Young Toddler Check in 4/6

[turquoisequeen]

This is a bi-weekly check in for the young toddlers (12-24 mo). Please feel free to jump right in and just let me know the birth month and year of your young toddler (then I won't have to update the ages every month)! We would love to have you join us!


April 2015
gsancho
jszy10
ProfessorChaos

May 2015
jessimi06
sunshinedaisies
turquoisequeen

June 2015
katemonster

July 2015
mnj05
ampaints
nutmeg8484

August 2015
richzep

Sept 2015
ruthie
Smootiepie
SweetieShellie

Oct 2015
aves0708
bluefairy5
bostongirl617
@buttmonkey
@ketchup
snd1231

Nov 2015
firstbbq
kensie5226
k1111k
mrspotatohead91
ldubhawksfan

Dec 2015
rainbowbridge14
kate61487

Jan 2016
nikiswimr
MellyKnu
shytimes
Amelia

Feb 2016
megrae12
meggo

Mar 2016
lindy04aggie

1. Accomplishments/fun stuff?
2. Challenges?
3. How are the adults?
QOTW: Are you an accessory girl?
What's your favorite accessory?
Oh and always feel free to include a pic of your LO(s) if you want!

[turquoisequeen]

Hi! DS is 23 months now... I can't believe it Anyone want to take over the check-in starting in May? I can keep doing it until someone wants to take it over.

1. He has been even more into reading lately.. and longer books too. He likes to say a lot of the words when I pause. It amazes me how quickly he can remember them. He's also been into playing with his train set which is fun. I enjoy building the tracks with him.

2. Toddler tantrums and whining when I go put baby down for a nap or go back in to soothe her and sometimes when I'm nursing.

3. We're doing pretty good altho DH is working a lot lately. I feel like I'm actually getting the hang of the 2 kid thing at home anyway... we haven't really ventured out much yet other than to friends houses.

QOTW: yes I am! My favorite is earrings... I have an embarrassing amount of earrings. I also love necklaces and scarves.

[MellyKnu]

Hi!! I can take over if nobody else steps up. It's just hard for me to remember with my rotating schedule at work.

Ro is doing really well. She's getting closer to walking, but not there yet. She's still perfectly happy butt scooting and will now crawl on occasion, which is new this week. Her vocabulary is going nuts. There's a new word out of her mouth daily, I think. It's bananas. She's constantly asking "whatISthat" while pointing at every thing she looks at.

With so much going on in that head of hers, she's having trouble getting to sleep at night. Tonight it took almost two hours. Sigh.

Grown ups are good! I'm just tired and sore since going back to work. I'm on work on restrictions, but it's still so exhausting!

QOTW: not too much. I wear necklaces now and again and bracelets at work to cover my wrist tattoo, but that's about it.

Rocking her horse yesterday. She kept saying Nana over and over which doesn't mean anything to my knowledge, so I decided that she was naming the horse.

[ampaints]

I would take over, but I'm only on this check-in until July...

Imaginative play is really taking off. He's always pretending to pour and mix things, lol. I got the Mega Blocks food truck on a killer deal at a consignment sale and he loves playing with it.

Speech is still hit and miss. He's had a lot of days where he's been quiet this week, but I'm hoping that's because he's been sick. We went on a trip this weekend and had to find an urgent care. Bronchitis, but he seems to be getting better.

Adults are good. Just about a week left of intense school and I graduate at the beginning of May. That will be such a relief.

I use to wear earrings all the time, but grabby hands halted that. I was just thinking the other day that I could probably wear them now.

[richzep]

The twins are almost 20 months. They're doing well. Speaking more and more. Playing independently more. Eating on their own. Grabbing things they need or want on their own. It's bittersweet them being so independent but it's definitely more sweet.

Currently Danny. He seems to itch his chest constantly and I can't always figure out if he's actually itching or if that's what he's doing out of frustration about something else. I've given him Benadryl a few times for it but I'm not convinced it's actually itching and I hate to give him meds for no reason. But he sometimes wakes up at night and I see his hands all over his chest. Not sure what the deal is.

Dh and I are doing well. He's been traveling more lately so that's been difficult but overall can't complain.

Qotw. I'm so not an accessories girl. I really wish I was cuz they can totally make an outfit but I'm too lazy and probably have no fashion sense.

