13 Milestones NOT in the Baby Book
Posted on August 9, 2007 - Filed Under 13 Things |
I read an article in a parenting magazine a while back about non-traditional milestones. The woman put in something like “Son crawls down bars of crib like Spiderman”. I was just thinking about this because Dorian has been doing a lot of new stuff lately and thought I´d do my TT on it. As you can see it is rather late, I´ve been battling amoebas for a couple of days and don´t feel too well. But better late than never!
13 Milestones NOT in the Baby Book
1. Realizes that by faking an injury, he can get attention. (Dorian throws himself ever-so-gently to the floor and bursts into tears).
2. Repeats Mommy´s angry words. (we won´t go there)
3. Sinks very sharp teeth into mother/father/sibling´s flesh.
4. Eats a piece of bread found in the garbage. (this has happened more than once, unfortunately).
5. Figures out how to use the remote control to change channels when he is bored with whatever his parents are watching. And does so repeatedly.
6. Scribbles on the wall for the first (and most definitely not the last) time.
7. Sticks foreign object in nose/ear.
8. Sticks foreign object in nose/ear of sibling.
9. Discovers that shoes mean going outside. (Dorian´s first words in the morning: “Car. Shoes!”)
10. Eats dirt for the first time. (rapidly followed by sand, grass and a rock. Gotta try it all, you know!)
11. First taste of soda, which causes a coughing fit, red eyes and a breathless “MORE!”. (no, we do not allow Dorian to drink soda on a regular basis. He gets a very small amount on special occasions.)
12. Asks to go to bed. (Yes, Dorian actually asks to go to bed . . . not often, but there are times.)
13. Finds gas and other bodily functions hilarious.
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I love it when they do the ‘throw, oh I am injured…
Best to ‘nip it in the bud’ so to speak the repeating of mummies bad words… It can be VERY embarrassing in the supermarket you know!!!
Great list!
B
LOL! I’m not actually participating, but I found this to be very interesting. Now this MAKES me want to participate and to copy you. I loved that he tried dirt, followed by sand, grass and a rock. That was too funny! It’s true.. they do so much more than the baby book will allow!
Well, I think Mommy has to learn not to say angry words, first of all. Kind of hard to scold for that when you aren´t setting a good example!
As for eating dirt, I´m afraid it is just part of being a kid, I remember my sister ate it by the handfuls when she was tiny.