Sophia vs. Mia

Time to do some baby comparisons! Mia is 8 months old (say what??) so I figured it was time to see how how the babies stack up against each other. Baby Sophia vs. Baby Mia. And go!

PREGNANCY:

Baby Sophia: Magical Unicorn Baby that appeared out of nowhere like, well, magic. But a painful, scary magic with an emergency c-section.

Surprise baby!

Baby Mia: Nine long, sleepless months waiting waiting waiting for her arrival like a pot of water I was begging to boil. Then when she finally arrived it was pain-free and worry-free and also like magic.

Come on Mia get here already!

HAIR:

Baby Sophia: Hair, so much hair. Dark, thick hair that never fell out and continues to grow like Rapunzel except brown and wavy.

She used to love when I ran my fingers through her hair

Baby Mia: Some hair, but very fluffy and wispy, like if the wind blows too hard it might all float away.

Make a wish on my dandelion hair

SIZE:

Baby Sophia: Big baby girl, very solid. Not a lot of baby rolls but always off the doctor's percentile charts.

8 lbs 2 oz 21 inches

Baby Mia: Born slightly longer and heavier than her big sis. Now at 8 months she is a total chunkaroo. So much cuddly chunk-chunk. My mom gets mad when I lovingly refer to Mia as "Pork Chop".

8 lbs 11 oz 21.25 inches

PERSONALITY:

Baby Sophia:  Happy, sweet baby girl except around 1 or 2 months old when there were daily bouts of inconsolable crying. John and learned a lot about parenting, our level of patience and the strength of our marriage during that time. Sophia also did not like most strangers especially men.

I hate everything.

Baby Mia: She is truly Mia JOY.  Her smile comes easily and instantly. Everyone is a friend in the making. But more than Sophia she needs and DEMANDS more attention. All she wants is to gaze into your eyes and snuggle. But don't look away, not for a second, or she will lose her sh*t. And don't you even dare set her down on the floor so you can do dishes. You better sit down with her and play or pick her right back up dammit.

Our adorable little dictator.

SLEEP:

Baby Sophia: Magical unicorn baby strikes again with awesome sleep habits. We followed her groove and she set her times. 2 naps a day and 6:30 pm bed time.

Sleeping angel

Baby Mia: She'll nap if you rock her/feed her/let her fuss for a few minutes. She goes down for bed more easily but much later than Sophia did as a baby. Which is probably Sophia's fault. Mia is a light sleeper and Sophia is a loud talker/walker. Seriously, she walks as heavy footed as a grown man.

Sleeping through a shopping trip to Target. A rare occurrence.

ABILITIES:

Baby Sophia:  Sophia has an inner motor that never stops! She did everything early. Rolled, sat up, crawled, walked. We encouraged this like two idiots. But we were, and still are, so proud. Sophia was born a force to be reckoned with and continues to amaze us every day with her strength. 

Why am I taking pictures and not making her sit back down?? Too soon!

Baby Mia: Our lovable, huggable Mia, she takes her time a bit more. Still hitting milestones a touch early but not quite as early as big sis. And we are just fine with that! Take your time baby girl!

She is one in a melon.

OVERALL:

Its a tie! Both babies are equally amazing. I think Sophia takes after John and I think Mia takes after me. When Mia was born I looked into her eyes and was like "Oh, there you are. I know you." Its hard to put into words. A warm glow of love and peace descended upon me. It was much different when Sophia was born. With her it was like a bright, shocking, explosion of light filled with so much sparkly love. Like looking at the sun and then looking away and you still see little suns floating in your vision. I saw Sophia every where (still do). So we have our energizer bunny Sophia who burst onto the scene running. Born knowing. And we have our cuddly, funny Mimi who has a twinkle in her eye and I think might just be a mini Dotsie. (For those that don't know, Dotsie is my yia yia who passed away in 2006. She was warm and lovely and so so funny. She could make anyone laugh and everyone felt at home when they came to her house. I miss her so much, especially her pastitsio and chocolate sheet cake.)

My babies. Sophia on the left and Mia on the right.