Toddler Talk/Check in

[dreemkin]

I know a few of us have not only a 9 month old but a whole different entity: a toddler. How are these littles doing/adjusting? How are you doing/adjusting?

Age of toddler:

Is (s)he being good to baby:

Any reverting or frustrations?

Any positives to share?

Comments/questions:

Bonus: what is your toddler asking for for the holidays?

[mishka29]

Age of toddler: 2 years, 9 months

Is (s)he being good to baby: yes but she does get a bit frustrated when LO gets into things she is playing with.

Any reverting or frustrations? the last couple of weeks she been in an odd mood. Very grumpy and rude. I'm guessing it's bc LO is teething and waking up early and interrupting her sleep.

Any positives to share? She loves to repeat so I have to be careful what I say to LO. But I love hearing her try to calm LO and say it's okay sweetie petie.

Comments/questions: ugh when will I feel less exhausted?! Lol

Bonus: what is your toddler asking for for the holidays? Nail polish.

[maryxc1]

Age of toddler: 3 1/2 next week (so I think technically he isn't a toddler any more )

Is (s)he being good to baby: Yes, actually much better than I was expecting.

Any reverting or frustrations? Now that DD is mobile and interested in playing with toys, the "she keeps trying to get my toy" phase has started. At our house, whoever has a toy at the time is allowed to play with it. Other than special lovie type things and the choking hazard toys, everything is community property. Unfortunately DD doesn't exactly understand not to take things from people yet.

Any positives to share? When she is upset and I am not in the room, he will sometimes go talk or sing to her to make her happy. He also regularly tells me that he likes it better now that she is out of my tummy.

Comments/questions:

Bonus: what is your toddler asking for for the holidays? I haven't asked yet. Maybe I should get on that.

[dreemkin]

Age of toddler: she'll be 3 in Dec

Is (s)he being good to baby: yes, she sometimes tries too much. She'll move her around to "help" but then LO pitches a fit.

Any reverting or frustrations? She's reverted on her potty training. She used to be good about it. Now she wants to be like the baby she's told me. I, also, can't believe the girls fight over toys already.

Any positives to share? She does help a lot like getting bottles or things I need. And having a toddler may be frustrating but it's a lot of fun too. She 'gets' a lot now and it's cool to have conversations with her! It's also really neat seeing how happy the LO is when she's around. And I agree: it's sweet when she consoles the LO or gives her kisses and pet names!

Comments/questions: my toddler may be a threenager soon but she's mostly a pretty good girl. The potty thing has been the most frustrating thing. Any tips?

Bonus: what is your toddler asking for for the holidays? A gazing ball (we like to find them on our walks) and a doctor's kit (she loves to play doctor)

[mishka29]

dreemkin we still do potty treats sometimes when she remembers or when she's refusing to go I usually remind her that she will get a candy. Not awesome but it works! Lol

[ChickenOnSunday]

Age of toddler: 3 years (just turned in October)

Is (s)he being good to baby: Yes but we need to watch her. She gets very rambunctious. So worried they are going to conk heads and knock out teeth. Also trying to hug her and inadvertently pulling down the baby.

Any reverting or frustrations? Naps and bedtime have gone to shit. We know have to rock the toddler to sleep. She no longer will lay in bed and fall asleep on her own. We are at a loss of how to make a change.

Any positives to share? Her dad taught her how to spell and write her name last weekend.

Comments/questions: Is there a magic month when a three year old becomes more agreeable?

Bonus: what is your toddler asking for for the holidays? I don't think we've asked her.

[maryxc1]

ChickenOnSunday Six months in to the three year old year we haven't hit the agreeable stage yet.

[dreemkin]

Nov 12, 2015 20:52:35 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

dreemkin we still do potty treats sometimes when she remembers or when she's refusing to go I usually remind her that she will get a candy. Not awesome but it works! Lol

We do a treat too (fruit snacks) and have even upped the ante if she initiates the potty time. She still just goes in her pants if we don't stay on top of it (which is like we are just trained). Fx she'll get back to the norm soon!

[ChickenOnSunday]

Nov 13, 2015 6:24:41 GMT -5 maryxc1 said:

ChickenOnSunday Six months in to the three year old year we haven't hit the agreeable stage yet.

Guess I need to buy more wine.

[abseptember]

Age of toddler: 3 years

Is (s)he being good to baby: She is really good with the boys overall.

Any reverting or frustrations? She has a tough time with them always being in her stuff. They especially like her figurines and that is a hard one to manage.

Any positives to share? She loves feeding them. Sometimes almost too much b/c we have to tell her to sit down and eat her own food about a million times.

Comments/questions: 3 on 1 is tough! I feel like I'm getting my butt kicked everyday but overall it's good

Bonus: what is your toddler asking for for the holidays? It changes every day but always is something super girly.

[dreemkin]

And good toddler stocking stuffer ideas?