It's hard to believe our little girl is already 5 months! And let's be honest she's not so little any more. Baby girl loves to eat (as always) and with the addition of cereal and some other baby food thrown in there she is one happy baby.
Typically I would talk about all the fun changes we have seen in this little one since she turned 4 months. However, this month I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about something that's been on my mind and heart lately.
As mothers (and parents) we see our children as perfect and rightfully so. They are our babies and we carried them with us for 9-10 months. During that time things like sitting up, crawling, talking, or the next milestone didn't matter. And honestly, we didn't even worry about those things; we just wanted our baby to be healthy.
But then our baby is born and we begin to compare (maybe not right away, but soon enough) and worry about all the things society tells us is normal. We hear things like, shouldn't she be sitting up by now? Why isn't he crawling yet? Are you sure there's nothing wrong? Or we are told we aren't doing something right or we did something wrong ... Why didn't you have a c-section? Why did you have a c-section? Why didn't you tell her pediatrician about that? And on and on... We sometimes feel like we are alone in our daily struggles and battles. We are afraid of being judged simply because our baby didn't walk by age one or our baby needs a helmet all because of something out of our control. Maybe all of these things make you feel alone and that no one understands how you feel. But from one mom to another, one parent to another I want you to know you are not alone and your baby IS perfect. Your child is normal; normal is what you make it; your child only needs you to be there, to show her the way. And sometimes as parents that is all we can do. Our children will love and respect us for being the best version of ourselves we can be. So hold your head high moms and dads you are doing a great job!
5 month photo dump....
5 month photo dump....
We love you Parker!
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