Thursday, February 18, 2010
A little worried... even though I know I should not be...
So, one of the verses that I have to memorize for Bible Study is Philippians 4:4-9 and there is a part that states that you should not be anxious about anything. Well, I need to obey that scripture. I am a bit anxious that Zoë is not attempting to crawl... or move (gross moter) at all!! She can sit up great... but will not attempt to move. So, I am trying to give her more tummy time during the day and NOT picking her up no matter how much she resists being on her tummy. Right now I have a PBS cartoon going so that she has a distraction while on her tummy. Does anyone out there have any other suggestions that I can try to get her a bit more motivated on her tummy???
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Hang in there Abbie - some kids will completely skip crawling all together and go straight to trying to walk. Try placing toys on the floor in front of her that she has to get up and move or crawl towards.
Be patient and enjoy where she is. A very wise mom once told me that comparison is the thief of joy. I have found that to be very true at times at I have been on this mothering journey. :)
Here is a good website we give to parents sometimes. http://www.orthomerica.com/pdf/tummytimetools.pdf
And, if you and Paul still have concerns in a few months, I know some great PTs in Billings I could recommend if your pedatrician agrees. :)
Hey Abbie! I wouldnt' worry at all. Diek never crawled - he did that butt scoot thing around 11 months and walked around 13 months. Hadden didn't start crawling until around 10ish months and walked around 14 months. But I really liked what Mandy said about comparison being a thief of joy. Thats good. Zoe is doing great.
Thanks everyone! That really helps to remember that every baby is different and not to compare.
This follows along with the whole joy concept... at candidate school they said comparison is sin and sin is death, so when we compare we are killing ourselves... interesting for me to think in that simple of a term..
I agree with everything that has been said, if you want to have her be doing something entertaining then place her in a walker. I think my kids did so much because they spent alot of time in a walker. Note: Block the stairs they really will go down them, especially if their older brother pushes them! And its hard to remember but it really is easier while they don't move, so live in the present instead of the future. An interesting thing about the kurdish language is that there is no future tense. the future and present are one in the same... a thought i have had lately..
blessings!! and peace upon the anxiety, satan desires to rob you of your joy, so grasp the truth you have memorzied in phillippians :)
such good advice ladies!
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