It seems like the first two years of a child’s life is filled with notable milestones like first smiles, first laugh, rolling over, first words, walking, talking, running and jumping. The third year is filled with milestones for sure but it seems like many of them are like rites of passage versus new developmental skills.
For instance, the first time you walk around the corner and see your toddler standing on the coffee table. That happened to us around 12 months. Many of these expected events haven’t happened yet, but I feel like they are on the horizon. Things like climbing out of the crib, flushing something large down the toilet, a bloody injury, a foreign object up the nose or falling down the stairs. None have happened yet, but they will.
Today, a toddler milestone was reached when I walked into Owen’s room in the morning and found him naked in his bed. I said “Good morning!” and he said, “I pee peed in bed!” Uh, yeah you did. And all over all 20 stuffed animals, 2 blankets and the bumper. I wonder what the next “milestone” will be?
And *that's* why you limit the number of toys in the bed. I knew we had a reason.
ReplyDeleteAhh...so much to look forward to.
Wait till he smears poop on the walls.........yes, so much to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteMom, that's exactly what Katie said! Luckily, Owen is a daytime pooper (knock on wood.)
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