Interpretations

There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche

All I can say with regards to parenthood is there are definitely no facts or hard rules for it. Everything is open to interpretation. Even from kid to kid. Same gene pool, entirely different outcomes!

Last week, Brian crawled under the dining table after the two of them. Duckins was standing up at a chair "dancing" and squealing "ticka ticka ticka!" We do a lot of tickling in this family and usually accompany the tickling with actually saying "tickle tickle tickle" Who'da thunk it'd be Ducks first words?! Well besides the whole mama, dada, baba thing :)

Meanwhile, Boogins first word was "hungry". At like 3 months old. My sister said I must have been kidding, until she babysat and heard "I-GAY!" which, in Boogins terminology really did mean hungry. The minute you got her a bottle she was fine and ceased all the "I-GAY!" screaming.

Ducks is also a lot more steady on her feet. When Boogs started standing up, walking along furniture, and basically attempting to walk, she fell over CONSTANTLY. Actually, as a full out running toddler, she regularly slips and falls over. Anti-skid socks do nothing for that child. She is bound and determined to fall over. Before Ducks started standing, I honestly thought nothing of Boogs constant falling. Babies are unsteady! They're learning! They fall over. But Ducks has not been falling over really at all. I think maybe twice in the months since she started standing up. She has even figured out the logistics of getting off the couch. I pretty much always hold her hand, but she backs her feet off, and scoots herself until her feet touch the floor! She's so smart! (Not that I'm saying Boogs isn't smart because she falls down...because that kid is a genius!)

Boogs got a little pink laptop for her first birthday. It's actually for 3-5 year olds...but I wanted her to grow with it...mostly she just likes bashing about on the keys. But in a year or two we won't have to buy another one! Anyway, she finally figured out how to turn it on/off herself when she was about 14 months old. Ducks has it figured out now...at 10.5 months.

I will forever be on my toes with these two. Because Boogs got kicked out of the neonatal clinic for being so far ahead with all her milestones...even ahead of her actual age! And Ducks is even more advanced. Watch out world the Wrestler Girls are getting bigger and smarter and ready to "Stretch a Wire"

Someday I'll expound on that last bit.