Jeremiah finally did it--after a month of rolling three-quarters of the way and going back, he decided to go for it and roll all the way over. Last Thursday was the day, and he's now rolling a little bit from place to place. We know it won't be long before he's rolling all over the living room, which is why Jon put up our stairway gate this morning.
This will be a new challenge for us to keep up with. In all the reading I've done of parenting material, one statement comes to my mind again and again. "Just when you think you've got it figured out, they go to the next stage and you have to start all over again." That is so true--at least in my now 5 months of experience. What about all of you long-time parents out there? Is it still true no matter what the age/stage in life? Jon's mom is our only consistent feedback person, but we'd love to see comments from the rest of you. You don't have to register to leave a comment--just mark that you want to be anonymous. We're looking forward to see what you all have to say!
4 comments:
You have many years of surprises
ahead. It's wonderful how they
grow and learn - and so do you.
great-grandma
we kept saying that with phinehas, instead of being excited for him to turn over, crawl, or walk, we would just try to keep him on his back or tummy. we know now that that's the best way to keep track of our kids. as you can see, we didn't succeed. Phin's walking everywhere and has now started climbing to boot. We found him in the middle of the kitchen table two days ago. it would have never occured to isaiah to do that! whew. on that note, I better see what the monkey is up to now.... love, love, LOVE the pics. how cute is he?!?!
I would agree with that. I'll also add that the stages get progressively longer, which is a blessing because the challenge of trying to figure out how to deal with it gets tougher. Also, as Kristin alluded to, once you figure it out with one kid, there's no guarantee it'll work on the next one.
The growing up years go by so fast. It's a bittersweet time because you want them to grow and learn, but each stage takes them closer to independence! Before you know it he'll be talking and telling you no! Enjoy him at each stage! Julie S.
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