Grandpa teaches Natalie to sing...loudlyPeople always want to know what exciting new things Natalie is up to. Is she walking? Has she said her first word? Does she know the Quadratic equation?
The answer to all three questions is no. (though I think her math is better than Hillary Clinton's).
This stage of baby-hood is filled with exploration and small accomplishments but few that can be bragged about to co-workers and friends.
I can't fathom, for instance, excitedly telling a friend, "Guess what!!? Natalie totally squirmed more than normal today." or "She finally figured out how to poop without screaming!" or "She babbled agobada for the first time."
These moments seem tiny and insignificant but parents notice even small steps on the way to larger and more recognizable achievements. We revel in them.
Despite the seemingly slow pace of progression, Natalie did learn something new this weekend while her grandparents were visiting. After about thirty minutes of constant clapping and encouragement, her grandmother managed to teach Natalie how to clap. And clap she did.
She clapped when anyone else clapped. She clapped when kitty entered the room. She clapped when she farted. She clapped when the Yankees won....obviously she hasn't figured out the whole context thing that goes along with clapping but it's certainly a start.
This, along with countless other momentous, if minute, new deeds help propel Sara and I out of bed each morning, hoping that perhaps today will be that magical day when she learns to put both her feet in her mouth and we enthusiastically applaud.
The answer to all three questions is no. (though I think her math is better than Hillary Clinton's).
This stage of baby-hood is filled with exploration and small accomplishments but few that can be bragged about to co-workers and friends.
I can't fathom, for instance, excitedly telling a friend, "Guess what!!? Natalie totally squirmed more than normal today." or "She finally figured out how to poop without screaming!" or "She babbled agobada for the first time."
These moments seem tiny and insignificant but parents notice even small steps on the way to larger and more recognizable achievements. We revel in them.
Despite the seemingly slow pace of progression, Natalie did learn something new this weekend while her grandparents were visiting. After about thirty minutes of constant clapping and encouragement, her grandmother managed to teach Natalie how to clap. And clap she did.
She clapped when anyone else clapped. She clapped when kitty entered the room. She clapped when she farted. She clapped when the Yankees won....obviously she hasn't figured out the whole context thing that goes along with clapping but it's certainly a start.
This, along with countless other momentous, if minute, new deeds help propel Sara and I out of bed each morning, hoping that perhaps today will be that magical day when she learns to put both her feet in her mouth and we enthusiastically applaud.
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