9 & 12 Month Comparisons

Better late than never, right?

9 Months

Judith



Gideon



Ruthie



12 Months

Judith



Gideon



Ruthie



I think I make cute babies!

4 & 6 Months

Whoops, I kind of missed a couple comparison shot posts!

I managed to get family portraits done when each baby was 4 months old.

April 2006



August 2008



April 2010



Awwww, we're so cute.

Now, here are the 6 month shots of each bebe.

Judith



Gideon



Ruthie



Such sweet sweetness!

2 Months

Yesterday Ruthie turned 2 months old!

So, as you'd expect, let's compare!

Judith.



Gideon.



Ruthie.



What do you think?

Newborn Comparison

You know I always have to do these!

Newborn Judith







Newborn Gideon







Newborn Ruthie







What do you think?

15 Months

The age of 15 months is definitely my favourite of the "little" stages. I love that at this point they are so eager and excited to explore the world, but they can't quite outrun me yet (they achieve that around age 2, haha). I love that they are independent little people, but still have no problem needing Mama. I honestly enjoy my kids more and more as they get older, I'm not really a baby person, and I've found it is usually at 15 months where things level out for me.

For those out there who don't know me, I had a really rough go with Judith when she was a baby. She had reflux and spent most of her first 5 months screaming. Our breastfeeding relationship was quite strained for that period of time too, although thankfully I was stubborn enough to persevere. It caused some pretty severe depression in me, especially since the other new mothers I knew didn't seem to be having as tough of a time. The sense of failure I lived with every day was overwhelming, but that story is for another post (I have been meaning to post about my postpartum depression experience since I started this blog, but honestly I have been terrified to, there are some things I haven't even had the strength or courage to tell Dave about yet, although I think it would be good for me to be able to let it all out).

ANYWAYS, I remember things getting a lot better once Judith hit one year. She started walking on her first birthday, and then suddenly transformed. She was no longer angry at the world. She has always been so gross motor skills-oriented. Things started to level out then, and by 15 months I actually thought I had this whole motherhood thing figured out (HA!). Then she weaned at 19 months, and I got pregnant a few weeks later. Annnnnnnd, then everything was hard again. And I knew nothing again. And Judith started watching tv.

But 15 months... 15 months was a wonderful time. Both of my kids started sleeping the night every night at 15 months. Maybe that's why I suddenly felt like I could conquer the world again at that point. Even this time around, even though I have 2 kids and am pregnant (in the easy 2nd trimester, mind you), I am doing quite well these days. I'm totally loving and enjoying Gideon's 15th month. I know that things may very well go vastly downhill as the cold sets in and I get further along in my pregnancy and then will have a newborn again (while being stuck indoors during the winter), but I'm not going to worry about that now. Today, I am TOTALLY enjoying my kids, my pregnancy, and this summer. I'm so thankful that I can enjoy Gideon's 15 month stage, it's seriously the best.

So for fun, here are some comparison shots of Judith and Gideon each at 15 months:













Isn't this stage SO cute? I'm totally loving this time in our lives.

Ultrasound Comparison

Judith



Gideon



Baby 3.0



Ultrasounds are kind of vague, but it's still fun to compare...

1st Birthday Comparison Shots

I can't believe I totally forgot to do this until now!

So here is Judith and Gideon, each on their first birthdays. What do you think?





Gideon is so much bigger, but they are both so cute!!!

The Kids Love Ikea

They're about the same age here.

9 Months!

Sorry, this post is really late. Gideon turned 9 months old on Jan. 4th! Seriously, how did he get so old so quickly?!?!?!

Here are a couple pics from Jan. 4.





And here is a comparison of Judith and Gideon at 9 months of age.

Mmmm... Babies

I remember when Judith was about 3 or 4 months old, visiting Dave's Tante Ruth and her going on about how much she loves babies and she said "Don't you just want to eat them?"

I thought "Um, no. You are crazy."

In my defense, Judith was never really the edible type.

Fast forward two years. Gideon was born and taught me just how scrumptious babies can, in fact, be. I do get the overwhelming urge to munch on his cheeks and belly and fat little fingers and toes all the time. He giggles his jolly little face off. It's the best.

I guess for me it took two children to make me crazy, but alas, here I am.