The pediatrician’s nurse gives me an informational sheet to read during that endless wait for the doctor to appear in the examination room.
According to Adam’s 9 month sheet he should be able to:
- Crawl. Nope. Think he’s going to just go straight to walking despite my best efforts.
- Pull to a standing position. Does crawling up my front count?
- Play peek a boo and patty cake. Not so much.
- Wave bye-bye. Not in any organized way. It’s more of random practice here and there.
- Pick up small objects with thumb and finger. FINALLY a YES!
- Babble. Again, yes.
- Understand the meaning of no.
Hmm… I had to think about the last one. With a baby that doesn’t crawl or walk yet, he doesn’t really get into stuff. I don’t know that I use the word no very often at all with him.
So tonight, when at dinner when he decided that he wasn’t really hungry and he would prefer to babble and blow carrot laced raspberries at me, I shook my finger and said “No!” in a very stern voice.
He looked surprised, paused, and then this:
Oh, am I going to be in trouble or what?
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He’s adorable! And, really, do we need to be threatening babies with “NO” at such an early age? I would suppose that any loudly yelled word would do in this case. As long as you get their attention and they halt what they are doing, I think there’s a point to be made. But I’m not a Pediatrician tracking goals so what the hell do I know?
That is hilarious! If only when you tell them no later on it was as cute when they laugh at you and then ignore you completely. I never paid much attention to those check lists as most kids develop on their own time line. Both my kids started walking very early on completely skipping the crawl that usually comes before. Phabian started walking at 9 months followed by an army crawl at 11 months and then MJ started walking at 8 months folled by a crawl around 9 months. I guess walking is just more important.
Love that!!!!
For some reason I can’t see the pic or video…I’m on vacation on Mary’s ‘puter. Maybe when I return home. Anyway, I used to hate those check lists at the doctor’s appointments. My girls never match up either. It’s not like kids are little robots…same philosophy I have to adopted teaching first graders. They are so different developmentally. Can’t wait to see what you posted.