Which baby is it?

When I was pregnant with Soren I was wondering (as you do) what he might look like. A boy version of Astrid perhaps, or completely different?  I don't look much at all like my 2 siblings. Anto looks similar to his brother but not as similar as some siblings.  I have some friends who have kids who are hard to tell apart, and others that you wouldn't even know are related.

It turns out Soren looks almost identical to Astrid, more boyish, but very, very similar.  Quite a few people have commented that they look similar and I defnitely see a lot of Astrid in him so I've done a little photo comparison.  When I went to pull out photos to compare I thought I'd find quite a few where they look very similar but even I was shocked at how similar they look at the same age!  In several photos it's even hard for me to tell which baby is which and on a few I had to double check who it was.  They are far more similar than several twin pairs I know........ just different sexes and born 2.5 years apart! I could have put any 2 photos of them at the same age and you can see the similarities but with similar poses it's even more striking.

Newborn

When Soren was first born and we were floating around in the bath, Anto and I both looked at him and said 'Wow, he doesn't look at all like Astrid did when she was born'.  Well, about an hour later I started to see more and more of Astrid in him.  When I compared these photos I was pretty shocked at how similar they actually were!

Over their first few weeks they continued to look very similar. I noticed pretty early on they both have similar facial expressions and mannerisms so that seems to make them look even more alike! Soren has a different nose and a slightly different shaped head but it isn't as obviously different as I first thought.

One Month

By one month old they are starting to look less newborn like but the similarities are still striking.

Two Months

No it's not he same baby...... same eyes, same expressions, just the 2011 model and the 2013 model!

Three Months

By 3 months they have both developed some serious personality and Soren is looking very boyish but they still are little clones of each other.  It's funny Astrid always looked like a girl and Soren has always looked like a boy (indepedent of what they are wearing) but they look so similar in photos!

Almost Four Months

At almost four months it still seems like we have a the same baby, just a boy and girl version!  It will be interesting to see if they continue to look so similar as they grow. I'll do another photo comparison in a few months.

Next on the agenda is to compare some baby photos of them with each parent. I know who they look most like, now to find the photographic evidence!

2 months already!

On Friday the 13th Soren turned 2 months! The only thing spooky about it, is how fast the time has gone. It seems only yesterday that he was born.  He is still a very good baby (and damn cute too). I don't know if we just struck it lucky with a great baby or we are just more relaxed second time around. Astrid was a pretty good baby, so it's not like we are comparing apples and oranges but it does seem Soren is exceptionally good. He still doesn't cry very often, and he sleeps and settles well. He is a bit slow in the weight gain department like his sister was but it's less stressful this time as we know what to do about it.

The last few weeks we have been getting massive grins and even the odd giggle. It's extremely cute! He is still quite tiny but has grown a heap since he was born. At birth Soren was 49.5 cm long and 3.77kg. At 2 months he was 56cm long and 4.19kg!  So, not exactly a fatty but he is getting very long. Luckily the weather has warmed up and he can stick his long legs out of all his suits. His favourite things are still baths and cuddles. He is also enjoying time in his bouncer and on his playmat.  You can't beat nappy off time either.

Oh how he has changed in a few short weeks. You don't realise just how quickly they change until you look back at the photos........... Here he is

Just Born

1 day old

1 week old

1 month old

6 weeks

7 weeks

........and starting to show us the grins!

8 weeks

.... full of cute!

2 months old 

........taken last Friday!

Favourite Photo Friday 22/11/13

This week it's a photo each of the terrible twosome........

Astrid - 2 years and 5 months today!! When did she get so big and grown up???

 D7000 with Nikon 35mm f1.4

ISO 320 focal length 35mm 

Exposure: 1/100 @ f/2.2

Soren - 5 and a half weeks ..... and starting to smile and be cheeky!

 D7000 with Nikon 35mm f1.4

ISO 250 focal length 35mm 

Exposure: 1/60 @ f/2.2

Favourite Photo Friday 15/11/13

This week it's just two quick photos of Soren that I grabbed during the week. He is spending more time awake now (he is not a fan of day sleep this week it seems).  It does give me a chance to catch his pretty blue eyes though.

Here he is at 1 month old!

 

 D7000 with Tamron 90mm f2.8 

ISO 640, focal length 90mm 

Exposure: 1/320 @ f/3.2

 

 D7000 with Tamron 90mm f2.8 

ISO 640, focal length 90mm 

Exposure: 1/200 @ f/3.5