I can't believe how different Cooper and Colton are in almost every way. Their personalities are so different. Cooper is a little shy, sometimes whiny, in need of constant attention, scared at the slightest sudden noise, and a total momma's boy. Generally speaking the only person allowed to hold him is Mommy, but occassionally he gives other people the honor of holding him. That is not a complete description of him, because how he is at any time is totally dependent on his mood. A lot of the time he is happy and giggly. He likes to dance, a lot. Getting him to eat can be a chore.
Colton just seems to be happy to be here. He doesn't require a lot of attention; Most of the time he just wants to make sure someone else is around. It is easy to get household chores done with him. He is always smiling and doesn't get overwhelmed. He doesn't care who holds him. He likes everybody. He is just Mr. Chill. Getting him to eat is usually a breeze. Our babysitter says he is the best baby she's ever sat. He's defintely the perfect 2nd baby. We'd all be insane if we had to deal with two Coopers.
One thing where the boys are alike is clothes. Colton at almost 5 months can wear 12 month clothes, while Cooper at nearly 18 months wears 12 month clothes. Someday I expect Cooper will be wearing Colton's hand me downs. Another thing is that they both really love each other. Colton can't show it too much, because he's still immobile and still developing but just looking at him you can tell he likes his brother. Cooper's love is obvious because he hugs and kisses his brother and goes up to him and says "Hey, Bay-Bay!".
Something I haven't blogged yet that Micole keeps reminding me to note is that Colton is rolling over. Which I don't think is that big of a deal. It's easy to roll over when you are round. I'm not sure exactly when he first did it, but it was about 3-4 weeks ago.
Colton had his first taste of baby food on Monday. Based upon the grimace on his face after the first bite it must have been a little nasty. He did better after the first bite. Well, at least some of it didn't wind up on his face and bib.
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We got the Elmo TMX doll to prove our worth as good American parents who spoil their children. We didn't pay 10 million dollars on Ebay to get it either.
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Cooper was a little tenative with Elmo at first.
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One last thing to blog - Colton's hair has been thinning lately. He's gone bald in a few places. At least his bushy ear hair has gone away, too. I thought I was going to have to shave his ears.
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