Small brag day

[xanthepants]

I think we need a thread to celebrate the little things.  I know some are just starting PT, some have new words, some are using a cup.  Whatever it is, it's important!  Sometimes I feel like we are behind on some things and like its old news when we finally get there.  This is a thread to cheer each other on for the little things that we finally feel like we are gaining traction on.

[xanthepants]

Cosette finally jumped with both feet off the ground this week. This girl is not very coordinated and I feel like we've been trying forever. I'm thrilled even if it was only 2 inches.

[mightybee]

Woohoo C!

I'm happy that I am surviving taking care of 2 little ones. It is exhausting, but we are all clean, fed, and happy (I think!).

Also, D has had 2 days in a row of no nap accidents. Since he refuses to wear a diaper, this means one less load of laundry for me per day. Woohoo, keep it up D!

[knic06]

Good thread idea!
I also sometimes feel like we're behind others in certain areas. Lucas is starting to want to do things on his own. He now can take off/put on the cap of his toothpaste and work the faucet to fill his rinse cup.
It's a small task but I'm so exited for him!

[heatherbee]

I feel like I'm finally figuring out DD and her cues. She is happy more than not lately, and smiling all the time. I was really worried at first she might hate me, so it's nice to know she doesn't

DS hasn't had a pee accident at home in over a week! When he is other places it's still a learning curve, but even when he is wearing a diaper he has been keeping it dry. Poop isn't going so well, but I'm so proud of him for doing as well as he is!

[cbear]

Jan 27, 2015 21:16:20 GMT -5 mightybee said:

Woohoo C!

I'm happy that I am surviving taking care of 2 little ones. It is exhausting, but we are all clean, fed, and happy (I think!).

Also, D has had 2 days in a row of no nap accidents. Since he refuses to wear a diaper, this means one less load of laundry for me per day. Woohoo, keep it up D!

That's awesome! Elise is such a naptime/nighttime wetter! I think it'll be awhile before she gets to that point!

She is however during the day getting the potty seat on and pulling her pants down and climbing up on the seat all by herself! Which is awesome!

[aylafsu1881]

LO went without a diaper all day on Sunday. This included going to the store, taking a nap, getting ice cream and the park. She did amazing and I am so proud of her.

[lainikins]

Emmett is starting to talk in full sentences! It is so crazy to think that this time last year he only had about 8 words, now he will say some sentences with 8 words.

I also love seeing him playing with friends. He never really seemed interested in playing with others, but in the past few weeks he has become close with one of my friend's kids and will play with him and they will chase each other around. They even will give each other hugs when they leave, unprovoked. When they are away from each other Emmett talks about him. It is very cute.

[MissMusic]

My kid is trying to sing songs! They are just short little songs with easy words, and she's obv not hitting all the notes, but her voice is at least ascending/descending where its supposed to, and she's getting most of the words right. Melts my heart.

[aylafsu1881]

Jan 27, 2015 21:54:38 GMT -5 MissMusic said:

My kid is trying to sing songs! They are just short little songs with easy words, and she's obv not hitting all the notes, but her voice is at least ascending/descending where its supposed to, and she's getting most of the words right. Melts my heart.

Awww! That is adorable.

[MissMusic]

Jan 27, 2015 21:56:06 GMT -5 aylafsu1881 said:

Jan 27, 2015 21:54:38 GMT -5 MissMusic said:

My kid is trying to sing songs! They are just short little songs with easy words, and she's obv not hitting all the notes, but her voice is at least ascending/descending where its supposed to, and she's getting most of the words right. Melts my heart.

Awww! That is adorable.

She sings all the damn time. ALL THE TIME.  She's just starting to get good at it

[sarahandeddie]

Avery can do her somersault 99% by herself. She's the only one in her tumbling class that's this close and she's really proud of herself.

She also getting pretty good at dressing herself. Shhe can do her pull up/underpants, pants, socks and shoes by herself.

We are finally getting into potty training. She's been doing pretty good. Although today we had a gross poo accident and I learned that skittles can come out almost whole (tmi I know). At least I learned not to let her have access to candy when DH is supervising.

I'm also astonished daily by her speech. Her sentences are getting more complex and her words are getting much clearer.

[nursedesi]

Our little j12ers are growing up so fast!

Henry has been saying like... 5 new words a day for the last week. We've always been a little behind, I'm so excited!

[cookiesandwine]

This is fun!!

Sadie's swim lessons started up again last weekend and it always blows me away how well she does. Obviously she can't swim on her own, but she's got all the right movements down, holds her breath for the most part, pushed off the side of the pool, and pretty much lives to jump off the diving board!

[somethingcleverer]

I've been afraid to jinx it but I think Aubrey potty trained. We only wear a diaper at night and she has had very few accidents! Public toilets are our challenge of the moment but I'm sure she'll use it when she really needs to go.

[mommymadness]

Benjamin has been doing awesome with potty training and starting to repeat and say more sentences lately. At lunch today he said, "eat up, mommy!" Lol
Abby got her first tooth and so I'm hoping this means sleeping more now that it is threw! She also learned to roll from front to back. She has back to front down pact.

[gk12]

Mirabelle has been giving compliments like tonight during dinner she said "best dinner ever thanks daddy". She told me I was pretty a couple days ago. Melts my heart when she says sweet things all on her own.

[somethingcleverer]

I wanted to add that I know a lot of us are celebrating potty training right now but if your kid isn't getting it yet don't feel discouraged. Every kid is so different in this department- DS might still be wearing a diaper if it were up to him!

