[SchmennaLeigh]

I'm working on something for the birth/first parent blog for Tuesday (so quick responses are good!).

I need to know what milestones have been hardest for you to watch from afar or learn about after the fact. (Obviously, I'm speaking about your placed child.)

This question is for open and closed adoption birth parents alike. Obviously, closed adoption birth parents are going to learn about all of the pre-reunion milestones after the fact. Some open adoption birth parents will learn about some milestones after the fact as well, whether it's just hours, days or even weeks and months later. For some open adoption birth parents, you are aware of the milestone itself (such as the first day of school) but you are unable to participate because of distance or the role you hold as a birth parent.

All that explained, I'm curious to know which particular milestones threw you for the biggest loop when you learned about them or when they happened? Walking? Talking? First boo-boo? First kiss? First date? First day of school? Of college?

What was it for you?