Comparison is the thief of joy.
How true is that?
Just this last week someone tried to steal my joy as a mother.
The questions I was asked was "How worried are you that Charlotte isn't walking yet like her brother?"
I kindly smiled and said "not at all"
But then later that night when my house was quiet and I had time to let things creep into my mind I started over think the situation.
Marshall has been walking for about 3 weeks now. Straight up walking everywhere and trying (and sometimes successfully) to climb (ing) everything.
Charlotte is cruising along furniture using her little push toys to get everywhere but not independently walking.
Once that comment was made I started to wonder. Is she behind? Wait should I be worried? Is something wrong with her legs?
And a million other ridiculous things that should have never come into my mind.
I closed my eyes and prayed for peace at that moment and asked for my joy back because guess what?
They are perfectly made as individuals and just because their way into this world was through sharing a womb which is a unique experience they are still two separate babies.
They will develop at different paces, heck they look different they are TWO DIFFERENT BABIES.
The one thing that is the same though
Our love for them is big and huge. We all love them something fierce and consider ourselves blessed to get to watch them grow.
And for the record Grayson didn't walk until 15 months and he is like the smartest 4 year old I know.
Happy Thursday
The questions I was asked was "How worried are you that Charlotte isn't walking yet like her brother?"
I kindly smiled and said "not at all"
But then later that night when my house was quiet and I had time to let things creep into my mind I started over think the situation.
Marshall has been walking for about 3 weeks now. Straight up walking everywhere and trying (and sometimes successfully) to climb (ing) everything.
Charlotte is cruising along furniture using her little push toys to get everywhere but not independently walking.
Once that comment was made I started to wonder. Is she behind? Wait should I be worried? Is something wrong with her legs?
And a million other ridiculous things that should have never come into my mind.
I closed my eyes and prayed for peace at that moment and asked for my joy back because guess what?
They are perfectly made as individuals and just because their way into this world was through sharing a womb which is a unique experience they are still two separate babies.
They will develop at different paces, heck they look different they are TWO DIFFERENT BABIES.
The one thing that is the same though
Our love for them is big and huge. We all love them something fierce and consider ourselves blessed to get to watch them grow.
And for the record Grayson didn't walk until 15 months and he is like the smartest 4 year old I know.
Happy Thursday
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