>I swore before McKenna was born that I would never compare the girls as I expected they would each be unique in their own way and comparisons were just plain unfair. Yet, I can’t help but notice so many differences and similarities between the two as I watch McKennas personality begin to take form. From the way they look, to their weight, to the things they smile over and their sleeping habits. I think it may be fun to look back on this post years down the line and see how things remained the same and how they change.

At 3 months, McKenna is almost 2 pounds heavier than Kennedy was at this point. She’s already in Kennedy’s 3 month clothes whereas Kennedy was just now fitting comfortably into her newborn stuff, yet their eating schedules are virtually identical and McKenna was actually 6 ounces smaller at birth.

John thinks McKenna is more “needy” than Kennedy. I’m not sure yet. I wonder if it’s so much that she truly is more needy, or whether our perspective is thrown off. I believe with Kennedy, we had all the time in the world to hold her when she was fussy and thus, never really took her as needy…and now with McKenna, well, not so much. That being said, if McKenna is upset, it only takes sticking your face in hers 99% of the time to turn those tears into a warming smile. When Kennedy was pissed, she was simply pissed, and a friendly face wasn’t enough to ease her funk.

McKenna is a blanket girl. Kennedy was not (is not). Kennedy is not attached to anything (some days, I think that includes us). Just about anything could disappear from her life today and she’d likely forget about it by the time the sun sets. McKenna on the other hand already clings to her blanket for dear life most of the day…but maybe that’s also because I shove it in her lap. But the girl loves it, so who am I to deny? Mistake maybe? Lets revisit in about a year…

Their sleeping habits are practically identical at this stage. Down in the swing around 7:30-8:00, wake to feed around 10 and down in the crib soundly till 3:30-4:00. Then back down till 7:30-8 or so. Not a schedule I will complain about anytime soon. Both of them were able to self-sooth at quite a young age and never really slept in bed with us after a few weeks of age…something I’m incredibly thankful for.

Personality itself is still up in the air. I think McKenna will be more quiet, though I have little to base that on. John agrees. Kennedy’s personality is so over the top sometimes, I think McKenna will either have a great challenge to meet it, or shy down from it.

No doubt, McKenna finds me much more funny than Kennedy ever did. Whether her sense of humor is still a little underdeveloped, or I’ve become much more hilarious in the past 2 years has yet to be determined, but my bet would be on the later.

It’s funny, John once said he believes there are people out there who live their life simply to have something to “blog” about. I respectfully disagree. Having started this record of the girls lives has truly made me a better person. Rather than simply living our life without giving the days a second though or taking the time to look deeper into them, blogging about them has made me a much more introspective person who, with eyes wide open, has learned to appreciate each day to it’s absolute fullest.