My easy-going babies

When I think back to Avery as a baby, I always say she was such a good baby. We struggled with two things: breastfeeding and sleeping. Both things I swear were caused by her prematurity. Which wasn't her fault. That was my awesome uterus's fault. I bet you loved reading uterus. Anyway. She was born early and she was tiny. Well, she was big, really for a 34 weeker at 5 pounds and 5 ounces. But she was tiny compared to full term babies. And she had a tiny mouth. Which caused some latch issues. Once we kicked breastfeeding at 4 months (something I beat myself up over, but was relieved once it was done), she ate like a champ. Seriously, like at 6 months she was taking 14 ounces every 6 hours during the day. It was cuh-razy. I had to make 2 bottles every time. Just look at this face:

Those chubby arm rolls were to die for. And as for sleep, she started sleeping through the night in her crib and then at around 7 months, she just stopped sleeping in there period. She slept if we held her. Which is when we started co-sleeping. Believe me, that was the last thing I wanted to do. But we were out of options and we both worked and we both enjoy our sleep. So into our bed she went. Technically I attribute that to when she was airlifted to Children's and had a 3 night stay in a mini jail cell. If she even saw her crib after that, she threw a fit. So, yeah, it took us, ohhh about a year to get her back to sleeping in her own bed full time (she would fall asleep with us, then we'd move her to her bed until early in the morning, when she'd come back). So, when we had Hadley, we realized what an actual laid back baby is like. Hadley ate amazingly (and still is). Hadley sleeps amazingly (she will roll over and go right to sleep most of the time... or cry for a few seconds then roll over and go to sleep). Hadley laughs all of the time. I don't lie:

Seriously so cute. So, I get it, we've been super blessed in the baby department. Avery is a temperamental 3 year old, but I think we've done a pretty good job with her. And Hadley is so great.... except I realized these past few weeks that she's totally going to be my troublemaker. She's laid back... but quite the stinker. She gets in to everything. EVERYTHING! She just pulled some gallons of nursery water around the kitchen today. She's got insanely super strength. And when we say no, she laughs. Totally just laughs right at me. Which I'm not used to (Avery cried at the word no). And when we smack her hand or take something away from her (oops, just admitted we smack her!), she will throw a fit and just go after it again. It's pretty funny, but she knows when we laugh so I'm having to really control it. I didn't realize a 9 month old knew how to throw such temper tantrums. I am PRAYING that this difficult infant/toddler stage will mean and easy 2-3 year old (it went the other way for us, so why not??). I'm nervous about having 2 strong-willed teenage daughters in my house. I've just about got one (and only "just about" because she's 3... she's as strong-willed as they come). So since I've complained about my 2 gorgeous girls, here's a picture of the lovely ladies that rule my life:

Seriously gorgeous. 2 laid-back babies that have turned into their mother. Poor Andrew.