Anything you can do, I can do better!

Maya is already proving that she has no intention of letting her older brother hog the limelight or the superlatives in the family.  It is said that it is dangerous to compare kids, and parents should try hard to avoid it.  Since that is nearly impossible, I'm going to give in and share a few examples:

Nesting with Xander resulted in new hardwood floors and a new custom staircase.  My nesting phase for Maya resulted in a finished basement and bathroom.  Both big projects, but Maya edges out Xander slightly on both scale and cost.

Xander put on a whole pound in his first two weeks- that's12% of his body weight, moving from 8.5 lbs to 9.5 lbs.  Maya has accomplished the exact same feat- but since she started at only 6 lbs, 6 oz, and therefore grew a whopping  16% in the same time period!  (And, by the way, she is already up to almost 9 lbs at 4 weeks!)

Xander didn't let me sleep for 3 hours in a row until he fully a month old (37 days old)... Maya, 31 days old today, has been sleeping 4-5 hours at a stretch for a week now.... as long as she's sleeping with us.  We haven't been able to convince her that the bassinet is really where she belongs. 

Xander took his impressive first flight at only 2 months old for his Baby Book Shower in Virginia.  Before she turned 4 weeks old, Maya completed her first flight (5 of them) to accompany me  for my latest U. Michigan MBA residency, followed by very brief visits with Grandpa Charles, Aunt Meg, Cousins Nathan and Morgan and Grandparents Jack Lewis and Barb Farley. 

On our trip we added another first for Maya- a dip in the ocean!  Maya beat her brother for this one too.  Maya's almost 4 weeks vs. Xander's 3 months. 

Now, Xander still retains his bragging rights over first kid and youngest trip to Moab.  Only time will tell if Maya continues to try to best her big brother, but regardless of the milestone or the timing of it, I'm looking forward to seeing the kids grow, learn, and share our joy.