Every child is different.

Everyone says that every child is different. This is very true. Simeon and Crimson have their little differences, but Eliana is totally different from both of them.
Simeon didn't like tummy time at first. Not until he learned that it lead to rolling over. Which lead to being able to go somewhere and grab things. Crimson was about the same. Eliana loves tummy time. The only time she doesn't like it when she's hungry or just wants to be held.
Simeon and Crimson both had the normal reaction when they were fed their first solid food. A reaction of "What is this?" Eliana's reaction was more like "What is this wonderful stuff you are putting in my mouth!? I want more!"
Simeon and Crimson both took pacifiers. Eliana probably would have taken one if I was consistant with it. Right now though she is in love with her fingers. She sucks on them like I was told her Aunt Bekky did. The two middle fingers. Of course sometimes she just can't get enough and tries to put all of her fingers from both hands in there.
Simeon has been a daddy's boy from the day he was born. I remember they had him in his little bassinet thingy right after he was born and he was crying. As soon as Jarrod started talking to him he stopped crying. Jarrod would stay up late and hold Simeon while I got some sleep. They have a father-son bond that I love to witness. Crimson was a bit of a mommy's girl until she realized how much fun Daddy is. She has her "Mommy moments", but is still a Daddy's girl. Eliana? Eliana has this strange idea that Mommy is the only one that can comfort her. Mommy is the only one that she needs. I could give Simeon and Crimson to Jarrod when they were infants and be able to take a shower, cook dinner, clean, or just sit by myself with no problems. Not so with Eliana. I have to admit that she is getting better at it. She is learning that Daddy is funny and snuggly.
Simeon slept with us until I think he was four or five months old. We just wanted our bed back. He adjusted well. He liked to sleep on his side so that made it easier. Crimson lasted maybe one month, at the most, in our bed before we kicked her out. She adjusted well to sleeping in her crib. Eliana has recently decided, or so it seems, that she does not want to sleep with us anymore. She will wake up to be fed and then want to be put back in her bed, promptly. This is all well and good except I wasn't planning on making this transition until after our trip. Oh well. With her doing this I am able to get a better rest at night and that's good for everyone.
Simeon liked to sleep on his side. Crimson liked to sleep on her back, all sprawled out. She still sleeps like this. Jarrod said last night that she sleeps very unlady-like. Eliana will only sleep good on her tummy. It took me a while to be ok with this, because of SIDS. I would only let her sleep on her tummy for naps. But, after a week of trying to get her to sleep I've given up. She doesn't want to sleep with us and she doesn't want to sleep on her stomach. She will put herself to sleep if I put her on her tummy. If I put her on her back she will just cry for hours. There's no crying it out with this one. Another difference from Simeon and Crimson. They both began sleeping through the night after having to cry it out. It seems that Eliana has a stronger will than them.
All these differences make this an interesting adventure in parenting. We learned quickly with Simeon that parenting is like a guessing game. You finally find something that works and then it doesn't anymore. All of our experiences with Simeon prepared us with Crimson. There were little differences with them. Like, how Crimson loved to get into things. You put a box in the middle of the room and she will be digging through it in no time. Simeon would pretty much ignore it. Simeon had no interest whatesoever in learning to use the potty. Crimson just needs to learn that you go in the potty and not just sit there after you've already gone. But, everything else was pretty much the same. So, things were easier with Crimson than Simeon. With Eliana it's like a guessing game all over again. It's an adventure though. Each time we get something right we get to do a little victory dance. Not that we do. I will never admit to that.
I love having three kids. I love seeing them interact. They are each so unique and yet so similar.