Doing things differently

A blog a friend posted a few days got me thinking about how differently I parent now than when I first started. Some examples...
-Gave birth in a hospital in a bed, Gave birth in a pool at home
-Didn't let Addison have any sleep props at first, Worked to get Weston attached to one
-Made Addison sleep in her own bed, Weston slept exclusively with me for the first two months and then off and on for three months after that
-Never thought to buy organic babyfood for Addison, only feed Weston organic
-Alternate vaccine schedule, even more selective vaccine schedule
-More uptight, more relaxed
-Only nap in bed, nap wherever you want!
-Anticipated each new stage, wanting time to stand still
-Bought a car seat I liked the colors of and name, researched for hours and bought a much better one
-Turned Addison at 10 months, plan to keep Weston rear facing a lot longer if I can

The list goes on and on and on. Some things stay the same of course. But like I said before, Addison is our test child. Might sound bad, but it's true. And what works for her may not work for Weston or "Blessing 3". I was a first born and it was obvious they were just trying things as they went. I remember my mom apologising for some things as I got older. She was honest, "Jen we didn't have a clue what we were doing." It's kind of a trial and error thing. But that is how parenting works. I can read as many books or articles as I want. And I wont stop doing that for sure, but it's silly to think we can keep up with all the latest science. Sometimes you do what you have to or what works. It's funny to me how many pre-conceived ideas I had before having kids, how much I changed with Addison, and how I've changed again since Weston being born. Just like my kids I'm growing every day. :)