Milestones

Written by Kimberly Hartwell

Yesterday, I had placed Jonah on his tummy on the floor, and our friend Val who is staying with us right now, walks by and says - did he rollover? I jumped out of my seat - only to see him still on his tummy. She thought I had laid him on his back! So, I said no, he hasn't even really tried - it'll be a while. What do I know!?! Mid-afternoon, I laid him on his tummy again, and within 20 seconds - he rolled right over to his back!! And I got to see it! I was so thankful that I didn't miss it!

We also have another milestone for Noah recently - the terrible two's! Or as some have said - the scared two's; the time when they realize they are not connected to mommy and really struggle to find out who they are by themselves. We have had a few interesting weeks. At times, my little Noah is just his precious little self, and then... well there are other times! And I really do see, in a sense, the 'scared two's'. You can see him trying to make sure he holds our attention, the embarressment when he falls and doesn't want people to see him make a mistake or get hurt. All of it is a growing stage, and sometimes I lose patience, and other times, it breaks my heart to see him unsure of himself. I just think - oh, you have no idea how much you are loved - you don't have to 'try' to be anyone else, or try to be funny for us to love you - you're just loved for who you are! And then the reminder in the back of my head says, isn't that what our heavenly Father says about us - He loves us, just for who we are, not for what we try to do to impress others or how we try to make ourselves look good, or for what we do or don't do, but just for who we are - children of His!