Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The scream of frustration..

It's quite ear piercing..... and painful. Audrey still isn't crawling, which the pediatrician assures me is perfectly normal (I was extremely concerned since she seems to do everything else super early), but she is trying her darndest!! She gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth, then she screams! At first it freaked me out, because she NEVER screams or fusses, I mean, NEVER. After about 30 minutes of this new game, it dawned on me..... She's pissed off because she knows what she wants to do, she just can't quite figure it out. (Jeremy says she gets this from me.) I really wish there was something I could do to help her, but alas, the pediatrician says to let her scream for a bit, it teaches her to deal with her emotions. It irked me for a bit, because I don't like to let her cry, but as my husband out it, some things she just has to figure things out. Geez!! I swore I would not be that mom: The one does everything for their kid just so they won't be upset. She does need to do some things herself, so I basically just need to get over it and deal with it. ( Note to self: make that my next mommy project!!)

She can pull herself up and stand for a few seconds, so I asked him if she was going to walk first, and crawl later, he laughed and said, "With this kid, it's entirely possible. She's gonna be an overachiever." Talk about a proud momma!! Woohoo!! I guess all parents are presented with unique situations, but I have a hard time separating the idea of "time line achievements" and individuals. I know she is an individual, and we are lucky enough to see a little more of her personality every day, but I can't seem to stop comparing her to other babies, or being paranoid about her hitting her milestones "on time". Actually, she hit most of them early, so I am going to stop worrying about this one, and trash my "book of time lines". I mean, who decided on this whole timeline thing anyway? According to our pediatrician, most of these time lines are off by 2 to 8 weeks for most children. (Did I mention how much I love our pediatrician??) He likes to speak candidly, which I love, and told us to "chuck the books, and quit worrying about time lines, she's perfect the way she is." Eureka! Of course she is perfect! I have known this since the day she was born... Why am I letting some "timeline" cloud my vision??

Well, no more!!

I am going to start prepping the house for a walking 8 month old!!

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