BTDT Mama ::Check In::

ABColeslaw

Hey second, third, fourth, fifth (and maybe sixth?) Timers!  For our first check in, let's brag on our littles   Intro your little, if you feel comfortable, share a picture and a little something about your child or children. Post your favorite most recent picture, for some of us that may be first day of school, vacations, milestones, or maybe just a picture that made you smile. 

ALSO, feel free to ask any questions that have come up so far, share some concerns, or even tell us something that will make us all smile.  And....Go!

ABColeslaw

My little boy is Asher Ben   Asher has a lot of special needs, he is Autistic (high functioning) and he has a severe Immuno condition that causes serious allergic reactions to most foods.  He is a lot of work, but he is amazing and really lights up my life   Right now Asher is into Planes, Cars, and "Blocks Brothers" the old school Mario Brother's show. 

If I'm honest, I am very worried about how Asher will react to me being pregnant.  I have months to think about how we'll try to tell him so he understands, but I'm still getting anxious already. 

Here is my favorite most recent picture of Ash.  First day of school sitting at his table  

runningyogimama

STM here...DD will be 6 months in the 24th, and I am TERRIFIED to tell anyone that I'm pregnant again so soon. We're excited, but I feel like there's going to be some hardcore judgement. I have no one that I'm excited to tell, and that makes me sad.


I'll definitely AW my tiny miss:

ABColeslaw

Bliz1712 said:

Third time here.  My oldest just turned 10, we are having her party with friends on Sunday, so I'm trying to get everything ready.  My youngest will be 14 months next week.  There is a huge age gap, but it hasn't caused problems yet.  DD2 is so in love with DD1 and cries when she leaves the room.  This picture is from a long time ago, when DD2 was a NB, but I just love it and it shows the love and bond at such an early stage.

 

I love this picture  

ABColeslaw

@JmeJme  I'm sorry Mama, no judgment here   Your little is so cute   People have been vocal in the past about my H and I have more because we might have another Autistic child or child with Asher's condition.  I know there isn't a soul aside from my best friend and some efriends that will be excited for us.  Screw them!  Think about how close your kids will be!  My sister and I are a year and a half apart and growing up with her was such an amazing gift!

awisern

STM...my little guy is Michael and he turned 2 in July. He's such a great kid and great sleeper...I'm worried how this next one will be! He loves babies and loves "holding" them and hugging and kissing so I'm excited!

runningyogimama

@ABColeslaw @Bliz1712 Thanks, ladies!!!

Chellbell20

This is is DD, she is almost 2.5...going on 15. She is little Ms. Independent chatterbox, but also so so nice and polite. Her thing right now is telling people she likes their shoes, hair, jacket, etc.

typeset

I have one son. He's two, very into books and trains, and a goof. He has high-functioning autism and a receptive language delay. It's been a crazy year of intensive (thirty hours a week!) early intervention. We're in the process of preschool evals and have his IEP meeting next month. Always happy to answer questions about him or our experience. We are struggling with the possibility of having another child on the spectrum. I continue to remind myself there are no guarantees, even with typical kids. 

ABColeslaw

typeset said:

I have one son. He's two, very into books and trains, and a goof. He has high-functioning autism and a receptive language delay. It's been a crazy year of intensive (thirty hours a week!) early intervention. We're in the process of preschool evals and have his IEP meeting next month. Always happy to answer questions about him or our experience. We are struggling with the possibility of having another child on the spectrum. I continue to remind myself there are no guarantees, even with typical kids. 

I don't know if you got a chance to read back, but my son also has high functioning autism and a receptive/expressive delay.  We did the EI to preschool transition in April when Asher turned three, so if you have any questions, come find me  

ckandi007

Our first is Caleb and he just turned 2 1/2 last month aka Mr. Bossypants. We took him to see Despicable Me 2 and his fav thing now is to run and hide from the "purple monsters". We just went to visit his great grandma this week and he starts a mom's day out program next week. We got him a dinosaur backpack which he has to wear everywhere.

Pic is when we went apple picking over Labor Day weekend. We love macs!

typeset

ABColeslaw said:

I don't know if you got a chance to read back, but my son also has high functioning autism and a receptive/expressive delay.  We did the EI to preschool transition in April when Asher turned three, so if you have any questions, come find me  

I recognized you and Asher from the 12-24 month board. Thanks! 

chknma

Our DD Maggie is 2. She is going through her independent stage. she loved the outdoors and is so sweet to our pets. i cant wait until she is a big sis. It's crazy to watch her learn so fast and her language develop so quickly. So far she seems like such a good mix of our personalities. Can't wait to see and get to know this LO!!

