Small Differences

Since Ryan was my first child, and because of his special "issues", I have been marveling in the differences between him and my younger babies. Clara, 18 months, is a crazy maniac!! She gets into everything and is messy and deviant. Ryan was content to sit in his swing, or play on the floor. He never once tried to open a cupboard door or climb up the back of the couch to get something off a shelf. He wasn't curious. He didn't want to explore. His world was right in front of him, and probably a lot in his own head. I always thought he was "so easy". Clara makes me realize what other parens had always talked about with toddlers...Autism isn't always a curse ;) But there is more than that too. Clara LOVES having her teeth brushed. It is STILL a struggle with Ryan- though its much much better now. Clara LOVES taking a bath, which Ryan does too, but washing her hair is so easy...Ryan would fight it with all his might. Clara is already getting interested in potty training...Ryan was over 6 before he pooped regularly on the toilet, and he still has an accident occassionally.
Its amazing to think of these small differences in my children, and how I wouldn't change them, even if I could.