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Filed under: Babies, Development/Milestones: Babies
Truman turned one year old on Friday, and I've just gotten to the computer to focus on him. Despite his overwhelming sweetness and perfection, the poor kid, he just does not get as much attention as his older brother.For Truman's first birthday, there were no themed invitations, few outside-the-family guests, no presents from mom & dad, not even a big #1 candle. I forgot the candles entirely, in fact, so busied myself photographing him stuffing delicious cupcakes in his mouth.
He's such an amazing boy, and so different from his older brother. Where Everett is light and bright, Truman is dark and serious; where Everett is zany and dramatic, Truman is calm and focused; where Everett shunned the large variety of foods offered him for favorites, Truman happily eats everything he can fit in his mouth. They're equally smart and flirty but Truman has this soulful stare that melts everyone with whom he makes eye contact, whereas Everett is in-your-face silly and sweet but never soulful.
Truman is walking, now, and it's funny and amazing to me that, although he walked about the same age as his brother, that instead of taking a few steps and then reverting mostly to crawling, Truman has adopted this walking thing as a serious, major effort. He walks as though his life depended upon it -- but it's a happy life!
What I love most about Truman is his flirtatiousness, with both me and with strangers of every hue. There's nothing so sweet (or, let's be honest, annoying) as when he climbs onto my lap, puts his arms around me and lies his head on my shoulder. I hug him so tight I worry about bruising his ribs.Truman's a wacky sweetheart, full of silly dering-do. Although every day is more challenging than the last, I love that I get to usher this child into the world and introduce him around. He's sure to always be the belle of every ball.
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6-21-2006 @ 6:43PM
Jacqui said...I just found this post after looking through the "About the Bloggers" section. I find it amazing how Sarah Gilbert, in describing the differences between her two sons, also outlined the traits of my own two sons. Reading this now makes me wonder if the traits she just enumerated to describe her sons are typical of oldest and second (or middle) sons.
My oldest son, 3-year old Joaquin, is exactly as she described her son Everett, while my second son Simon, just turned two, has similar traits as Truman, especially the soulful stare part.
I feel often guilty that Simon does not get as much attention as Joaquin or our four-month old Sebastian. But he seems content just to follow his older brother around and make our youngest one giggle. And Simon is so loving, constantly wanting to give his father and I hugs and kisses. I try to compensate for the lessened attention with extra hugs and kisses for him.
Thank you Sarah for sharing with us your sons' uniqueness and for giving me the affirmation that second, or middle, sons are happy and content despite of.
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