Milestones

Do you remember  bringing the kids to the doctor and being asked if they were doing certain developmentally appropriate tasks?  Like crawling or walking or using multiple word sentences?

For many years, I was always saying that Can wasn't doing something he should be doing...whether it was throwing a ball or potty training.

At her 3 year visit, my beautiful daughter was doing everything she was supposed to be doing on the developmental checklist.

So this is what normal is supposed to be?

I'm not used to normal.  I'm not used to being told "no" in a preschooler tantrum.  I'm not used to sitting and coloring.  I'm not used to make believe stories and playing and sharing toys.

I love all these things.  Yes, I'm exhausted. But this is what normal is.