I'm finding it really difficult not to fall into that Mommy trap of comparisons. I stay away from Mommy and baby playgroups and the like partly for that very reason.
But...
I read a lot of blogs and invariably other babies of Danica's age are further ahead in their milestones. I don't really get it. She's sooooo busy and curious. Constantly on the move and jabbering incessantly. But she rolled late. She sat late. Now she won't crawl even though she's been rocking on all fours for a couple of months now. She likes to stand up but her balance doesn't seem to be improving.
Although she does say Mama and Dada she doesn't really say them in relation to us.
It's so hard to not worry. I guess I never considered that a baby of mine would be a late bloomer. How does one avoid comparing and wondering?
It's so easy to get wrapped up in what she doesn't do instead of what she does do. She is able to point out my buttons when I ask her where the buttons are. She waves. She claps. She shakes her head "no". She rolls all the time to wherever she wants to go.
But I just can't get past the fact that in other areas she lags behind. I like to blame it on her father. He has a somewhat lax attitude about getting around to stuff. And I guess no one would accuse me of being a "go getter".
I guess she's just taking after her folks.
2 comments:
Honestly, Shauna, from a mom whose kids didn't walk until they were 16 mos. old (both of them!), don't worry. :) If the doctor isn't worried, you shouldn't be. But, yeah, it's hard not to worry. We all want our babies to be perfect. It's only natural to worry, I know. :)
dont forget all those milestones are averages
and as for moms, well some exaggerate. i used to know a few personally when emma was wee. on the phone or net they would go off about all the things the baby would do and then you actually saw them and the kid would just sit there like a bump.
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