Tony Dungy (head coach for the Indianapolis Colts) spoke at IWU today for the World Changers Convocation, which means he also was given an honorary degree and a life size bust of his head in the rotunda in our library (which happens to be the building I work in). Some of you may be wondering what the Society of World Changers even is, especially since they just started having the convocations in 2003 and many of us were graduated by then. Here is an explanation from our program:
"Through the Society of World Changers, IWU began to formally recognize individuals who are positively engaging culture through excellence in their chosen professions, whose lives embody the values, mission and vision of the university, and who serve as the salt and light of their generation."
We have had famous people before (Bob Briner, Frank Peretti, James Dobson, and Benjamin Carson), but this was especially fun since the Colts are so close to Marion, and because they won the Super Bowl last year. The students were going crazy, and I think he ended up with 7 or 8 standing ovations :) :)
Anyway, it was a nice surprise that on the way back to our office he walked right by us, and Pam from our office even got to shake his hand :) My biggest regret - I was going to take my camera and accidentally left it at home!!! I actually could have gotten a great picture!!!!
Another thing that I don't have (yet) is a video of is Damaris crawling!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!! I know that all kids are different, but I really wonder what other parents do differently with their kids from what we do...Titus was 11 months before he crawled, 15 months before he walked, and Damaris is probably on track to do the same...I can't make her learn to pull herself up or start walking or exploring...and I wonder how do other kids do it so early? We put her on the floor to play and worked with her on sitting up or crawling or walking...so why was she so late in sitting up and crawling, and probably will be at walking too? There must be some parenting idea that I missed along the way...oh well, as I would keep saying with Titus when we thought he would never walk...it is not like she is going to be 15 years old and still crawling on the ground :) :) I am not looking for encouragement here, I am not comparing myself to others (trying not to, anyway) and I don't feel like I am a bad mother, I just am curious I guess at what others do to help their kids learn basic developmental steps (Titus still can't jump...or maybe he just won't??) Or maybe it comes down to the fact that both kids inherited my nonathletic/uncoordinated genes and physical development just comes harder to them?? :) :)
5 years ago
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Sarah just started crawling at 10.5 months. She never did the army thing and that is all Bekah really did. Bekah went from rolling around to the army crawl to about a week of regular crawling, to walking right around 1, and it all started around 9.5 months. Sarah had been scooting on her rear since 9 months, never rolled around, but knows how to roll, and started regular crawling at 10.5 months. All kids are different. I have friends that their kids crawled at 6 months. My sister's second son walked at 10 months!! He wanted to keep up with his big brother. :~)
Sounds like the world changers convocation was fun this year!
Development of children is in a BROAD spectrum. You have your average based from children who do things way early and those doing things way late. It's a matter of ability, personality, and temperment. Your kids are doing what's best for them when they need to do it. You know my boys are insanely ahead physically, but Titus was talking way better than Elijah ever did during those early ages (now Elijah can't stop talking!) Each kid has their own strengths - physical, mental, emotional. You just have to look at the other "goals" they've hit at earlier ages (talking, giving love, understanding concepts). You've got some very smart kids and they're gonna keep you on your toes (if not litteraly, definately figurtively).
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