Order out of confusion ....

Order out of confusion.....

I have a friend  who excitedly told me that their first child just found her tiny toes...so cute...the baby is following a fairly orderly pattern of learning about her world and herself...

My grandchildren are all doing the same with their lives...first their toes, followed quickly, it seems, by high school subjects....how time marches on ....learning, discovering, doing , growing ....but there is a natural progression of growth....

God created the world in order...from light and dark to people...with each day in between created in order...

The Israelites marching through the desert, did so in an orderly manner, knowing what to do and when...

Numbers 2:17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard. 

If there is no order, confusion comes quickly...

Isaiah 41:29 See, they are all false! Their deeds amount to nothing; their images are but wind and confusion. 

1 Corinthians 14:33, 40 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way. 

Galatians 5:10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. 

I remember some of the intersections we have driven through in populated cities...it seemed like utter confusion, with all modes of transportation trying to get from one side to the other, honking horns, raising of fists, punching,,shoving until movement... as the traffic light finally changed colors... 

There is order and without it there is confusion...Satan lives in the confusion.....wanting us not to find the peace of God...

We develop in order, as the baby does, day by day, line upon line...if we don't, we may have to return to  a time or spot to pick up that was ignored or out of sequence....there are some behaviors in children who have skipped a normal progression that have to return to fill in the gaps of that development to be able to move on correctly...one thing leads to another to another...with no confusion..

There are times in my life that I have to step back and ask..."is this from God or is Satan bringing confusion and fear to make chaos?...."  God brings order and peace....not chaos...babies don't go from birth to immediately walking...without learning the steps in between or gathering the strength to do it..there is developmental between...order...

Thank YOU that You Are a God of order ....You don't  confuse, You are not chaotic..

Baby’s First Year: How Infants Develop

By Gina Shaw
WebMD Feature

Reviewed by Renee A. Alli, MD

WebMD Archive 

From helpless newborn to active toddler: It takes just 12 short months for your baby to undergo this incredible transformation. Babies grow and change at an astounding pace, and every month brings new and exciting developments.

New moms and dads often wonder what to expect next and how to know if their baby’s development is on target. Instead of focusing too much on developmental milestones, however, it’s important to remember that babies all develop at their own pace. There’s a fairly wide “window” for when it is normal for a baby to reach a particular developmental stage.

“If your baby reaches one milestone sooner, she may reach another one later, because she’s so busy perfecting the other skill,” says Jennifer Shu, MD, pediatrician and co-author of Heading Home with Your Newborn.

Some babies may say their first word at eight months, while others don’t talk until a little after the one-year mark. And walking may start anytime between nine and 18 months.

Keeping those kinds of variations in mind, here’s what your baby may be doing during each three-month stage of the first year.

Baby Development: One to Three Months

During this first development stage, babies’ bodies and brains are learning to live in the outside world. Between birth and three months, your baby may start to:

• Smile. Early on, it will be just to herself. But within three months, she’ll be smiling in response to your smiles and trying to get you to smile back at her.
• Raise her head and chest when on her tummy.
• Track objects with her eyes and gradually decrease eye crossing.
• Open and shut her hands and bring hands to her mouth.
• Grip objects in her hands.
• Take swipes at or reach for dangling objects, though she usually won’t be able to get them yet.

Baby Development: Four to Six Months

During these months, babies are really learning to reach out and manipulate the world around them. They’re mastering the use of those amazing tools, their hands. And they’re discovering their voices. From 4 to 6 months old, your baby will probably:

• Roll over from front to back or back to front. Front-to-back usually comes first.
• Babble, making sounds that can sound like real language.
• Laugh.
• Reach out for and grab objects (watch out for your hair), and manipulate toys and other objects with her hands.
• Sit up with support and have great head control.

Baby Development: Seven to Nine Months

During the second half of this year, your little one becomes a baby on the go. After learning that he can get somewhere by rolling over, he’ll spend the next few months figuring out how to move forward or backward. If you haven’t baby-proofed yet, better get on it!

• During this time period, your baby may:
• Start to crawl. This can include scooting (propelling around on his bottom) or “army crawling” (dragging himself on his tummy by arms and legs), as well as standard crawling on hands and knees. Some babies never crawl, moving directly to from scooting to walking.
• Sit without support.
• Respond to familiar words like his name. He may also respond to “No” by briefly stopping and looking at you, and may start babbling "Mama" and "Dada."
• Clap and play games such as patty-cake and peekaboo.
• Learn to pull up to a standing position.

Baby Development: 10 to 12 Months

The last development stage in baby’s first year is quite a transition. She isn’t an infant anymore, and she might look and act more like a toddler. But she’s still a baby in many ways. She’s learning to:

• Begin feeding herself. Babies at this developmental stage master the “pincer grasp“ -- meaning they can hold small objects such as O-shaped cereal between their thumb and forefinger.
• Cruise, or move around the room on her feet while holding onto the furniture.
• Say one or two words, and "Mama" and "Dada" become specific name for parents. The average is about three spoken words by the first birthday, but the range on this is enormous.
• Point at objects she wants in order to get your attention.
• Begin “pretend play” by copying you or using objects correctly, such as pretending to talk on the phone. 
• Take her first steps. This usually happens right around one year, but it can vary greatly.