Best Laid Plans

Isn't kind of funny how as parents we can have the pathway predetermined for our kids only to have them take their own path.

I never would have imagined having a 3 yr old who's vocabulary is very limited. But you know what, it doesn't take away from him as a little person. He's one of the sweetest, most kindhearted children you'll meet. And, we're working on the speech issues. Twice a week we take LM to a speech therapist to get him on the path where he needs to be....... not the path I, his mommy, envisioned but a path he needs to be on.

Baby Boy..... I (for what reason I'm still not sure) decided he would have nothing but b.reastmilk until he was 6 months old. Well, here we are at 5 months. The child was all but drooling when he would see someone eating. He would/does kick, grunt, and try to pull whatever is in front of him to his mouth. Obviously, a 5 month old child can't talk but if he could......... "Feed me, woman!" I'm sure that's what he would be yelling. I bought some cereal and started Sunday night feeding him his cereal when we eat our dinner. Loves it!

That's another thing...... do you fall into the trap of comparing your children if you have more than one?

I don't do it intentionally by any means. Nor do I expect my children to be the same. I just remember having to persuade LM to eat for the first several times. He wanted not part of "food" and tended to gag easily. BB..... not so much! This child didn't miss a drop of cereal and the only time he gagged was when he got too excited, pulled the spoon to his mouth & gagged himself.

I guess being a parent is about laying the groundwork and foreseeing the pathway...... but being prepared and knowing that the chances of actually following it are slim. I know TH and I are just beginning because our children our young. I look forward to the journey ....... knowing it will be filled with bumps, twists and turns.