Go Hazie, Go Hazie, Stop!

For those of you who have kids, you know that parents are always bragging when their kids reach a milestone, especially when they are babies.  Even when they are so obviously made up like,  “Oh, little Suzie is crawling at 3 weeks”, or “my Sally can read at 6 months”, or even “Johnny walked all the way home from the hospital when he was born!”  Crazy?  Yes.  But at the same time you feel that little pang of jealousy.  You think to yourself, “My baby is so much older than that baby and officially does nothing.”

You decide to tackle the situation head on.  You devote hours days weeks getting your child to do the task at hand.  You put toys out of their reach, place them in front of mirrors, or do whatever you have googled that help get your child to be the first to walk on the surface of Mars.  Because walking on Earth is not enough, and you really want to up the ante on your Mommy friends.

With Greenleigh I had the time to focus on each individual milestone.  I wanted her to crawl, stand, and walk.  “Mobility will be awesome!”, I thought.  I tried all the tips to get her to “do” more.  This time I have less time and have not been focused on Hazelines milestones.  I figure she will do it when she is ready.  This thought makes me sleep better at night.  So imagine my giddiness when Hazeline surprised me with this over the weekend:

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You did it!  Mommy is so proud.  I will now carry this with me to all my mommy meet ups and herald “Well, my baby can roll over!”

Now stop.  You did it and we know you can do it.  This can’t possibly lead to any place good.  Rolling leads to crawling, which eventually becomes walking and running.  And the thought of chasing two very mobile kids around (even if they are going in the same direction) makes Mommy a little queasy.