If there is one universal truth that I’ve come to believe it’s that there is no such thing as “normal” for kids. Having twins its hard not to compare how each of them are developing compared to the other. Although, having a conversation with my son’s teacher today, she highlighted that it’s the same way with siblings separated by age as well. Her boys were two years apart and she said she was always comparing at what age they said their first words, when they took their first steps, starting reading—all the usual suspects. For me I think the hardest thing is remembering that the joy is in the milestones and not about them. I was putting old photographs in an album this weekend and I remembered every single holiday together, every activity, putting the star on top of the tree, taking a cruise around the lake for my first mother’s day and of course, the first steps. Milestones all of them that were filled with so much passion and excitement.
Blaise was first to walk She sat on the steps to the sunken living room in her pink pajamas and finally took the plunge and dove off the steps. Just like Blaise, diving right in. When she was ready she did it. Logan crawled earlier than Blaise but then wasn’t far behind getting off the ground. He did the army crawl until he just couldn’t get to his yellow truck quick enough. It was enough motivation. Were those developmentally normally events? I’d guess yes. What pediatricians will tell you is that there is a large range of what they’d call “typically developing.” I do think it’s important to be cognizant, especially if it’s your first child, of what those typically developing milestones are. There are several resources available online and of course, your pediatrician is always the best sounding board. My best advice is to enjoy the moment and know that once you get used to a certain age and stage, it all changes. So accept the chaos and enjoy!
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/stages.cfm
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/growthanddevelopment/ig/Developmental-Milestones/index.htm
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/normaldevelopment.shtml
Posted on November 30th, 2007 by Sam
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