Brag thread

[babys2015]

Tell me something that makes your kid super smart or cute!

To balance it out, tell me something you'd like to work on with your kiddo..

[babys2015]

I feel really happy that my kids eat such a varied diet. They aren't super picky and love foods like broccoli and avocado. Point: mom

They still drink out of bottles. Two bottles a day still.. Is this like super bad of me?! Point: kids

[babys2015]

One more: they are super crazy active and play outside like 75% of the day

But they still don't say very many words..eek!! I'm trying real hard and talk to them a lot and we also read a lot but they just don't seem into verbalizing, although they both understand semi complicated demands such as "throw this away please" or "please tidy up"..

[Deleted]

E is really starting to catch on to animal sounds and different words. She is also learning motions for things as well. Train, big truck, truck.

She os still picky on some foods. We were surpised when she ate a bunch of chicken cooked with bbq and teriyaki sauce on it Saturday.

[malvo]

Brag: M has been slower on motor development, but excels at her verbal skills. She's mimicking like crazy and lately has gained at least one new word a week. She loves story and circle time. The teachers love her as a "student", because she sits and listens so attentively. She's a little sponge!

Needs work: Eating. It's a battle. Watch, after all this eating drama, she'll be a chef when she grows up

[maddisonrose]

Brag: D is soooo active. It's amazing how much he can do. Climbs things at the park, goes down slides all by himself, can walk up and down stairs on his own (not without supervision) and just generally loves learning new things to do.

Needs work: more words please! We have quite a few that have come just recently but we don't have animal sounds or animals by name yet.

[ajacot924]

O says 15 clear words and 3 phrases. She understands and can follow difficult directions.

We still can't walk or stand by ourselves.

[portuguesemama]

N is so physical and just generally happy. He legitimately will laugh at anything - he throws the dog's toy and laughs, you ask him where his belly is and he tickles himself and laughs - he's just so happy all of the time. He also is climbing, jumping, running, and like D (maddisonrose) he loves to climb the stairs using the rail (supervised of course).

I wish he would eat better - although he snacks all day if you let him, but refuses to try new foods. And my chief complaint is that we have ZERO.words! It's so frustrating. He signs and makes his needs known, and he understands a ton, but God save me, I feel like this kid is never going to speak real words. I can repeat, repeat, repeat, and we can read all day long, but getting him to talk back is impossible. He definitely understands commands and questions - like knowing his body parts (I've run out of normal body parts to ask), but he will not say them! As you can tell, I'm so frustrated

[malvo]

My nephew is the same on words (he is two weeks older than M). He's crazy active. He runs and jumps and leaps and climbs. But words? Not interested.

[portuguesemama]

Aug 22, 2016 15:53:21 GMT -5 malvo said:

My nephew is the same on words (he is two weeks older than M). He's crazy active. He runs and jumps and leaps and climbs. But words? Not interested.

I keep getting reassurance that it will come but I'm being selfish and want it now. I want to hear his voice and have him tell me his needs instead of sign or point. Just talk already.

I'm sure I'll regret this desire when he wont shut up.

[malvo]

Aug 22, 2016 15:55:49 GMT -5 portuguesemama said:

Aug 22, 2016 15:53:21 GMT -5 malvo said:

My nephew is the same on words (he is two weeks older than M). He's crazy active. He runs and jumps and leaps and climbs. But words? Not interested.

I keep getting reassurance that it will come but I'm being selfish and want it now. I want to hear his voice and have him tell me his needs instead of sign or point. Just talk already.

I'm sure I'll regret this desire when he wont shut up.

I was the same with M walking! Like, let's get the show on the road already! And now I miss the days when she couldn't go anywhere fast.

[Deleted]

E is very physical with climbing as well. Yesterday we took her to a playground. She decided she wasnt going to slide down, she walked down the slide

[sjep922]

I can't believe how much A understands! When I read what flat0422 said about K it's like the exact same thing. She just understands everything. And she's getting a bunch of new words and animal sounds.

We are still having trouble with her being a picky eater. She will rarely try new things so that's frustrating! I'm hoping she grows out of it before long...

[malvo]

M understands quite a bit. It's just a matter of whether she wants to listen. I'll tell her to "come over here" and she'll look over her shoulder and give me a mischievous grin, as she continues to walk away. It's so hard to not laugh when she's purposefully being bad.

[sjep922]

Oh! I also find this hilarious. I didn't mean to teach A this, but apparently after hearing it so many times she understands.

