, good night.
'Well', she answered, ' when Ruth was a year old, I put her on the swings and she kept on saying "higher!, higher!". She was already talking to me and telling me what to do'.
That's true. At 10 months, Ruth knew how to say hello to Marbles, say bye bye.. and a few months later it was singing twinkle twinkle littler star, and the wheels on the bus.. but was she the super fast amazing baby that i remember her to be?
Certainly she had so much more life experiences, and she had speech quicker than Eoin, but according to my records she had more words but not sentences. She threw tantrums (eoin doesn't), threw food around (Eoin does but i'm better at stopping him) and had bad nights (Eoin just doesn't). Eoin is an easier baby, more calm and relaxed.. Ruth was smart. She was switched on. She listens when i say no. She sat down and read books.
I think Eoin would be just as smart if i had more time spent with him in playground and having fun experiences, instead of just being cooped at home in the winter, and forever stuck in the pram doing school drop offs and pick ups. He naps ALOT.
But honestly, was Ruth so much further advanced? I'm not sure. The circumstances of their development are so different. Oz was the best for child rearing. Eoin is, for sure, the cutest, happiest baby i've ever met. He is just so sweet and gentle. He loves me and Ruth so much. He brought me something when i asked. However, the general impression is that he is a the cute baby and Ruth is the smart one.
Do these labels affect our lives or are they a description of the truth?
I was going to write a post about how that was the truth but now, confronted with my electronic evidence, i'm not so sure. Perhaps Eoin's intelligence is overshadowed by his calm and sweet nature.
Oh whatever, good night.