Empireceo

Second timer here.  Waylon is 10 months old and pretty delightful.  We've been really really lucky with him and it makes me nervous because there's no way I can get a good sleeper/eater/all-around joyful baby twice in a row right?  His favorite thing right now is to watch Jeopardy.  He freaking loves Alex Trebek.  I don't get it.

I don't know what happened to DS's pic.  oh well.

Crab218

My daughter, Addison, is 2.5. She's pretty awesome. She loves to color, paint, play dress up, and go outside. She is the world's pickiest eater though. Girl won't eat anything besides peanut butter and jelly or fruit. I can't remember the last time she ate meat. It's trying, but we've learned to deal with it.

ellie9487

Aww this is fun!!

Charlotte will be 2 in December and she is the most hilarious girl I've ever met. She eats anything in site, loves stickers and her lovey blanket named "Stinky Cow". I have been asking her if she wants a baby and her response is a very dramatic "NO!". We will see how this goes

Some family friends went to Hawaii recently and bought Charlotte & my girlfriends son matching outfits. Charlotte was trying to give him a kiss. Clearly, Dean was not having it.

BeenieBaby0406

I have a 17 month DS who is extremely active! He thinks we're constantly playing a game of tag with him, so he spends the day running around while we chase after him. The only time he will sit down is when it's time to read a book, and even then, it has to be Dr. Seuss. He's such a talker too - right now he's mimicking everything we say, so we have to be extra careful I'm really loving this age and how he's developing his own little personality.

I know he's going to be a great older bro, but I do worry about how he will take the transition and whether we will be able to spend enough one on one time with him.

lacey0482

My daughter Charley turned two last week. She's a very spunky but very polite southern belle. She loves to be outside most of all - bubbles, playing in the dirt, swinging, catching lightning bugs, or just running around. I think she's going to be a great big sister! She talks all day long right now and it's so amazing to have conversations with her now. She has been a very easy-going baby from the beginning so I'd love to get lucky again with this one. 

Laura_Elaine

4th time here... I can't believe I got a Bump 5-year badge a little bit ago! (I think 5 years because I joined The Knot way back when...)

My son, Ethan Paul, was born in April 2010... 4.5.10 (I like numbers adding up in easy-to-remember ways like 4.5) so he's 3.5 now and will be 4 by the time this LO arrives. He was born at 1:09am the day after his due date. He was almost 9 months when we found out we were pregnant again... so he probably doesn't remember being an "only child." He loves SpiderMan and the Avengers.

DD2 is Naomi Moriah and she was born 9.3.11 (again, I like that 9.3 is easy to remember... 3 being the square root of 9). She was born at 3:54a m the day after her due date. She is my "wild child" and a natural disaster of her own... super clutzy. For her recent 2nd birthday, we got her a Hello Kitty boo-boo buddy, because she needs an ice pack so often for cuts/scrapes/bruises. She had just turned 6 months when we found out we were pregnant again...

DD2 is Olivia Ruth and was born 11.27.12 (the only thing I can make good with this birthday date is that it rhymes... LoL). She was born at 8:34pm the day before her due date. She just turned 9 months and is my earliest crawler... she started at 7 months, so I'm waiting for walking to be early too, but not yet. DH says I said "that wasn't so bad" after she was born, but I don't recall that.

I am due with #4 on May 10... which I like the number 5.10, so I hope this one is born on time. Ha! I love being pregnant, but somewhere in the third tri I'll probably start freaking out about being a mom of 4.

Side note: what does "BTDT" stand for?
And how do I add pics? (Can I add pics from mobile anyway?)

Laura_Elaine

Oh! I see an "Attach a file" button/link... first time ever doing this...

jewls619

2nd timer here! Alana Brooke is my DD (picture is in my siggy... one of my favorites!), and she will be 16 months on Sunday! She's such a fun little girl. She just started walking about a month ago, and she picked it up awfully quickly once she started! Baby #2 is due four days before her 2nd birthday. I'm so excited for them to be so close in age!  

TheBeeCharmer

I'm too lazy to post pics now, but love seeing everyone else's! I have a 3 year old daughter who is the most caring and compassionate person I know and a 18 month old son who is my cuddle-bug/daredevil.  

jane8188

@JmeJme so cute, I love the football outfit! I feel the exact same way. I actually already told my mom and she was not supportive at all. Finally I just said to her "well we are very happy about it." She kinda shut up about it after that. Why can't people just say congrats and move on.

