Chapter 47 Milestones And Adjustments

• Six months after Phoebe's birth, Grace learned that being a parent meant commemorating developmental milestones that appeared both amazing and entirely normal at the time they happened. When Max returned home with what looked like baby-proofing goods and a stack of child development literature, she was working at her laptop as Phoebe practiced sitting up in her high chair and babbled in what sounded more and more like conversational patterns.
• He observed their daughter methodically dropping parts of her food onto the floor while examining the trajectory with scientific attention. "I see Phoebe has reached the 'everything must be explored and potentially eaten' phase of development," he stated.
• "She is now in the stage of development where everything needs to be investigated and possibly consumed. Additionally, she has learned to pull herself up to standing in her crib, so we will need to lower the mattress and likely begin considering more thorough baby-proofing.