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bellelamb

This board is so dead.....

Let's brag on our kids a bit

My Danny (9) is doing so great in math at school his teach said she's impressed at what a great math thinker he is. And this is all new concepts since the common core started.

Nathan (2 3/4) has been without a diaper since Tuesday we've only had one small accident a day. And he's even telling me more when he needs to go.

Lucas has started jumping its so cute to watch him try to get his feet both up and down together. He's also started going down for naps and bed awake instead of nursing to sleep.

What are your kids up to

ebl2

DD is also starting to go to sleep awake instead of nursing to sleep. Well, actually, I nurse her and she gets very drowsy and when I stand up to put her in her crib she gets up and starts to cry until I lay down on the floor next to her crib. When she sees I'm staying with her she lays down and goes right to sleep. I wait 5 minutes then leave. We finally discovered she doesn't like being alone in her room going to sleep and this has helped and last night she finally slept through the night. I feel like a new woman! 

DD also started jumping, it's too cute! She throws both arms up with her and her heels get off the ground but not her toes. She throws everything she has into it. She is starting to say more words, or at least communicating better. She scraped her knee in our driveway and now she points to it and says, "ouwie." Balloon is "boone." She loves to run around the house chasing our cats saying, "meow, meow, meow." She's very good at her animal sounds. When we read her Word Books or any book really, we ask her to find things on the page and she's very smart, she'll point to whatever we asked for. Something new every day from her! Pure love. 

Dwinalsinlove

Hi everyone! I have been so busy at work that I haven't been able to contribute in a long time. Things are slowing down a bit so maybe I can start hanging out here again.

Abby has been blowing my mind lately. I feel like she gets a new word every day. She also started trying to jump but she hasn't quite got the hang of it yet. She just bends her knees and then raises her hands in the air. Her feet have yet to actually leave the floor. On Saturday she had her first overnight at my parents and it was awesome! It was so nice having the morning to sleep in and relax. I think we will be doing more of those in the future. 

MrsH11710

DS, 14 years old, is now a sophmore in high school and has his first (that I know about) girlfriend. He is becoming more and more of a man everyday and while I'm happy that he's independent I'm also sad that he's not my tiny little boy anymore.

DD, 16 months old, is also starting to jump, lol. She will start bending her knees and bouncing with her feet on the floor, then she gains momentum and has actually made it off the ground a few times. She knows when she does this on the bed she will get some air and she loves it. She is really into bubbles right now and love spending time outdoors. She is starting to mimic sounds and loves animal noises. She roars like a lion and moo's like a cow. She also loves her books but she'd rather flip through the pages than have anyone read to her. Not too many words yet, but her newest one is "all done".

MrsH11710

bellelamb said:

This board is so dead..... Let's brag on our kids a bit My Danny (9) is doing so great in math at school his teach said she's impressed at what a great math thinker he is. And this is all new concepts since the common core started. Nathan (2 3/4) has been without a diaper since Tuesday we've only had one small accident a day. And he's even telling me more when he needs to go. Lucas has started jumping its so cute to watch him try to get his feet both up and down together. He's also started going down for naps and bed awake instead of nursing to sleep. What are your kids up to

I'm taking this as a sign that there is light at the end of the tunnel!

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wow i can't believe DD will be 17 months this week!  CRAZY!  she is freaking hilarious and keeps us busy that is for sure!  She always tries to imitate what you say (NOT a good thing for me), loves playing with our bulldog and literally, just running around.  she can't say thank you yet but if you give her something she will do one big nod of her head up and down.  it kills waiters at restaurants lol  this being my first, i had no idea the humor in little kids, but man, we spend a lot of time laughing at her, and with her as she OBV tries to laugh just like you when you do!  she's starting to climb now which sucks.  i just can't wait until she understand consequences a bit better.  trying to explain why she can't stand on the blocks as she is falling off of them is tough!  she sleeps AMAZINGLY.  thank you DH family genes!  she slept til 10am yesterday... heaven!  (esp as I was shooting a wedding sat night pretty late!)

love reading about the LO's for what they are doing and hints as to what is to come!

ELF4321

DD fell face down in the driveway last week and cracked one of her top front teeth. I had to rush her to a pediatric dentist, hold her down while they took an xray, and then while they gave her the anesthetic shot and pulled the tooth (because the crack went all the way up to the root). It was awful and she had a huge fat lip from the fall. In a true testament to the resiliency of children, her cuts and bruises have healed and she doesn't seem any worse for the wear, except she keeps talking about her "boo boo" and the "bentist", so she definitely hasn't forgotten about it.

On the bright side, her language and vocab continue to amaze me as she begins to refine her pronunciation and has started putting two and three words together (most recently "no dank you"!!) She's also starting to finally come out of her shell with other kids and actually tries to introduce herself by going up to them, tapping her own chest and saying her name. The other kids never have a clue how to respond to that, but it's pretty cool to see her learning about social interactions.

bellelamb

Zoey be careful of leaving places when lo melts it teaches them if they want to leave to throw a fit. Other shoppers will just have to deal with a little screaming

littleredfish

DD is getting ready to move up to the toddler room at daycare. The 15th will be her first day, and I'm really excited/sad about it. It will give her the opportunity to be surrounded by kids who are potty training, forming sentences, learning their colors/numbers/letters/shapes, and a whole bunch of new things. On the sad side, she's now officially a toddler, she'll have a "graduation" certificate that will say will say so.

We go see the specialist on next week for her ears. Looks like the debacle last year of constant ear infections has just started back up again. I'm not putting her through that again, several cycles of antibiotics for no real result. I'm kind of hoping he just says tubes are a go so we can be done with this.

Every day she surprises me with something new. Last night she put on her rubber boots by herself and walked around the house. She gets new words all the time, loves to "sing", will make a seriously stern face back at me when I scold her. Her personality is amazing. I really don't know how she can be so little a person with such a huge personality. She's fascinated with animals and is learning to be gentle. Watching her learn new things is the most amazing. The way her eyes light up and I can see the wheels turning, she's such a wonderful kid.

bellelamb

zoeygirl1105 said:

bellelamb said:

Zoey be careful of leaving places when lo melts it teaches them if they want to leave to throw a fit. Other shoppers will just have to deal with a little screaming

I personally think it depends on the situation. I've let her fuss it out in stores especially when it's just the two of us. Then there are times (maybe twice) where we've pushed her to her max running errands, etc. and she has a complete meltdown. At that point there is no just wait it out. One of us will take her outside while the other finishes checking out. I just can't personally let her have a 10 minute screaming session in the middle of a store. 

What ever works for you I'm just speaking from experience at this age they start to figure out how to play us. Just a warning I wished some one had given me sooner with my first. Since there are times you will be alone and have to finish what you're doing

k4slr6

Dd is getting a sassy personality. She loves shoes and tries to wear mine. If I ask her to get hers she will run out and get them. She "talks" all of the time. She signs and says basic words. She has slept on a cot and saton a chair at a table for meals and art at daycare since 12 mos....I couldn't believe it at first but she does awesome. Lo #2 is cookin. We are at 11.5 wks! Appt is on Friday.