SMM1986

I'm a third timer.
Emily is 7.5 and Mason is almost 5 (his birthday is in November). I have truly wonderful, smart, funny, happy children.
This pic is the first day of school for DS, DD had started the week before.

Kris2011RN

I have a son whu just turned 1. He already loves to climb things and he just learned to drink from a straw! He is my lil dare devil and likes to try and kill himself.

This is him yesterday, trying to get into our liquor cabinet.

Hdizzle05

I'm a 2nd timer to an almost 1 year old, Luke. He started walking around 10.5 months and he loves to be chased and play peekaboo around the corner of a wall! He is also the sweetest little boy giving us and his sisters (our dogs) kisses every chance he gets. Haven't found any food he won't eat, except if I try to use up some baby food he'll throw a fit for solids! He's a true mommas boy, too! Very excited to make him a big brother and to see how he reacts to a LO.

MissLadyTay

I have a sweet two year old. He is a little chatterbox, so friendly, and so innocent and sweet. When he's naughty he knows it and makes the best little "will I get away with this?" faces. It's hard to discipline him without smiling. I'm sure he'll do fine with a new sibling but I don't have any delusions about them being besties. MH and I aren't close with our siblings and that's ok.

ABColeslaw

Awww there are some seriously cute Littles up in here!

iggy.d

This will be my second. My son is 22 months and is a sweet and funny ball of personality. He was an easy baby and is a Rockstar sleeper, and I can't wait to see him as a big brother. He's really into trucks and cars and trains these days. His first 2 year molar is trying to make an appearance but he's handling it like a champ so far.

ho11yday

DS is 19 months and, despite having a stomach bug this week, has been relatively happy and not terribly moody.  And he's so silly; DH has him asking "Who's that" about everyone and everything.

buggywhips

Second timer here!  My son will be 21 months on the 16th.  He is a crazy, hilarious, smart little bugger.  He still speaks in his own language and gets SO annoyed with us for not understanding him.  So I guess we'll tack stubborn onto the list of things he is as well, since he thinks speaking English is for losers. He is very active and keeps up on our toes.  I am so excited to see him as a big brother!  He'll rock it.  Here are some pics from last week that my SIL took.

peachysweet4

Eli is 4 and a total sweetie. He is such a boy and loves planes, cars, trains whatever. He just started PreK on Wednesday and is already making friends and doesn't even notice me leave he's so busy and happy playing. He loves to play games, cuddle and watch cartoons, read books (also tear them apart ) I'm a SAHM right now and loving getting to spend all day playing. THankfully he likes to play by himself too so I get some quiet time to bump.

EMurphree

My DD will be 2 in April! She is the sweetest most spoiled rotten thing ever. (First grand baby on both sides) she is the busiest little girl I have ever seen! I can't wait for her to be a big sister!

Mrs. Dutch

Another second timer!  Hank will be 2 next month and he's always been a pretty easy baby, so I'm a little nervous about what we might have coming with baby #2.  Right now, he's really into trucks, trains, and planes and he eats like a champ!  The tantrums are ramping up as we get closer to 2, but he's a sweet little guy. 

MrsT2008

DD is Adriana. She is 21 months and is the most awesome little girl. She has recently discovered and fallen in love with Mickey Mouse and curious George. She loves playing with her baby dolls and reading with mama.

MrsT2008

Here is a recent pic.

mirdamae03

Second timer here. Lately, I've been trying to figure out how to top Rhett's Halloween costume from last year. He was Rhett Butler. I'm obviously a big GWTW fan ETA: Rhett is 2 1/2

mirnb

I am mom to 2 almost 2 year old boys Tait & Dax....they will be 2.5 when this next one arrives! Tait is my sporty, goofy boy and Dax is my cuddly mischievous boy! I am so excited to see them as big brothers!

Bella61811

Another 2nd timer here. DD is Audra Brielle and she is almost 19 1/2 months old. She loves shoes, make-up, and playing with her baby. A typical girly girl. She loves to chit chat and play with anything. She loves saying hi to everyone everywhere we go. She is definitely a mommy's girl and I LOVE it! I can't wait to see her as a big sister

AliandPmommy

Third timer here! I have a 7 yo sweet daughter named Alana who loves to socialize and go to school and a 3.5 yo that is just a bossy little thing. Can't wait to see them as big sisters together!

MCH77

My DS turned 2 in July. He is all boy. Right now it is trucks, trains and more trucks/trains.

I'm really excited to see him as a big brother.