Girl vs Boy?

Parenting has never come easy. Being a mother for 3 years now, i have two life experiences with a 3 years old toddler girl and 1 year 8 months baby-todd (if there's this term) boy. And both are experiences are so different.

I could still barely remember that my baby girl needed to be carried to go to sleep. And the person who carried her MUST walk around. Any chance of sitting down or even just a mere leaning against something will sent her wailing, crying and waking up. Previous effort reset and it started all over again. She was cranky when it came to night sleep (napping was all fine for her) and she never wanted to be alone. She had her breast milk on an on and off basis during the confinement month and stopped in the second month. All i could remember is the all teary and blue me. First year of a newbie mom was my nightmare. I was then so scared to have second baby. I thought every baby would be the same. Tough, noisy, teary, cranky, difficult to be breastfed, fussy.

Second baby came unexpectedly when Chloe was 9 months old. I was like "What the....? Do these all have to start all over again?" Little did i know that i was so wrong. Ian's first year was nothing like Chloe's. He had his breast milk until 5 months old. He fell asleep at the blink of an eye. He didn't and doesn't need any carrying to go to sleep. He was not cranky at all. In fact, he was very soft and quiet. He cried softly. He squeaked softly. He made soft little noises for attention. He was so, so easy. As at his age now, he still only needs his smelly pillow and pacifier and a little toss on the bed before he falls asleep right til the morning.

By doing the comparison above, i have no intention to compare the two kids but to just note down the difference between my individually baby girl and boy during their childhood years. They're both my proud and happiness in life.

I'm so blessed they grow up strong and healthy (and naughty). Chloe is a big che che (sister in Chinese) now and trust me, siblings do fight over stuffs (and even parents) at times. But i know, she really adores her little brother. She does share her toys and food sometimes. She plays an important role in the family to guide her brother of what's right and wrong, verbal communications, bank of vocabulary, behaviours and life experiences. I can see that Ian is coming up strong after her and is learning and picking up things quicker with Chloe's guidance. He wants to be with his sister most of the time. He imitates her actions, words, sentences and expressions. Sometimes he imitates without knowing what's the actual meaning behind those words. Looking at them growing up day by day is a real blessing for me.