The wonder of it all

I feel like I want to record every new word I hear Evan say, but I know that's not practical. I still don't know how my cousin, Tanya, was able to estimate that her daughter, Emi, knew 200 words at one point.

As I have watched Evan grow up, there is a part of me that believed he would reach the next developmental milestone, whether it was crawling, walking, talking, or whatever. But when I was waiting for it to happen, I secretly wondered if my kid would be the only kid who never crawled, walked or talked. Maybe it just wouldn't happen for Evan.

And then, sure enough, it happened just like everyone said it would...just like everyone else's kid went thru it. And even though every other kid went thru the same stage, I watch Evan learn new words or be the kid who says hi to everybody on the playground and I'm completely amazed. So amazed that this incredible transformation is so common that it does happen to every child.