I just know I felt so frustrated with him when it felt like every other kid his age "got it" and he didn't. I just don't want anyone to feel like I did when I was teaching DS.

[lizwinderson]

Love this thread!

Anderson has overcame his fear of public restrooms (after a fall in incident last week) thanks to the Potette lol
And he had no accidents at the Zoo! Which is exciting!

[xanthepants]

These are so awesome. I'm truly amazed at how independent our kids are becoming.

[laurski81]

somethingcleverer it's good to hear you say that. Henry has no interest at all in potty training but he has started asking to go right before bed in order to stall bedtime and he will actually go! And then when he's done he will look at me and say "and now I know, don't wait to go!" A la that annoying girl on the Disney channel that obviously always waits to go...but it is so freaking cute.

[somethingcleverer]

That is so cute laurski81! My IRL friends have always told me that boys were so much harder to potty train and in my experience it's true. Shane still has overnight accidents although they are become less frequent. Sometimes it just takes time for everything (physically and emotionally) to click.

[USCgirl]

LO sings all the time and loves to listen to her station on Pandora. She sings about a new song a week, which is cool. She loves riding her scooter and does it very well. She is talking in full sentences most of the time. Her favorite thing to do these days is help me prepare dinner. She enjoys the meals she helps with that much more. Last, but certainly not least, she always says sorry, asks if we are okay and gives a hug and kiss if we say we are hurt. I guess we're doing somethings right!?

[ladyofshallott86]

Jan 27, 2015 22:25:13 GMT -5 somethingcleverer said:

I wanted to add that I know a lot of us are celebrating potty training right now but if your kid isn't getting it yet don't feel discouraged. Every kid is so different in this department- DS might still be wearing a diaper if it were up to him!

I just know I felt so frustrated with him when it felt like every other kid his age "got it" and he didn't. I just don't want anyone to feel like I did when I was teaching DS.

Thank you so much for saying this. Em has very little interest in potty training and I'm feeling like we are so behind and she will never get there and this thread did not help that feeling at all--though I know the intention was well placed it unfortunately just reinforced to me how behind we are. I guess that's just how she rolls though. She has always been behind in the areas that other kids excell at and excels in areas where others struggle. While she can't use the potty, dress herself, use a cup and rarely uses cutlery she speaks extremely well for her age and in complex sentences and has so many words! Recently she's just started to get how to do puzzles and is getting really good at them which is so fun to watch since I always loved puzzles as a kid.

[jodielyn10]

Ingrid is so inquisitive and learning at a lightning speed these days. She knows all our full names and our birthdays. It's so cute to hear her say Elias James, I die every time. I'm also so amazed with how she's retaining information and reasoning now. She asks "why" about everything and makes connections that surprise me every day. We watched the panthers play quite a bit towards the end of the season and now, when we drive by the stadium uptown, she will point and say "My pansers! They not there now, season over."

[irish1213]

I love how our J12 babies are becoming little people. It is so fun to "watch" them all grow.

Jack has become such a quick study when it comes to vocabulary and comprehension. He has taken off like a rocket and makes me laugh all day long with the things he says. Oh and he ate 2 bites of hot dog the other day. This is a huge step in his feeding therapy and I have been seeing little progress each day which has taken a lot of stress off my shoulders.

[xanthepants]

@ladyofshallot86 I'm sorry, it totally wasn't my intention. I guess I was feeling like we all have our little struggles about how our kids are doing. And I really wanted to celebrate the kids if the mom was feeling like they were behind in something, finally getting there. Just kind of cheer each other on a bit when we were feeling like we were behind. Em is amazing in so many ways. I can "see" it in all the photos you post.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Lately I have just loved seeing A grow into his "big brother" role. When T is waking up from a nap and starts fussing, he immediately says "Tyler's crying! Let's go get Tyler!" Or if he's fussing in the pnp or jumper and I can't get him right away (like if i'm cooking or in the bathroom or something) I'll tell A to go talk to his brother and he'll run over to him and say "It's ok, Tyler! Don't cry, Umma's coming!"

The other day we were leaving SIL's and FIL had carried T out to the car for me while I was putting A's shoes on and when we started to walk out he got all upset to the point he was almost crying saying "Umma where's Tyler, Don't forget Tyler!" It is just so sweet how much he loves his brother.

[origamimommy]

I adore reading these!!

Tyler has just grown up so much. He is such a grown up in a kid's body. He is very logical, so sweet, and has recently started giving kisses. Whenever we would ask for a kiss before, he would give us his forehead, but now he puckers up and gives us kisses. When we say thank you, he says you're welcome (adorable!). Whenever one of us says ouch or makes a noise like that, he will say, "Oh no! You hurt yourself? I need kiss it!"

He has also started soccer and the kids loves soccer. He asks everyday, " Is it soccer today?" He does really well with following directions and making sure that he's keeping up. He is pretty good at kicking the ball around too.

One more, then I'll stop, I just love this kid. He is really into playing with his friends now, and he is in the "pre-"preschool room called preppers. Every morning, he just can't wait to get to preppers to feed the gerbil and play trucks with his friends. It's just so sweet watching them become little people.

[laurski81]

I will add an actual brag since stalling bedtime really isn't it...

Henry continues to amaze me with his speaking and memory. We read "Pete the Cat - Pete's New Shoes" every night before bed. It is his favorite book. He will "read" along with my H and then once my H is done Henry will take the book and "read" it to us from beginning to end. While I know he is not actually reading the words, just by seeing the page he knows what to recite and other then maybe omitting a word here and there he can do the entire book. It is pretty amazing.