No two children (or pregnancies) are the same

Before I had children, people always used to tell me, no two children are the same and no two pregnancies are the same. I never really used to think much about that comment until I was pregnant, and especially until my second child was born.  I did a little (real accountant) spreadsheet below to illustrate the differences between my two children and pregnancies.  My mum also told me that I would love my second child just as much as my first. I could never fathom that concept before 14 November 2015, but the second I saw Sienna I understood it.

PS – I am by no means comparing them, as if they competing against each other, this is merely for me to document their differences.

Erin pregnancy	Sienna pregnancy
Slight nausea and vomiting	Extreme nausea and vomiting – hospitalisation type
Extreme, can’t keep eyes open exhaustion	Not too tired
Picked up 9kgs	Stopped weighing at 15kgs
No swelling at all	Swelling EVERYWHERE
General great health	Felt sick the entire time
Hardly any braxton hicks	MANY braxton hicks
Never went into labour	Went into pre term labour
Had Erin at 39 w elective Caesar	Had Sienna 32 w emergency Caesar
Baby Erin	Baby Sienna
2.88kgs, 51cm	2.065kgs, 45cm
8:45am	9:45am
Winter baby	Summer baby
Born 100% healthy	NICU, as pre term
Went home after 2 days	Went home after 12 days
Breast fed	Bottle fed
Loved swaddling	Doesn’t like being swaddled
LOVED dummy!	No dummy
Blue eyes	One blue, one brown 🙂
Cried when she was bathed	LOVES bath time
Cried a normal amount	Hardly cries