When did this happen?
Sitting up
There are many milestones for the first year - sleeping, holding head up, rolling over, sitting, crawling, walking. All baby books have places for you to record when these things happen. The problem is that many of these milestones are more of a process than an event. With rolling over, I can mark down exactly when that happened. Katherine could not roll over and then one day we saw her do it. Sure she would get on her side for awhile, but there was a definite time that she went from not being able to roll to being able to.
Not so with sitting. I realized today that Katherine can sit. When did this happen? What day do I write in her book? I have no idea. A few weeks ago she could sit really well on our lap. Last week she could sit unassisted between my legs or surrounded by the boppy pillow. Now, she can sit with nothing around her for at least 30 seconds.
So, when do I say she was sitting? Is she sitting now? She still falls over after 30 seconds and cannot get herself into the sitting position without my help. Why don’t they define for you when you get to cross these milestones off your list?
Well, I say she is sitting up now.