My baby Mae is 7 1/2 months old. She is the joy of my life and the most beautiful little baby I've ever seen. She enjoys to sing, chew on her finge rs and toes, kick her legs while flailing her arms, take baths and eat banana cereal.
She does not like veggies, going to sleep on her own, and getting dressed. She is still very tall but she is getting chubbier, which we just love. She is still wearing 0-3 months size. She looks like both of us but I think more like her daddy. When we ask her questions, she shakes her head no. Not that she has any idea what it means but it sure is funny.
Being a mom is an interesting thing. I will speak for myself but I feel as if I've just entered a competition with Mabel. To see how "advanced" she is compared to the average baby, friends babies, and any other baby.
Mother's are always asking when they did what and are quick to brag about the things their baby did really early on. I'm totally guilty of this. We are proud of our little babies and we love every little thing they accomplish.
Now, Mabel still can't sit up on her own. She has a bumbo and we practice sitting all the time but she just doesn't feel like doing it yet. It's completely normal for a baby to learn to sit anywhere between 6-9 months but everyone else's baby is sitting and even crawling! I'm ashamed to admit that sometimes I'm embarrassed that Mae isn't sitting yet. Not because I'm embarrassed by her but because I feel like it reflects back on me as a bad mom. Like, I'm not doing everything I should to get her to sit up. Someone recently told me, "well my baby sat up bu 6 months because we got her a bumbo and we practiced with her all the time." Does that mean that she is a better mother?
I'm going to try not to force Mabel into things before she is ready and when she gets older, I'm not going to force her into things she doesn't want to do just because I want her to be accomplished. I can understand that moms have big dreams for their kids and they want them to reach their potential but I don't want to make her feel like she has to be perfect or that she's any less of a person or any less loved just because she has different tastes and talents.
I'll get off my soap box now.
This is a little video of Mae dancing while Aunt Elise sings in Spanish. :)
3 comments:
Yikes! I hate competition, especially when it's something completely out of your control. Mabel is perfect the way she is. If I have kids, and someone tries to compete with me about our children, I'll probably roll my eyes at them, and secretly think of ways to publicly humiliate them. :-)
She really is so beautiful. It was great to see her in person. I hope you are doing well.
Ahhh!! She's so cute!!! And getting so big! holy moly!!! I miss seeing you at work Katie! We should hang out soon :)
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