Comments | fealubryne: This is the song that doesn't end...

fealubryne

This is the song that doesn't end...

Nov 21, 2011 14:59

Saturday Kassie will be four months old, how time does fly. She is growing up so fast it blows my mind sometimes. I think the day after I posted last time she started rolling over, and when she feels like it she can sort of drag herself around - it's not quite crawling, but she's starting to move. Scary. We also got her ears pierced on Thursday, ( Read more... )

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thistle_chaser November 21 2011, 23:14:18 UTC

Wow, she doesn't even look like a baby anymore! Such personality! :D

And you should change the title of your LJ. "I'm A Nobody" doesn't fit at all. ;)

fealubryne November 22 2011, 22:45:53 UTC

Half the time she doesn't really... act like a baby. Not like a little helpless one, anyway. Earlier today she was just sitting in my lap while I was watching Walking Dead (*cough* Yes, I watch stuff like that with her...) and playing with her toys. Of course, when her teeth are hurting her she suddenly seems so little again, my poor thing. But it is pretty mind-boggling to see how fast she changes and learns. Each week she's picking up something new, it's incredible!

And... hee. I dunno. I feel pretty insignificant in the scheme of things, most of the time. Can't even land a blasted job... sigh.

thistle_chaser November 23 2011, 01:29:49 UTC

I think The Walking Dead is perfect to watch with her! Gotta get her ready early, for the zombie attacks. (Maybe she can bite them, instead of the other way around!)

And you'll get one, just wait until school's done! Then you'll be queen of all game designers. :D

fealubryne November 23 2011, 04:51:58 UTC

Walking Dead has me all in a tizzy lately. The whole being pregnant thing hits ridiculously close to home, so I'm sitting here going, "ACK ACK ACK BABY DURING ZOMPOCALYPSE OH NOES!" But I love it. I love that show way more than I should.

And, if my teachers (and the rest of the industry) are right, I should be looking at jobs/internships already. Supposed to be getting experience and all that in. I love it all, I really do, but it's one of those fields you gotta claw your way to the top in.

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firebyrd November 22 2011, 07:32:32 UTC

The actual size of the kid isn't the important thing, it's the proportions and consistency of the growth. Bea is tiny (she's got at least one cousin about a year younger that's her size), but no one cares because she has been so consistent. As long as she's fat and happy and growing, even if it's not as much as you'd like, that's the important thing! :)

fealubryne November 22 2011, 22:50:04 UTC

The logical part of me knows that, and when it's just me and her she seems just fine. But then someone talks about their 15lb kid or whatever and I start to get edgy. My mom says I was a wee squirt as a baby too, and Kassie seems to really be taking after me, so I guess it's not a huge surprise. It just... ee. Makes me nervous sometimes.

Crazy how you think parents are psychotic for worrying about this stuff before you have kids, and then you have them and you start to fret every time they cross their eyes...

firebyrd November 23 2011, 19:05:09 UTC

Here's the thing. I know it's easier said than done, but...don't compare. Just don't. Every kid is different. She'll be ahead in some things, she'll be behind in some things. Thing is, the "things" are just averages. Also, I've become convinced that many, if not most, parents just outright lie about their little kids. For example, you'll see lots of and lots of people talk about their two and three year olds using these extremely long, complex, grammatically correct sentences. I've had two kids now and various nieces and nephews I've paid more attention to due to having my own kids now...and it's bullshit. The very precocious kid that's a month younger than Enoch has been the most clear and precise speaker and she couldn't have said a lot of the things people are claiming their toddlers say at those ages ( ... )

fealubryne November 24 2011, 00:29:24 UTC

Also, I've become convinced that many, if not most, parents just outright lie about their little kids.

See, I've wondered about that myself. I've got this guy telling me his kid was talking at 9mos and walking at 10mos. And I'm sitting here thinking, "Holy crap. I was considering teaching her baby sign language at about then, since I thought it would be fun..." He says it's because they've been doing that Baby Einstein thing since she was born, but I always thought that stuff was kinda corny. I don't want to push her, I just want her to have fun. And yeah, I like to get excited about stuff as she does it, but what parent doesn't?

You're right, though. I've already come to terms with the fact that I think the creeping/crawling thing is going to take awhile for her. She loathes being on her tummy, so while I do try to give her time for it, it often ends up being more of a fuss than it's worth. I have a feeling some people might get on my case about that, but eh. She likes to sit (wobbily) and play, or stand while supported, and even ( ... )

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