Sometimes, when you don't have a small child anymore and you know people that do, you feel a little left out.
There is always some milestone for parents with small children. A new tooth or the first lost tooth or their first taste of real food or their first steps or their first time to go to the potty or their first time to sleep through the night, etc.
This isn't a complaint because we've experienced all those too.
But when your child gets older, the milestones get farther apart. But there are milestones; maybe not very typical but still really important.
Bigger kid milestones:
Doesn't cry anymore when you leave her at preschool/school
Can reach the kitchen faucet
Can pour their own drink
Doesn't need a sippy cup*
Can play outside without constant parental supervision and OCD alertness for danger
Doesn't cry when they get a shot
Finally has all their immunizations
Will actually request that their nails be trimmed
Can multiply
Will request to download a song on the iPod
Wants to practice texting
I *starred* the sippy cup comment because I was cruising the grocery store the other day and walked past the baby/kid stuff aisle. And I thought how I don't have to go down this aisle anymore, and it kind of made me feel sad. I remember when I had to go down this aisle all the time because I always needed more sippy cup inserts.
Abbie reached a new milestone this past week. A leetle late. She can now ride a bike all on her own without training wheels or any help or support of any kind. She's semi-pro.
This is practically an engraved announcement milestone for her.
We're so proud of Abbie, and she is so proud of herself.
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Congrats to Abbie. As I said, I think it was just this past fall that Elizabeth learned. She would prefer her scooter. Andrew has been riding without training wheels for at least a year. He likes to be outside more than Elizabeth though. You need to make your comment box a "pop out" box so I can read your post and remember some of the things I wanted to comment on. LOL My children have never asked me to trim their fingernails yet. Andrew does good with the allergy injections but they both still cry over immunizations. *sigh*
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