I've never before really compared "baby books"--you know, Daniel's and mine to our kids'. But after her latest post, I thought it might be interesting to check out all our stats and see how they match up.

Here are some of my findings:

-- Gabriel's "firsts" match Daniel's almost exactly. Daniel sat unsupported at 5 months; Gabriel at 4.5 months. Daniel crawled at 6.5 months; Gabriel at 6. Daniel stood unsupported at 10 months; Gabriel at 10.5 months. And so on and so forth.

-- I don't have a tooth record for Daniel, but my baby book included one. All three of my children cut their bottom (and first) teeth at 7 months, and it just so happens that I got mine then.

-- Bronwyn said her first word 2 months younger than Gabriel said his, but he was attempting sentences before he was 12 months and, well, Bronwyn was much older before doing so.

-- All 3 of my children have weighed more at 6 months than I weighed at 15 months. I guess we know where their size didn't come from.

-- All 3 of my children have weighed less at 7.5 months than Daniel weighed at 6 months, and Gabriel and Bronwyn actually weighed less at 10 months than Daniel weighed at 6 months. (How did Mom Paladin carry him around?!?!) We'll see how Jack grows; other than the first few months, he seems to be mirroring Gabriel more closely than either of his parents thus far.

-- Daniel ate his first "food" (pureed fruits and veggies) at 4 months, but didn't really like it until he could feed himself. I ate my first food at 6 months; there is no record of what I thought of it. Gabriel and Bronwyn ate their first food at 10 and 9 months respectively. Jackson has yet to have his first taste of anything remotely solid.

-- All 5 of us were blessed with incredibly good health and generally happy infancy. This is something I don't want to ever take for granted.