Top 3 Reasons I'm Still Number 1

Why I'm better than William

Originally published 28 August 2016

It's been nearly 4 months since my little brother William joined the family, and he's certainly made an instant impression. Take those times he vomits up his milk; they've made quite an impression on the couch. Certainly more patterned now.

Despite things like that he is pretty adorable. But just to keep things in perspective, and to reinforce that I'm still king of this castle, here's 3 top reasons why I'm best.

1. Hair

If you compare my thick head of hair with William's you'll see there's a pretty clear winner. William had quite a lot of dark hair when he was born, but every time he rolls his head around in his bassinet or has a bath he loses another clump. Now he looks a little bit like he went to the barber to get his head shaved, then changed his mind and pulled out halfway through.

2. Sleep

William quite enjoys sleep when he has it, but boy does he kick up a fuss when he's being put down. Mum says he's a very stubborn little boy. Dad says he gets that from his Mum, but then he would say that. When Mum has spent half an hour rocking William in his bassinet to get him to sleep, then he wakes up 40 minutes later ready to get up again, I certainly hear some new words from her mouth. Which brings me to words...

3. Vocab

I love my books so I'm picking up new words all the time. I can rock out "conservatory" or "stethoscope" without any trouble (Dad was keen that my first word was "ostensibly", but that proves he doesn't visit reality that often), but all William has mastered so far is a cheerful gurgle. To be fair, he may be saying "gargle" or even "gregarious" but I'm going to assume not.

Obviously William will get better with all these things as he grows up more (well, hopefully the hair will get better for his sake), but since I'm also growing up into a big boy, I reckon I'm still going to stay number 1!