March 2012 Moms
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Colors and Counting
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DD can recognize and say all of her colors! She also can count to 10! I thought that was pretty cool for 18 and 1/2 months old. 
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We are nowhere near this either. It is a little hard to take this post as anything other than AW as the OP contributes next to nothing to this board.
@nicb13 what is your DS doing that is awesome and amazing now?
I sometimes feel the same way, but then I remind myself my kid is unique and so is everyone elses.. we all like to tell the acheivements and you rarely come on to say my kid is useless at X Y Z lol ... my lil guy never army crawled, isnt potty trained, didnt walk talk and chew gum by the time he was 10 months old... which is great if you can
...... he comprehends a lot more than he can articulate, but lately has been having a spurt in new words. He has a crazy sense of humor which is beyond me as to where he gets it at this young age.
He still eats what I would consider not as good as I would like, but I listen to the moms who say look at the big picture and I know he really is doing good and he sure ins't losing weight which he would because he is super active.
all in all my kid is on right where he should be..for HIM and I'm not worried about him being behind on anything even though it's super cute to hear what everyone else is getting up to. At our Pedi appointment yesterday our Pedi said age 2.5-3 for girls, 3-4 for boys is about right for potty training..so why the hell everyone is so worried about it this soon I don't know.. but if/when he is ready he is ready .. he will have all the stuff he needs and he can pick his time.
Same with his learning wall... it's there and when he wants to play with it we'll help him identify things or ask questions.. but I am not going to sit him in his highchair in front of it and start drilling letters and numbers and shapes and colors into him.
...so far just having it on the wall for a week or so where he can interact with it has him recognizing his own name, spoon, kiss ( so cute he actually kisses that one if you ask him where the kiss kiss is) owl, Hug and George ( curious george )
all you can do is give your kids the tools and encourage them and support them and give them the freedom to learn new things.. and celebrate the new things not worry about the things that havent happened yet. My kid vacuums, dances, can climb in and out of his own high chair , unzip his own trampoline from the inside... ok so he can't juggle, do dishes, paint masterpieces or drive a car...and he doesn't do algebra... but I am 43 and still suck at algebra.. lol. He takes showers, can wash himself and stack the shampoo and soap bottles on the side of the tub.. so many things he can do...and the rest will happen sooner or later.
when you actually sit down and make a list of all the things your kid can and does do... you'll be surprised, so concentrate on those
all of our kids are unique and every new thing learnt is awesome... it doesn't have to be in any set order
We have beautiful bright and funny kids... what more could we want 
Grats.. its so much fun watching them bloom isn't it
It's only stressful because we feel judged even when when people ask innocently about milestones we haven't reached yet and then mommy's feel like they are failing their kids somehow. If your kid is happy and healthy and reasonably clean.(.I say reasonably because in my ..MY personal opinion... no happy kid is always clean lol.).. fed and loved... you are doing a great job..everything else is just the bonus level you will reach at some point
We were pre-programmed to be the worriers and the caretakers and the momma bears of the family...but we're also human and need to remember we are human and we are prefect .. perfectly unique..each and every one of us.
@wipz Great points. It is tough not to compare IRL as well!
There's always room for one more member of the family.. Welcome and Hi ..I'm the black sheep of the bunch
Exactly.
AW= attention whoring or attention wanted (depending on who you ask!). On a lot of other boards, I've been people who never post come on just to rave about their kids' accomplishments (My 9 month old knows all of her state capitals and replaced the starter on my husband's car!) and it just never goes over well as it just comes off as a stranger bragging or just looking for attention-- especially when the claims are outrageous. If that's not you, certainly no harm done. Like @Wipz said, we're all proud of our kids and like to talk about them so jump in and post more so we can get to know you!