Well, we are now creeping up on the 9 month milestone of my little Kenzie's life. She has been such a totally different child than Kylie. Kylie moved so fast through her milestones of life that I naturally assumed that my second child would follow the same pattern. Kenzie was born 2 1/2 weeks earlier so I figured that she might be behind when it came to some developmental skills. However, I never thought in a million years that, in my view, she would be so far behind other babies that I had seen; or even her own sister. My concerns grew with every milestone time frame that she came to and passed over without achieving the goal. She didn't roll over or sit up until about 6-7 months and still will not pull up or support her weight on her legs. She has however, just in the last 2 weeks, began to get up on all fours and rock back and forth like she is trying to figure out crawling. The doctor recommended she see a pediatric orthopedic, but I decided that in light of her new attempt at crawling, I would give it another month. With all this being said, I truly believe with all my heart that this was meant to happen specifically for me. I am such an impatient person and want things done on a schedule that the Lord wanted me to slow down and enjoy these moments with my children. If I'm not careful, I can easily rush through the day and get accomplished what I need to without stopping to notice what my girls are learning along the way. But with Kenzie being so dependant on me, and realizing that she is behind, I pay special notice to her so I won't miss it when she does decide to crawl or pull up...ect. She has forced me to stop and take things as they come and know that I cannot control everything. It has also helped me to be more patient with Kylie. She is so smart and ahead of her age, I take that for granted and think she is capable of more than she really is. I find myself expecting too much from her sometimes. The Lord has blessed me with two very beautiful
and very different little girls. I pray every morning that I will be a good example to them and if they ever were to say they wanted to grow up to be just like me, I would be reassured that what they saw in me would be enough to get them through. One day, they are going to read this and think about me, and I just want to say "Kylie and Kenzie, I love you very much and I have counted it an honor to be your mother so far. I hope we will share so many fun memories together and always be close"
