Tyson took his scouts to the mountain for hobo dinners tonight. He took Teryn with him which means I'm empty handed since Ryder is down for the night. I've jotted down some notes about something I've been waiting to post so I'm going to get it done while I have the chance!
Baby differences. Don't let Teryn's and Ryder's similar looks fool you. They are completely different babies. I can think of five specific reasons.
Diaper changing.
Baby differences. Don't let Teryn's and Ryder's similar looks fool you. They are completely different babies. I can think of five specific reasons.
Diaper changing.
Teryn hated, hated, HATED to be changed. He was a happy baby but boy did he let you have it when you took off his diaper. To this day, he would run around in a poopy diaper all day if I'd let him. In fact the other day he never smelled stinky so I didn't change him the entire day. Oops! I didn't realize it until that night when I was getting him ready for bed, but he wore a (soaking) wet diaper all day and it didn't phase him for one second.
Ryder on the other hand LOVES to be changed! There have been a few times when I've left him with babysitters and when he got fussy they called to ask what they should do and I told them to change his diaper. Whether he's messy or not. He seriously gets SO smiley as soon as I lay him on his changing table. Just last weekend we took a trip to Logan and while we traveled he screamed if he was the least bit messy. I'm anxious to see how both boys' messy vs. clean preferences translate into potty training.
Sleeping habits.
Teryn has always been such an awesome sleeper. Well, back up. Not always. His days and nights were mixed up when he was born but I started sleep training him at about 2 weeks and he's been awesome ever since. When he napped during the day he slept for 2 or 3 hours at a time. He only woke once to feed in the night until about 3 months when he started sleeping 12 hours through the night-from 7pm to 7am.
Ryder on the other hand LOVES to be changed! There have been a few times when I've left him with babysitters and when he got fussy they called to ask what they should do and I told them to change his diaper. Whether he's messy or not. He seriously gets SO smiley as soon as I lay him on his changing table. Just last weekend we took a trip to Logan and while we traveled he screamed if he was the least bit messy. I'm anxious to see how both boys' messy vs. clean preferences translate into potty training.
Sleeping habits.
Teryn has always been such an awesome sleeper. Well, back up. Not always. His days and nights were mixed up when he was born but I started sleep training him at about 2 weeks and he's been awesome ever since. When he napped during the day he slept for 2 or 3 hours at a time. He only woke once to feed in the night until about 3 months when he started sleeping 12 hours through the night-from 7pm to 7am.
Ryder gets just as much sleep but in a different way. I started sleep training him at about 1 week and it took about one week for him to get the hang of it. During the day his naps rarely exceed 1 hour. He sleeps an hour, then he's awake one hour, then he sleeps one hour, etc. He still wakes once in the night to eat but he sleeps from 7 pm to 8 am so his is a 13 hour stretch compared to Teryn's 12.
Cooing and interaction.
Teryn was a very mild, content baby. He was an observer. When I talked he watched my mouth like he was taking in every movement. When I tried tickling him he resisted laughter. He was typically quiet and laid back.
Ryder is also mild and mostly content. Rather than observing, he loves to interact. He coos and smiles and gurgles and squeals and kicks and wiggles. When I try tickling him his eyes get wide like he has no idea what's going on, but he's starting to entertain the idea of laughing. It will happen any time soon, I know it. He is very hot headed and doesn't hold anything back when he wants your attention.
Cooing and interaction.
Teryn was a very mild, content baby. He was an observer. When I talked he watched my mouth like he was taking in every movement. When I tried tickling him he resisted laughter. He was typically quiet and laid back.
Ryder is also mild and mostly content. Rather than observing, he loves to interact. He coos and smiles and gurgles and squeals and kicks and wiggles. When I try tickling him his eyes get wide like he has no idea what's going on, but he's starting to entertain the idea of laughing. It will happen any time soon, I know it. He is very hot headed and doesn't hold anything back when he wants your attention.
Swaddling.
Teryn LOVED to be swaddled. From the day he was born, his arms were glued to his sides with a blanket wrapped around him like a cocoon.
Ryder has had to be trained to tolerate swaddling. He loves to have his arms out but it keeps him from sleeping well so I compromise and swaddle his right arm and let his left arm fly free. One time I wanted to see what he would do if I swaddled him like I used to swaddle Teryn. I turned out his light and left the room and listened to him grunt and wiggle like he hated it. I gave it a little bit of time to see if he would settle down but he wouldn't. I finally went back in and pulled his left arm out of the swaddle and he smiled at me like, "ah....thanks mom!" and went right to sleep. Classic.
Sensitivity to sound.
Teryn was uber sensitive to sound. Like, we tried taking him to volleyball games and he would scream and cry every time the buzzer went off. We wondered if there might be something wrong with his ears but he's seemed to grow out of it.
Ryder is startled by sound but it doesn't affect him nearly as badly as it affected Teryn. It probably helps that he's a second child so he has the noise of his energetic brother going on all the time.
They really are so different and it's been challenging but fun to figure both of them out. I'm so blessed to be their mom and I love them so much!
Teryn LOVED to be swaddled. From the day he was born, his arms were glued to his sides with a blanket wrapped around him like a cocoon.
Ryder has had to be trained to tolerate swaddling. He loves to have his arms out but it keeps him from sleeping well so I compromise and swaddle his right arm and let his left arm fly free. One time I wanted to see what he would do if I swaddled him like I used to swaddle Teryn. I turned out his light and left the room and listened to him grunt and wiggle like he hated it. I gave it a little bit of time to see if he would settle down but he wouldn't. I finally went back in and pulled his left arm out of the swaddle and he smiled at me like, "ah....thanks mom!" and went right to sleep. Classic.
Sensitivity to sound.
Teryn was uber sensitive to sound. Like, we tried taking him to volleyball games and he would scream and cry every time the buzzer went off. We wondered if there might be something wrong with his ears but he's seemed to grow out of it.
Ryder is startled by sound but it doesn't affect him nearly as badly as it affected Teryn. It probably helps that he's a second child so he has the noise of his energetic brother going on all the time.
They really are so different and it's been challenging but fun to figure both of them out. I'm so blessed to be their mom and I love them so much!
I'm sure it is so much fun to compare the two of them! Crazy how you have to be a little different with each child. I'm excited to see how different our others are compared to Z. It's interesting as time goes on to see each personality and see how different each kid really is. I love it! I love that my baby reacts so much differently then other babies! I wish we lived closer so we could have play dates!
ReplyDeleteI have two completely different boys too! And they look the part. Both are great kids but soooo different!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like Ryder and Ellie are very similar! You almost described her to a T! I love you blog! Enjoying keeping up with you :)
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