Then and now - what were they like?

moped wrote: What were your kids like as babies and how did they change............I just read a post where someone said their child was a calm baby and then after a year that all changed.

Jack was NOT a calm baby, he had colic and cried all the time, now he is 20 months and a wonderful kid............he is really good. I have not really seen a tantrum and I think I got him out of throwing his toys.........

What were your kids like then and now - same or different?

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Were you referring to me by chance??

Ethan was a pretty calm baby. He's always been on a great schedule and never had a bad temper. He pretty much would go with the flow and was pleasant and happy. Smiled a lot, etc, Despite the reflux and other issues. We really didn't have many problems with him.

He's never liked the car, but let me just say he found his voice when he turned a year old. He SCREAMS when he doesn't get his way. He never cried too often as a baby. He was pretty content. I was shocked when he started this behavior of throwing fits. My mother said it was pretty common.

It's hard to say with either of my children how they've changed. Neither of them were EASY as babies or as toddlers. There hasn't been an easy age for us, really. Maddie slept thru the night, but her awake time wasn't so pleasant. She was and is very strong willed. Ethan didn't start sleeping thru the night until he was 13 mos old and yet he has always been pleasant. He's just very high needs..as in he needs to eat a million times a day. He wears me out. And Maddie doesn't need much, but when she wants it...she wants it YESTERDAY! She plays well by herself and always has. Ethan needs constant attention. In the car he needs me to be looking at him in the little mirror the entire time. Maddie was/is very meddlesome (as most girls are) and she has always been very clean. Ethan is destructive and messy.

I love both of them so much I can't stand it. Even their not so fun qualities make me smile. It makes them who they are and I wouldn't change it for the world.

mckayleesmom replied: Mckaylee was a really really super easy and good baby. Now she is like CHUCKY/DENNIS THE MENNACE. She is very strong willed and stubborn. She is also pretty independent.


Russell was an easy baby and is still a very quiet and easy kid. He is alot needier then Mckaylee in the I NEED MY MOMMY sense. He is very much a mamas boy.

MyLuvBugs replied: Lorelei is the exact same....MOODY and filled with DRAMA lol

She's just bigger now, and can throw things. lol

kit_kats_mom replied: Katherine was what is normally called "high needs" as an infant. She refused to be put down and never slept through the night until she was almost 3. She was very labor intensive as an infant. She turned into a pretty easy toddler though. Sure, she did some toddler things but I'd hear stories of other kids and think "man, I sure got off lucky". She was very cautious, not prone to tantrums, not a climber or explorer of cabinets etc.

Lauren is the opposite. Easy baby, wicked toddler. In to EVERYTHING. Driving me crazy

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Wil has always been an "easy" baby. No colic, never even heard him cry much when he was an infant. He slept well right from the start and has taken to just about everything I've tried on him, with the exception of a few foods, but for the most part, all has been fairly easy. People are always telling me "wow, what a mellow kid, he never cries!" He's more of an observer and gets along with all his buddies. He has been to restaurants with us right from two weeks old, plus doctor's offices and even the movies! I thought it was normal until being around some of my friend's infants, who still, at 18 months, haven't been to a restaurant withe their kids!...Anyhow, times have definitely changed!!! He is still one great kid and is well-tempered the majority of the time, but perhaps it's a combination of my PG hormones that has made him seem more difficult lately, plus, since he has started to walk, he is definitely coming into his own little personality. He sure lets me know when he is frustrated or wants something his way! I've mentioned he bites us on occasion too!

~~*Missi*~~ replied: as a infant sabrina slept all thru the night but wasn't big on naps even as a baby baby. that hasn't changed only difference is now she is mobile and into everything LOL

so she has always been a good night sleeper but not napper. And she is and always has been into everything

ohhh how i wish my baby would sit still for 10minutes during the day

luvbug00 replied: Mya too was an "easy" baby but now she's a little more stonger willed and independent.

CosmetologyMommy replied: Aidan is still a baby but I miss how small he was!

luvmykids replied: They're freakishly the same, all 3! Colt always has been and still is mellow, snuggly, and a ham. Kylie has always been the boss and drama queen, Macie has always been independant and outgoing. They were all super easy babies.

A&A'smommy replied: Alyssa was a REALLY easy baby (i'm scared to death my next one will be the exact oposite) and a pretty easy toddler, she is little more strong willed and very stubborn but I can deal with it

Boys r us replied: Braedon came out screaming and hasn't stopped since!!

He has a TERRIBLE temper with a VERY VERY short fuse, always has. If his toys make him mad, they go flying across the room. He has VERY little patience!

But on the flip side, he can be soooo sweet, as long as everything is going his way...ohh how I feel for his future wife!


Tanner has pretty much stayed the same. He was a very calm, passive baby and is still a very sweet and loving child at almost 10.

MamaJAM replied: DD#1 had a rough first year....first she had allergy issues - then colic....I don't think she slept longer than 3 hours in a row for her first 13 months. When she turned 18 months the 'terrible twos' started - but right around her 2nd b-day she became the calmest, sweetest, most well-behaved kid I've ever seen. She continued to be a very easy kid. She's a teenager now - so all bets are off - she's just an 82 pound bag of hormones at the moment (though definately an 'easier' teen then many I hear about and know).

DD#2 was a very easy baby -- slept through the night starting at 13 DAYS old! She was a fairly easy toddler/little kid. She's had some issues over the last few years with her eyes (was diagnosed with lazy eye....did 18 months of therapy...then 9/10 months later needed glasses). This set her back in school a bit - which upsets her. She's a very emotional child (very sweet and sensative) and sometimes cries at the drop of a hat which is hard to deal with as a parent.

DD#3 was another easy baby -- slept through the night by 2.5 weeks old. But at about 15 months she started climbing on things. She was definately a difficult toddler. She's a very strong-willed child which has been very difficult. She's better since pre-K (I love that teacher)....but she needs a firmer hand and tighter rules.

DS#1 was a fairly easy baby -- he wasn't a great sleeper right away - but he didn't really cry much (you knew he needed something if he cried at all). He's been a semi-difficult toddler....he's quite a bit like DD#3. We're hoping he'll be in pre-K next year with the same teacher DD#3 had (we refer to her as 'the miracle worker').

DS#2 was a pretty hard baby. He never seemed to need sleep - didn't start sleeping through the night until he was 19-20 months old! He's been an easier toddler -- he loves to cuddle and read stories. Hopefully he'll continue to be 'easy' as a little kid.

C&K*s Mommie replied: Kellie was clingy (99% clingy to me) seldom did she even want to have someone look at her, let alone talk or try to hold her. She cried often, in retrosepct I realized it may have been because she was tired, but she wanted to stay up with her sister. I forgot that young babies need more than one nap a day- so I never pushed to issue with her. I let her stay up, and stay cranky. She liked to be held. And since she was always so light, I held her out of love mostly. She was jealous then too.

Now she is a doll. She has her moments when she does not want to share, and is mean to her sister. But we are working on that daily. She is an awesome child now. It is a habit now to pick her up, and hold her- she is still light so I do not mind. She is still a very jealous child.

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Christian was always a good baby, and even now she is great. She adapts very well now, and did as a baby. At times she can be shy, but it does not take her long before she comes around even then.

They are both very loving, still.

mom21kid2dogs replied: Actually, Olivia hasn't changed much from in utero to now!! She always moved, never slept , hiccuped constantly (likely from all that talking underwater) . Now: she sleeps fine at night but not before 11:30pm, she is the Energizer bunny and sings and talks non stop. She even talks away in her sleep. Her Kindergarten teacher is going to have SO much fun!!