Corin vs. Declan

I thought it would be fun to blog about comparing my boys when they were infants.
This was probably more fun for me to write about than for others to read.

Stats:

Corin: 6lbs 14oz, 19in
Declan: 7lbs 8oz, 19 1/4in
Labor:

Corin: 8 1/2hrs

Declan: 11 1/2hrs

I think Labor with Corin was worse because I waited til I was 7cm to get my epideral while with Declan I was at 5cm. Contractions with Corin were constant while Declan was inconstant. The pain for each was different and of course uncomfortable, who likes labor pains anyway?

Delievery/Pushing:

Corin: little less than 1hr

Declan: 20min
I had to be on MagSulfate with Corin, so that was not a great experience.

Each of the boys had to be put in the NICU for a while, Declan stayed longer, however.

Burping:

Both boys are stubborn at burping

Spitting Up:
Corin was constantly spitting up, no matter how much he was burped. Shane would ask when he got home how many shirts I went through and how many outfits Corin went through that day, or he would say "That is different shirt than you had on this morning" and most of the time my response was "You missed the ones inbetween"

Declan was spitting up quite a bit in the hospital and I thought he was going to be like his brother. Declan's spit ups seem more like milk drool than the yucky, stinky spit ups that Corin had. Until recently he hasn't had many spit ups, but we have had a few and some big ones at that, where I thought all of what he just drank came up, but it wasn't the stinky kind since it came up so quickly after he ate, where as Corin would wait a while than spit up so the milk would be sitting in his stomach. I haven't had to change clothes, yet, with Declan, up he has had to have some outfit changes and so far not more than one in a day. So, as I wrote this about Declan's spit ups, he did spit up a big one that I had to change his sleeper and onesie and it was 1 1/2hrs after his last feeding. Of course, it always seems to happen that way; they prove you wrong. (3/31) But, I'll have to say that it was more a watery consistancy than the thicker kind that Corin would always have.

4/6: Declan seems to be spitting up more lately. He is on a mix of breast milk and formula, so that could be it (Corin was also) He'll spit up with a burp, after a burp and later on. You never know. Corin did a lot better when having straight formula than Declan does, but it's going to happen at some point; I'm going to have to ease him onto it more gradually than with Corin. Declan will drink it fine, it just seems to give him a lot more tummy bubbles than with Corin.
Sleeping:
Corin actually went for longer lengths of time inbetween feedings than Declan is. He is up about every 3hrs to eat. 4/6: Declan is getting better at sleeping, we are going at least 4hrs in between feedings at night and during the day he seems to be up more, but as with the night needs to be put completely asleep with cuddling before laying him down.

Declan has to sleep swaddled in blankets because he gets cold and uncomfortable more easily. Corin was content to sleep just in a onesie and sleeper with no blanket at times, but I would wrap him up and he didn't mind that either. Corin also hated his arms to be swaddled next to his body, they had to out. At first Declan didn't mind his in, but he has been wiggling them out so he can have them close to his face, so if you swaddle him with his hands close to his face, he is better off.

Declan is quite noisy when he falling asleep, sometimes when he is asleep and when waking up. During the night I'll hear him through the monitor and think that he is waking up, but he isn't just making noises. One night I heard him and thought it was about time for him to eat, but he didn't actually wake up til an hour later to eat. Corin was quite when he slept and since he would go for longer periods of time, which could vary day to day, I would wake up in the middle of the night to check on him to make sure he was alright (still breathing) because I hadn't heard anything.

Both boys had to be put completely asleep at night, by rocking or walking around before they are able to lay down in their bed.

Corin used to sleep with his hands at the side of his head. Declan's hand are near his chin and cheeks.

Corin; he always slept with his mouth open too.

Declan

Declan; so maybe he is going to start sleeping like Corin did. At least, so far, he sleeps with his mouth closed.
Or maybe not...guess he has more traits like his brother than I thought. But this is actually more of a rarity for him to sleep like this.

Diaper changes:

Both boys hate diaper changes. Parts were exposed and they hate those getting cold.

So far, Declan has not had any blow outs, just a few leaks, where as Corin at this age did.

Declan has only peed once,which was today (3/31) when I have changed his diaper and I don't think it's all because I'm used to changing a little boy's diaper since there have been times I have left him uncovered as I was wiping , if it was Corin I would have been peed on, I always had to have him covered.

4/6: The little watering hose has gone off more lately. Have to be more conscience of keeping it covered. Shane was changing Declan's diaper a few days ago on the dining room table and he sprayed everywhere!

Eyes:

At birth Corin's eye color was charcoal and turned brown. When I look at Declan's eyes I think of more of a blue-charcoal color, if that makes sense compared to when Corin was an infant and I looked at his and thought charcoal color. we'll see what color Declan's eyes become.

Corin hardly every opened his eyes when he was tiny even when he was awake. People used to think he was always asleep, which yes, infants sleep a lot, but even when he was awake his eyes would be mostly closed and he would occasionally open them to peak out to see what was going on, than close them again.
When Declan is awake his eyes are, most of the time, open looking around. Maybe its because there is more noise with an older brother.

Corin

Declan
It's hard to tell eyes in pictures and from looking at these pictures, the boys eyes seem to be more similar than I discribed, but I still think they have different eye color as infants. Declan's seem to be looking more on the blue side lately.(4/6 is when picture was taken)
Hair:

Corin basically had fuzz for hair at birth and it was much lighter than Declan. Declan came with hair and it's dark. Corin's hair is the color of mine and Declan's is the color of Shane's.

Corin is about a month old in his picture. It was hard to find pictures to show off

Declan; it's hard to tell from these pictures, but the amount of hair Delcan has is far greater than what Corin had.

Back of Declan's head to show his hair. Corin had a thin layer of hair that barely covered his head, nothing was sticking up like with Declan's hair.

Corin hair now has curl like Shane (not as curly though, when there is no gel in Corin's hair it is mostly flat and only a few up curls on the ends. I think this is due to the fine texture of his hair) and has my color and texture. I wonder if Declan is going to have Shane's color and my straightness.
Cuddling:

Declan is definitely more of a cuddle bug. He will sit by himself for a while in his swing or bouncy chair and than start fussing to get out. Once you get him out and he cuddles into your shoulder and chest, he is perfectly content.

Corin would cuddle, but would be content to sit in the bouncy chair or swing for longer periods of time. In the early AM Corin would wake up and the only way for him to go back to sleep after he ate was to sleep with him on the couch with him between you and the back of the couch.

Pacifier:

Corin took to a pacifier right away and liked it. Declan, on the other hand, took a while to take to it and still isn't all that fond of it. It is inconsistant as to when he'll take it and when he'll make a face and not want it. Sometimes he'll take it when he is tired and when I am trying to make a bottle. Not even when he is fussy will he take it either. Just depends on his mood and if he wants it or not, unlike Corin who would take it whenever you offered it to him. When Declan gets hungry he sucks on his fingers and fist, but I don't think he'll be a finger sucker because he only does it when he is hungry and not at other times.

Declan; I was trying to give him a pacifier (hence my hand in the picture) and this was the face he made.

He liked it this time and took it to fall asleep with.

Lately (4/6) it seems that Declan is getting more into his pacifier, but still doesn't take it nearly as much as Corin did and sometimes even when he is tired he doesn't want it and at other times gets really into sucking on it and wanting it. Who knows...