Yesterday I was telling Chad...if there's one thing I get done today, it HAS to be to update the blog...Caleb is less than a month away from his second birthday and he is just amazing us (and everyone around him) everyday...Something I've learned about being a mom is that, if you let it, worrying about your child can become a full time job in itself. I am notorious for over-analyzing things so when you put this entire human life in my hands, I can't help but stress about every little bump, bruise, cry, illness--- you name it-- I've googled it! From baby acne to our most recent concern: "knock knees," I have read, researched, worried, stressed, lost sleep, etc. etc. a million times over.
One of the biggest (and most feared) words for a "mommy-worrier" like myself is that elusive~ Milestone..
As a pregnant woman, What to Expect When You're Expecting became my bible. What was my baby looking like? Doing?? I consumed every free (and even not so free) moment reading, rereading, and then reading some more. Consequently, the next two books in the series: What to Expect-the First Year and What to Expect- the Second Year found their way onto my bookshelves as well. And while I learned very quickly that the best manual for parenting is actually doing it, I ALWAYS found myself referencing these books to make sure my child was "on track."
Gosh...on track....what does that even mean?!?! Would my son lose all chances at being a future brain surgeon or pulitzer prize winning author if he was a little behind the eight-ball on learning how to "blow rasberries?" Laughable now...yes. But honestly, I totally remember being worried about him not having started doing that yet!!
If you're actually taking the time to sit and read this, you're probably thinking to yourself right now, "Where in the world is this crazy diatribe going?"
Well here it is: I've been worried about Caleb's speech. Our little miracle man who crawled at not even 7 months and who walked at 9 months was taking his good ol' time at becoming a chatty- catty.
Has he been speaking? Yes. And not just a few words...tons and tons of words...too many to even count. Looking back at my last post, I know that he's been saying simple sentences since Christmas. And yet, I kept reading on facebook things that other moms were saying their kids had said and it all just seemed so much more advanced than our little guy.
Wait! Someone else' kid...... more...... advanced?! Quick, get the book off the shelf! Where are we at? Where should we be!? It's so crazy the things we do to ourselves as parents...(and our poor kids if we're not careful!!)
This past weekend, Caleb showed us just how crazy I really am...
Call 'em milestones if you like (or maybe just mommy bragging points :)
But--On Saturday, 2/25 Caleb proudly:
1. Spelled his name aloud (while drawing circle/spiral-like shapes for each letter)
2. Told us the sound that every letter of the alphabet makes
3. Read "Daddy's Story" reciting the words written on each page (apparently he HAS been hearing us! Ix-nay on the hearing test I thought he might need!)
4. Started singing his songs WITH me! The whole song...not just words here and there!!
Haha, AND he's also doing some NOT so desirable things as well :)))
1. Food he doesn't want is "yucky." No idea where he even got that from!!
2. Bedtime is now a process dominated by the concept of procrastination. WOW, they get it at a young age!!
3. "No!" is definitely Caleb's all-time favorite expression. He especially loves using it at 3am when we crazily suggest he stay in his own bed and sleep for a few more hours!!
Here's a peak at our amazing big boy...who, as it turns out, is quite the little talker indeed!! :)
My grandson is brilliant!! :)))
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