They are all unique

Yes, it is true. They are all unique... kids that is. Our children are similar in many way, but we find ourselves looking at each other and saying "Lydia wasn't like this". For example, Lydia was so excited to try her first food that she laughed when we finally gave it to her. It took Tyler a week or so to get interested in eating, though he would dive for the food we were eating. He also does not like everything. That first became apparent when he would refuse to open his mouth when I would offer him apple sauce. Now he does this funny maneuver. He does not open his mouth for the first spoonful of offered food. Tyler sort of licks it first, which helps him decide whether he will open up for the second and consequent bites. And he opens wide if the food is to his liking. However, if he does not like it he will keep dodging it. When we are being too persistent he will gather his fingers in fists as he squeals and shakes from frustration. By that point, you'd better offer him something different or else....

Tyler gets so excited when he is being tickled. He giggles so hard. At times he opens his mouth so wide to laugh we call it a hippo mouth. He is also more interested in books, stories and songs then Lydia ever was. He loves turning the pages with me.

Lydia never cared for crawling, so she walked early. Though Tyler really likes to walk with our hands and has been doing that for almost 2 months, he is very good at crawling. He is getting soooo fast. It's fun to hear him crawl. Sometimes before we see him in a doorway, we hear a very fast sequence of little stomps.

Just as much as he likes crawling, he likes eating every small crumb or rock in site. Those two things kind of go together for Tyler. He will be holding onto our hands, walking, when he will see something that interests him. That's when he will let go, sit down, crawl and put that something in his mouth. It has gotten to a point where I can not turn away from him for a second when he is crawling around at the playground outside. If I do, looking back at him I usually see him chewing. It usually turns out to be sand, twigs, leaves, rocks or an array of other things we commonly call garbage. At home, our carpet shows every grain of sand and crumb that has been dropped. Tyler gets on his fours and starts what I call "vacuuming". What a kid! That's when Paul and I look at each other and say "Lydia never did that".