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"..
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
Post by maddisonrose on Aug 22, 2016 13:28:39 GMT -5
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.
Post by portuguesemama on Aug 22, 2016 15:47:54 GMT -5
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
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.
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.
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...
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.
Post by graciest719 on Aug 22, 2016 18:58:24 GMT -5
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.
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.
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.
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.
Post by portuguesemama on Aug 23, 2016 9:52:45 GMT -5
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.
Post by tacocatmom on Aug 23, 2016 11:30:26 GMT -5
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.
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.
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 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..
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