We took Tenna in for her 6 month check up on Monday. She is growing well and the doctor was impressed with how happy she is. She was really showing off for him. (Though she wouldn't show him her teeth)
I was a bit disturbed by some things he said, however. He started talking about getting our house baby safe and discipline. What? My little baby will be moving and getting into trouble? I have known that she will move on to those things, but I guess I have been in denial. My little girl is going to grow up, and there is nothing I can do to stop it!
I have decided that children (pure and uninhibited) are much better at dealing with change. They embrace new experiences, and thrive on the drive to do something new! So how do I help her keep this?
I just have two quotes that I have been thinking about a lot in connection to this. I think that babies live this much better than we do!
"To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often." -John Henry Newman
"The best way to cope with change is to help create it." -Robert Dole
2 comments:
don't let the dr. scare you, discipline is still far off, remember she has to be able to do something on purpose really before discipline is helpful
FIRST - SO CUTE... she looks like she could float on a cloud...
Love the quotes ...and I have to say I do agree with Nicole... now that doesn't mean I'm going to be one of those parents that assume "natural consequences" versuse parental discipline is the way to go... there's a reason kids have parents... not amigos. ;-)
But I do think... our babies are a little young for grounding... wouldn't you say?
Kalea's doing this thing where she is figuring out that she's not supposed to pull on the vertical blinds in the family room. So she'll reach her hand and as soon as I say "Hey" with a dipthong... she'll withdraw her hand and smile at me. It's almost a game. And she knows... so it's cute. I don't give her stern looks about it...but we have fun about it.
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