These two kids we find ourselves raising are already proving to be very different from each other:
Roscoe was bald till, I don't know, 15 months or so.
Luka has a head full of black hair.
Roscoe came out a ball of (screaming) fire and started to get easier after a few months.
Luka seemed such a content little bug when she first arrived and has seemed to get harder every week.
Roscoe got his first tooth (well, actually, his first six at once) at nine months old.
Luka is already sprouting her first at 3.5 months.
Roscoe's first noises were dinosaur-like and not especially common.
Luka already has a repertoire of coos and noises that all sound quite different and sweet and she can spend a half an hour just having a conversation with me. It seems to be her most favorite thing. (and I quite enjoy it myself...)
Roscoe was independent from the get-go and attempted to stand on his little newborn legs immediately, always wanted to be on the move and showed no special attachment to Mama until maybe 18 months old.
Luka has no desire to stand, wants to be held at all times and only by Mama. She will literally scream her (pretty little) head off if anyone else tries to hold her. Ray is only just now able to take her for short intervals. She is one dedicated Mama's Girl. Even Roscoe has noticed - when Ray was holding her this morning Roscoe said, "No! Mama's Luka!"
It really is incredible to witness these perfect little people grow and change and develop their own unique personalities. Last week I got a chance to catch up with a dear friend who had her first baby a bit before Luka. We were just marveling at how much life changes when you become a parent and how much you sacrifice and yet how it is all worth it and you are still You, but different, but somehow more You than ever before. Fascinating, this parenting thing. I am so glad I have had the chance to experience it. Especially with Ray because he is a pretty amazing co-parent. And extra especially with these two particular kids that I love so darn much.
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