Here I come Lily- ready or not! Look at me, Mommy! I am so big!



My children are all on the slow-boat to gross-motor skills. Every single one of them have pushed the envelope of "normal" when it comes to walking, talking, reading, writing, drawing, etc. This can be very frustrating for mothers, especially first-timers, when faced with peers who count their children's milestones as some trophy they've received for the Best Parenting In The World award (we all know mommys like that- don't we- "oh, dear marjorie- she's so wonderful- she's been sleeping through the night since she was just two days old, she walked at eight months, and now, at only two years of age, is fluent in four different languages! her preschool teachers think we should have her tested for intellectual superiority!! And how are your kids doing, Judy?!!"

Well, in the end, the Sombar children always come through in the eleventh hour, just short of some intervention by one professional or another. Seth, of course, following in the footsteps of his siblings, took his first real steps the other day, about two weeks shy of his eighteenth month. I had just warned Tom that we were going to be in trouble if he showed up at his next well-baby check-up without having walked, and less than an hour later- Sethy took off across the living room like a bat out of hell.

Who says he ain't normal?!!


Seth enjoying his favorite treat- Granny, so happy he decided to save his big achievement for when she was visiting, took us all out for ice cream to celebrate! Hooray for Sethy!