[daydreamsam]

Hi! I go here now! turquoisequeen my girl's birthday is March 2016

1. Accomplishments/fun stuff? C is talking a ton, imitating most words and takes a few steps to transition from one thing to another. Crawling is still her main form of transportation though!

2. Challenges? Someone has a temper! She throws things, screams, arches her back. This kid knows what she wants and doesn't want and it is TOUGH.

3. How are the adults? We've had a lot of drama going on due to our crazy, psycho neighbor and it's been tough on both of us. We've been in a super funk until yesterday so hopefully we will be on an upswing soon.

QOTW: Are you an accessory girl? I'm not. We have so many animals and I do so much outside, everything just gets lost and broken! I prefer tattoos. They don't get caught on things and don't get lost!

C got a sandbox for her birthday!

[Amelia]

Hello!

It's been a little while since I've checked in, and we've had a lot going on! CL is walking everywhere now! She's so very proud of herself. She got ear tubes two weeks ago, so we are hoping that puts a stop to the infections and fluid issues. We can already tell a difference - she reacts to the smallest noise now. I had no idea her hearing was that impeded by the fluid. I've been a little concerned that she only has a few words, so I'm hoping she starts to pick up a bit more vocabulary here soon.

Challenges - sleep is pretty bad. She's only had a handful of good nights over the past three weeks, and we aren't sure what has caused this regression. Some of it we can chalk up to teeth or illness (just got over a particularly nasty stomach bug), but I just don't know. We've had to do a lot of co-sleeping, and it has been rough.

Adults are ok. I'm drowning in mom guilt. I'm out in CA for work on what is supposed to be a week-long trip, my first extended time away. She got sick two days before I left,and DH has been dealing with the sleep disaster mostly on his own this week, although my ILs have pitched in to help. I'm hoping to fly home on Sunday. Hotel sleep is great and all, but this is the longest week ever. I just want to go home to my little girl!

QOTW: Rings. I love them!

[turquoisequeen]

Amelia I have heard that sometimes after they get tubes there is a rough patch of sleeping due to them being able to hear so much more and process more... almost like a developmental leap... so maybe that? Hope it improves soon!

ampaints I was always sad I couldn't wear dangly earrings during grabby hands phase. I even wear earrings with just t-shirts and workout pants (my usual wardrobe at home) because it makes it seem nicer than it is haha.

MellyKnu nana is banana at our house 😊

[kensie5226]

Homegirl's vocab and cognitive abilities are exploding. She's got a new word pretty much every day and she is always repeating what I say. (Swear jar just in time).

However, between this clear leap, sickess a couple weeks ago, and her move into the next room at DC her nights have just gone to shit. We've reluctantly been co-sleeping b/c I just can't sit up with her at 3am while she screams and tries to chew her way out of her crib. Bedtime isn't really the fight. It's MOTN. It's like she's forgotten how to put herself back to sleep.

Adults are ok. I'm getting my ass kicked with pregnancy sickness (it's all day) and work has gotten kind of insane for both of us. we're just a little wrung out right now.

QOTW: Not really. I used to be, but mostly I just wear my wedding rings and watch. I just got a new necklace I really like.

[MellyKnu]

turquoisequeen, we on don't have bananas at our house all that often, but she could have picked it up from DC. It would be odd that she was talking about bananas while rocking on her horse. She pretty much only talks about things that are right in front of her. Either way, her horse is now named Nana. 😁

[Amelia]

kensie5226, it is the MOTN wake-up for us, too. Bedtime is never a problem.

[rainbowbridge14]

M is 16 months. I love all the new words. We currently have "chew-ee-o" (cheerio) and "pee-paw" (panda). This morning she learned how to crawl on the coffee table. Not sure if that is a success but her climbing skills are on point. She currently loves running in circles and hiding.

She got pink eye last weekend and some sniffles from the plane flight. It seemed to mess with sleep but it's getting better.


Adults are okay. I have had a brutal week at work but the instructor for the class I am subbing comes back next week (thank goodness!) so it should get better.

QOTW: I used to love wearing earrings but m is a grabber so I stopped doing that. I have a lot of jewelry I'll be excited to wear again when she's older.

