No, he's lazy and mind your own business!

There are a lot of things I've learned not to ask now that I've gone through infertility, pregnancy, post-delivery, and having an 8 month old. Things you just don't know not to ask until you've gone through them.

For instance, you will find that I will not ask you if you're trying, or when you're going to have a baby, or when you'll start trying for number 2, all common questions women ask other women of varying levels of relationship. Why? Because maybe you're trying and the egg and sperm just can't seem to connect and every time someone asks you, your heart aches just a little bit more and it further confirms that you're half a woman because you can't conceive.

Nor will I ask you, upon finding out your baby is 8 months old, if s/he's crawling yet. In the last week I've been asked 1/2 a dozen times how old little c is and when learning that he was almost 8 months, asked if he was crawling all around. They're not trying to be hurtful, I know that, and they're just assuming that he's anything but lazy and expecting me to gush over how he really gets around, but I feel like I need to come up with an excuse as to why he just sits there and refuses to make any attempts at crawling or doing anything other than sitting.

It's an interesting observation I've made. Just that little c has finally hit that age where things are expected of him. I guess he'd better get used to it.

Maybe instead you can ask me if he's figured out long division yet. He'll probably figure that out before he figures the whole crawling thing out!