All Babies Are Different

When Tyler was born, it was the happiest day of my life. He was so precious and sweet. The first couple of days were great, but it didn’t last for long. I remember getting up every 2 hours to feed him and how I would have to ride him around the block just to get him to stop crying. Within the first year, he had seven ear infections. I wouldn’t have given it up for anything. He was rolling at 3 months and started walking when he was barely ten months. Everything about him was perfect to me.

So when I was pregnant with my second one, I knew it was all going to happen again. This baby wouldn’t be much different, right? Wrong.

The first night I came home from the hospital, I woke up scared to death because I never heard him cry for a bottle. I had to wake him up to eat. This went on every night for about a month and then I just let him sleep. I never had to train him to sleep thru the night or ride him around the block. He is almost 9 months old now and has only had one ear infection. He only started crawling last week.

All children are different. They all grow different and have milestones at different times. So next time you are worried about whether your baby is ahead for his age, remember that they have their own personalities and develop at their own rate. Every baby is unique and that is what makes them so special.

Natasha Browning