The Milestones of Childhood

According to Parents Magazine, there are certain “overlooked” milestones of childhood. These include blowing raspberries, learning to play peekaboo, babbling, and so on.

I contend that there are other milestones that will never make it into a parenting magazine. These are my top four milestones, from my darling babies.

4: The day my son learned to remove all of his clothing. At night, I’d tuck him in and when I went to check on him, every stitch of his clothes (including his diaper) were off. We termed this the Naked Boy stage. (It later led to the toilet training phase.)

3. The day my kids understood the glory of chocolate. The noises emitted from their toddler mouths was nothing short of hosannas and praise. The pictures were pretty funny, too.

2. My daughter learned at the tender age of six months that spontaneously crying (when we were out of the room), pointing to her brother, and behaving as though she had just been the victim of violence earned her extra hugs and kisses…and got her innocent brother into major trouble.

1. The day my boy let out an enormous toot, raised his hands in the air, and yelled, “TOUCHDOWN!”

What was one of your favorite milestones?