Milestone Sharing, yay or nay?

[everyusernameistaken]

My oldest first crawled while my parents were watching him. Luckily they took a video. I'm glad they told me, they were so excited and proud and it was actually kind of nice to share that with them.

[clearlycrystal]

I don't really know how I feel. My husband stays at home with our son. It has been tough to come to terms with the fact that I'll miss some milestones. I jokingly tell ds to wait until I'm home. I think I would want DH to tell me when I get home not while I'm at work. Then we can try to repeat it.

[doglover31]

I think I would like to know. It hasn't happened yet....but I know it will eventually.

[anewadventure]

i personally don't understand not wanting to know. that just seems strange to me, and not a good way to go about life in general (pretending something didn't happen so you can be the "first" to see something)

incidentally, last night LO finally rolled over when i was home! it was so fun. usually he is exhausted by the time i make it home (daycare and then home with daddy, i have a very long commute) so previously he had rolled for daddy but would just lay there screaming or eating his fists when i made it back. he must have been better rested yesterday because he rolled over twice - once to each direction from belly to back. it was great fun to cheer him on and see his face when he made it. adorable.

[camichael84]

I clicked SS, but only because I'm a SAHM so I'm her primary caregiver. That said, I totally missed the first time she rolled from back to belly. She tried hard for a week before she got it. One night while I was taking a quiz online for one of my classes, I heard DH say, "Uh...." When I asked what, he told me she finally rolled. I was mainly shocked I missed it since I figured I'd see all the first milestones being a SAHM. I don't mind that DH told me and wouldn't want to be kept in the dark.

[queenbabee]

My mom is the only one who has seen DS roll over. She didn't mention it for a week until I said "he still doesn't want to roll over". She's like, " oh yeah,didn't I tell you?".
Ummm. No. NO you didn't.
On the plus side, at least I know he can, even if I haven't witnessed myself.

[yuristar]

I love baby milestones

Besides, all our babies will reach them at a different time, regardless. (my little one was born in October) I don't mind if your kiddos reach them first...

[mana8503]

We still haven't rolled, but I know I'm gonna miss things. I try to be there for the things I can control, like first foods, etc.

[auntbee1215]

Someone told me when my oldest was a baby that even if you don't see it the first time your LO does it, the first time s/he does it for you is still the first time you see it.