Go! Go! Go!

Well, Mikaela has finally done it! She’s learned to crawl. She gets around pretty well now and is getting into eeeeveryyythiiiing. She is also moving on to the next step (see what I did there?! Haha), trying to stand up on her own.

Learning to crawl was a bit of a chore for her and I must say, I didn’t exactly push her to be mobile. It was really nice to just put her somewhere and that’s where she stayed. I milked that cow, as they say!

I had (have) a long list of things I needed to accomplish before she became mobile. I needed to baby proof electrical outlets and cabinets, file the bills I had let accumulate on my table, put away boxes, and find a new location for the books on my bookshelf. Oh, and make sure the bookshelf wouldn’t fall over on her! And I wanted to super clean the carpet and tile floors. There was so much to do, and the longer it took for her crawl, the more time I had to accomplish it.

Don’t get me wrong! I had no intention of delaying her physical development for my own selfish desires. No, no! I knew she was healthy and she practiced crawling at the daycare. The doctor had no concerns for her. I knew that she would crawl when she was good and ready, even if I wasn’t.

There may be another reason I didn’t really work much with her to crawl any sooner than she was interested: I didn’t want her to grow up. I wanted her to stay as baby-like as possible for as long as possible. I wanted to relish in her infancy. But I can’t hold her back. I must let her grow. Her development is far more important.

I find that I hold back in other areas of my life. Do you do that? Do you purposefully and intentionally not progress in some area of your life because you know that once you do, it will be a lot more challenging? Success and growth are good, of course, but it’s easy right here, where everything works just fine.

But what will happen in the long run without change, challenge and progression? We’ll become stagnant and begin to experience a different kind of difficulty…the bad kind that results in extreme limitations if left untreated.

So, make those preparations! Do it bit-by-bit or all at once; whichever works best for you. Get out there and achieve your dreams! Be like Mikaela and Go! Go! Go!

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