[megrae12]

Hi all! Superman is 13 months!

1. He is working really hard on walking. He will take several independent steps, but right now, crawling is his main mode of movement.

2. He has such a temper! He has started hitting, which I have no idea where he picked up. He hits me in the face when he gets frustrated. Any tips I how to stop this before it starts to hurt?

3. The adults are ok. H is working a lot, so I'm doing a lot of solo parenting. Bleh.

QOTW: I don't do accessories art all. I prolly should, but, I am not girlie enough. It's sad, really.

[MellyKnu]

megrae12, whenever Rowan gets hurt I say owie so she associates that with pain. Then when she hits I catch her wrist and tell her "no hitting, that's owie." Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

[shytimes]

How are these kids getting so big? That, let me tell you IS bananas!

Successes: We are doing great over here - 14.5 months. BabyShy is no longer just walking, she runs. Her favorite things to do are: get into the trash, try to put on headphones, and throw things in the shower when it's occupied. I don't know why I spent so much money on toys.

Challenges: trying to keep her from getting salmonella has risen to the top of the list.

Adults: good. We are doing a night away this weekend, and I'm excited to do Whatever.I.Want. on the plane. I may work, I may do nothing, it's entirely unclear. But it's one of the things I miss most about my previous life.... doing whatever I want on a plane.

QOTW: A gold necklace and earrings. Sometimes I mix it up, but not usually.

[lindy04aggie]

turquoisequeen - I'm happy to take over in May!

1. Accomplishments/fun stuff? Riley is getting really good at walking! She isn't interested in crawling anymore. Aiden is so close! He's testing the waters... I bet he will be walking by the next check-in. OH... Aiden learned his first word... besides Mama and Dada... My parents bought the kids mylar balloons for the birthday party (which was back in March) and they are still up. Aiden likes to point at it until we bring it down so he can bop it around. Now... he says Baloo. ALL. THE. TIME. It's like he's so proud that he learned it that he wants to remind you about it. It's pretty adorable.

2. Challenges? Aiden just had surgery again on Wednesday. He had his tubes taken out, ears cleaned, new tubes put in, and his adenoids removed from his nose. It better freakin' work. That was expensive. Bye Bye tax return.

3. How are the adults? Not too bad. We've learned that now they they are mobile, the play yard is the most amazing invention ever. We call it baby jail. We're hoping to get tickets this weekend to the San Diego comic Con, so that would be a FUN vacation this summer.

QOTW: Are you an accessory girl? What's your favorite accessory? NO. Not even a little. I'm still such a tomboy. I still wear the James Avery A&M charm necklace that I was given my senior year of high school by my softball team. Other than that, I wear my Aggie ring and my wedding/engagement rings. I have my ears pierced, but I only wear silver studs unless I'm in a wedding or something.

My babies!!

[bluefairy5]

1. Accomplishments/fun stuff?
She's suddenly super into other toddlers. This is in the past month or so. It's like a switch flipped. She wants to hug and kiss everyone her size, and it always surprises me how gentle she is. She's so high-energy that I would've thought she'd be overzealous with physical affection (she sometimes is with me) but she's really careful and gentle with other kids.

2. Challenges?
I assume at some point if I just keep putting vegetables in front of her, she'll eventually eat one again.

3. How are the adults?
Good. I'm looking forward to my trip to my parents' house with WF for Easter. I'm really excited to go to the aquarium with her (since ours here is a PITA to get to). MH is probably excited to have a quiet apartment for 4.5 days.

QOTW: Are you an accessory girl?
Not especially, but I have a few nice things that I wear when it occurs to me to do so, and when I won't be around a small person who will grab at them.

turquoisequeen, I can't believe he's 23 months already!

[turquoisequeen]

bostongirl617 we count to 13 too!! 13 seems to be his favorite to say haha

[nikiswimr]

Hi ladies! E is 14.5 months.

Accomplishments: she is really expanding her vocabulary these days. She now says please "pwease" and help "hep" as well as done. She's running/climbing on everything.

Challenges: she's feisty so we have our share of tantrums. She loves being outside so usually coming in guarantees one.

Adults: we're ok, no big complaints.

QOTW: I do like accessories, usually a watch, earrings and a bag.

Challenges: