Comparing/Labeling

Many MoMs (mothers of multiples) talk about the struggles of labeling/not labeling and comparing the kiddos. We have found ourselves doing this several times already and I'm not really sure how you don't do this, especially in the first few days and weeks as you're getting to know your new little bundles of joy. Not only do they get compared to each other but to Abigail as well--ie Justin is so much more like Abigail than Ryan not only in looks but mannerisms as well. From what I have read in other blogs many MoMs have said that once you label one twin this they go and change on you and already in just shy of two weeks that we've had the boys, they're right.

So maybe we'll just call some of the things we've noticed Observations instead of comparisons...

Justin tends to be more fussy, while Ryan is more laid back.
Justin wants to eat ALL the time and lets you know it with Loud cries, where as Ryan will go hours between nursing sessions if I let him and not make a peep.
Justin is much more alert when he's awake, yet Ryan tends to be more bright eyed and awake more often.
Justin is more of a morning person, Ryan likes the evenings and night.
Ryan notices when his brother is not next to him and becomes very animated when you put Justin nearby (i.e. 6 inches away). When they're in the pack n play and Justin doesn't seem to care if Ryan is nearby or not.
Both boys smile so much more than Abigail ever did at this age, even if they're not "real" smiles at this point.

Night times are a different story all together and they haven't formed enough patterns to say that one does one thing or another.

How long these things stay true will be interesting to see. Will Justin always be a morning person, will Ryan always be the sensitive laid back type? Who knows only time will tell if these are characteristics of their personalities that will carry over into other things they do.