Hey There “Peggy”! What Was I Worried About??

The Boy is now an expert crawler, except that he has a very “special” way of doing it.

When he first started crawling, he would stick out one of his legs straight out as he crawled along.  We all laughed about it, thought it was cute, waited for him to figure out how to properly bend both legs so he could pick up speed, calling him “Peggy”(after his “peg leg” that stuck straight out- thank the hubby for that one!), etc…  But as the week went on, I began to notice that our little boy was not, in fact, bending his other leg.  He was still sticking it straight out.

So, I worried. Of course I did- I’m a first time mom.  And so I consulted a search engine.  Of course I did- that’s what any rational first time mother does, right??  And, of course, said search engine gave me a plethora of reasons to worry more.  Because that’s what search engines do to first time mothers.  In total, I read about how my son’s leg had not developed properly, he could have a calcium deficit, muscle deficiency, perhaps spinal problems??  Every other web-page made me feel more and more sick to my stomach.

I spent an entire week worrying and asking my mother, husband, friends, neighbours, etc.. daily if they thought there was something wrong with the Boy.  I cried a bit.  I agonized a lot.  They all kinda gave me a strange look, probably thinking that I was the one with something wrong with me.  Because, as I soon learned, my little guy had a very good reason for sticking his leg straight out.  He was getting ready to stand up. 

Not two weeks after the Boy started crawling, he began using that now affectionately called “peg leg” to help himself stand.  And now he won’t stop standing.  In fact, he has become awesome at using that “peggy” leg to assist his never ending quest to stand up as fast as humanly possible. Crisis averted- fears all for not.

So once again, my “new mom” (or should I say “search engine”) fears were completely unfounded and the Boy is completely fine and very physically adept.  He is his own person, with his own ways of doing things, and he is just fine the way he is- with a very cute new nickname that I hope doesn’t stick forever! 
And, while I know I will probably always over-react with extreme worry whenever the Boy does something that doesn’t fit perfectly into a milestone category (that’s just me!), I hope that I’m learning the lesson that search engines may not be the best place to go with my concerns…I hope…