So now If I say "did you poop?" She'll walk up to me and turn around so her back is facing me so I can check her diaper!! Ha ha.

I used to follow it with "let me see your butt" before she would walk over to me. But now just asking if she pooped is enough.

[ajacot924]

sjep922 That's so funny. I usually ask O if she pooped and I'll pat her butt. Now when I ask her if she popped she pats her own butt.

[graciest719]

Brag: Jo will eat anything. She had chicken curry and jicama/mango salad for dinner. She just eats whatever we do.

Needs work: Words. She understands so much. I can ask her or tell her to do about anything and she understands, but she doesn't respond with words. She has a million sounds and has very long conversations, but no one but her knows what she is saying. I'm trying to be zen about it, but it worries me.

[jnow]

A's favorite thing is reading books and she plays well with others.

She won't try new food though.

[rvamama]

As a second time mom- I want to tell you all to not worry about the slow-to-talk kids! D was slow to talk, near 2. Keep talking with them, pointing to the item and repeating what it is. It'll come.

[rvamama]

Brag: F has great communication as well, she doesn't say too much, but over the last week or so has started trying to repeat things we say. She also is good at understanding instruction and will mimic most actions. She too is very physically stable.

Needs work: separation anxiety. The kid is attached to.my.hip. She screams and cries when I walk away, turn away from her, poop, shower, put her down to empty a pot of boiling water, try to eat with her in her high chair next.to.me. You name it. It's pretty bad. I can't stand to have her cry because I want to eat without a child in my lap but I know she needs to be a bit more independent.

[Deleted]

Lately we can ask e if she wants something to say please. Her please is a head nod right now. She looks like the jeanie from i love jeanie. She stops to think and her head goes sometimes repeatedly. She is starting it for thank you as well.

[babys2015]

Oh also, my guys share pretty well too. At the library storytime they bring out toys and R walks toys around to all of the other kids. Melts my heart.

So re: bottles. Just me then?

rvamama, thanks for the word reassurance!!

[malvo]

babys2015 We transitioned to sippy cups because everyone here was doing it and I'm a follower. LOL.

But also DC. They give sippy cups at breakfast and lunch, so it was best that I help get M on the sippy train.

Why haven't you transitioned? Serious question. No snark. Just curious!

[portuguesemama]

I can attest that rvamama F is physically rough and tumble. D 'helped' her climb to the top of the play place at Chik Fil A and helped her down the slide. Girl barely complained and just went with it. It was adorable.

[babys2015]

Aug 23, 2016 8:06:26 GMT -5 malvo said:

babys2015 We transitioned to sippy cups because everyone here was doing it and I'm a follower. LOL.

But also DC. They give sippy cups at breakfast and lunch, so it was best that I help get M on the sippy train.

Why haven't you transitioned? Serious question. No snark. Just curious!

I dunno! C wouldn't really take to it for milk..R takes it fairly easily..

I still do bottles for night bc I think they're my babies I guess..I should prob try to transition..

[tacocatmom]

I think my brag and needs work are the same. Home girl has NO fear. I mean she rode the log ride with us at Six Flags and absolutely loved it.

*pic not of us

So when we are at the playground she will throw herself off the top. I have to follow her around everywhere to make sure to catch her, which is hard with O in tow. Can't be climbing through tubes and nonsense lol. I have a feeling we will be dealing with broken limbs on this child.

[tacocatmom]

I would say H is advanced physically and average verbally. She eats everything we do and hasn't had a bottle in forever.

[babys2015]

Ok I feel as though I should clarify. They don't only have bottles, they use straw sippys for water. Bottles for milk.. R uses a sippy for milk but C has no interest and in the interest of keeping some weight on them skinny bones, I cave..

I know I should wean them soon and if they protest the milk then that's fine.. Maybe after our Florida trip.

[malvo]

babys2015 No need to explain yourself until you have a kindergartener with a bottle

M drinks her milk out of a soft-spout sippy. It's the way she prefers it. She does water out of a hard-spout sippy. All kids have preferences and when you have tiny kids or kids who are picky eaters, you do what you gotta do.

[babys2015]

Aug 23, 2016 15:35:42 GMT -5 malvo said:

babys2015 No need to explain yourself until you have a kindergartener with a bottle

M drinks her milk out of a soft-spout sippy. It's the way she prefers it. She does water out of a hard-spout sippy. All kids have preferences and when you have tiny kids or kids who are picky eaters, you do what you gotta do.

Thanks malvo, I guess I *know* what I should be doing but it just hard..