A Little Friendly Competition

Just to be clear: Wes and I are not those parents who are obsessed with whether or not our kids are meeting all of the "appropriate" developmental milestones. We don't really care if they learn to walk at 10 months or if they don't start walking until they're 18 months. We just want them to be happy and healthy. They'll learn stuff when they want to learn stuff. But, we have begun to notice a little friendly competition between the twins. And, by "friendly competition," I mean "Wes and I taking bets on which twin will do what first." Not to give Gavin a complex or anything, but Viv has been beating him on most things. Here's the breakdown:

First consistent eye contact: Vivian by a long shot

First to be able to eat on own (without a feeding tube): Vivian

First to grasp a toy: Vivian

First to sleep through the night: Vivian

First to consistently open hands (they fist them a lot when they're born): Gavin

First to focus on a toy: Vivian

First to lift head up: Vivian

First to get first cold: Gavin

First to like the bath: Gavin

First to bring hands to mouth: Vivian

First to suck a thumb: Vivian

First to roll over: Gavin

First to react to mom or dad's face: Vivian

First smile: Gavin

First laugh: Gavin

First to "coo": Vivian

Okay, so that's Gavin 6 and Vivian 10. Not like we're keeping score or anything.