Having a 2nd child is very different. You are in some ways, much more prepared but the toddler throws all these new curve balls that make it seem like you are a new parent all over again. For instance, there is no such thing as "baby proofing" the 2nd time around. When Owen was a baby, this house was completely sterile and I could leave him in the living room for 5 minutes without worrying about what he might be getting into. Adam, on the other hand, ate his first peanut butter filled cracker tonight. No, he's not supposed to have throat hole sized crackers and peanuts are supposed to be avoided until at least a year. But Owen left a bowl of them within Adam's reach and...Oops.
In some ways, I feel like Adam isn't getting as much educational stimulation as Owen got at this age. We were constantly teaching Owen words, sign language, games, etc. Right now...Adam isn't signing as much as Owen was and we assume it's because we just haven't spent enough time teaching him. However, in the motor skills department, Adam is a madman. He definitely has a combination of toys and opportunities that Owen never had which allows him to push his limits on a daily basis. One example was a few weeks ago when I was giving the boys a bath, I took Adam out in order to finish up Owen and when my back was to him for 5 seconds, he had climbed up on Owen's stool...onto the toilet lid...and had one leg on the back of the toilet tank ready to climb as high as possible.
He has been walking behind push toys for over a month now...never seeming to be out of control of them. He can even push them up to a wall and then get them turned back around to push the other way.
Today, he figured out how to use the Thomas ride on toy. He has been sitting on it while we push him...Riding with Owen while Owen controls it. But today, he figured out the button to power it himself. I can't believe some of the stuff he is able to do at only 9 and 10 months old. As Steve said, "this one is going to wreck the car."
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