the difference of two boys

I'm almost three months in to being a mom of 2 boys.  Two boys who look quite a bit alike, but have very different personalities and very different body builds.

From the start, Cody was Mr. Personality.  That boy smiles at everything, and just a second later can be frowning, then turns around to being completely happy once more.  He was such a happy baby, but I have to say he was a very difficult baby.  As soon as we came home from the hospital, Cody wouldn't ever let me put him down.  He was (and is) just as stubborn as his mommy.  He didn't like any of the big baby items we had for him, such as the swing, jumperoo, pack n play, etc.  He would go in the bouncy seat for maybe 10-15 minutes at a time (long enough for me to take a super fast shower and put on a bit of makeup).  We got no use out of his crib.  Cody slept with us (and still sleeps on the couch).  I got A LOT of use out of my baby carriers his first year.  In fact, it didn't get easier for Doug and myself until he got about 8-9 months old when he started crawling and pulling up and could explore. 

Gabe is the complete opposite.  He is a very happy and content baby.  He will nap on his own, and he has slept through the night (I'm talking 9 hrs or more) since he was about a month old.  He slept through the night before that with one feeding, but we have now dropped that.  Gabe loves being in the swing and bouncy seat.  He enjoys laying under the play gym mat.  He doesn't hate tummy time like Cody (who started rolling at 15 days old because he despised tummy time so much).  Gabe actually naps on his belly.  He does pretty good in the car.  Sure he has his moments, but for the most part he does a lot better in the carseat than Cody ever did.

The only thing that I wish Gabe was better about was going to other people.  He cries quite a bit when others hold him...he is already a momma's boy.  Cody wasn't this way.  He would usually go to whoever wanted him no problems.

Code was a very small boy his first year.  He wasn't even on the charts for weight until his first birthday, even then it was just barely there.  Now, the kid is 30 lbs and is 50-75 % for both height and weight.  He really started growing in his second year.  G on the other hand, is a big boy!!  He is wearing 6 month clothing and he's not quite 3 months old yet.  He also wore an outfit that Cody wore when he was 9 months old and it fit perfectly.  The kid is really long and he is my Mr. Chubbs. 

It continues to amaze me how different they are.  Not that I expected them to be alike, but it was hard to imagine a baby different from Cody.  I guess God knew exactly what I needed.  Cody keeps me going almost 24/7, and He Blessed me with a very laid back boy who is happy to just come along for the ride.  One thing is for sure, though, God gave us two beautiful, loving boys who I wouldn't trade for anything!!