Growling

kerrbear72

A few days ago DS started a growling/grunting combo. While it was hilarious at first, now its a tad creepy He does it all.day.long.

Please tell me my kid isn't possessed and your kid does it too? 

 

Gina418

Yep, ds#2 sounds like a wild animal sometimes! I don't remember this with ds#1, but it could just be parental selective memory!

lbgriffith

Ugh yes.  DS just started this.  I am a teacher for 3 year olds and I have a bunch of them that are into growling/grunting right now.  On Friday, between DS and the students, I said "don't growl at me" too many times to count!

meeekuslaw

Yes, my daughter started doing it around 4 months... we call it "beast mode" after Nyjer Morgan of the Brewers.... (she started around the time they were in the playoffs)...

Ernie52408

Constantly. His nickname is "monster" so it's actually appropriate.

LadyXaverian

One of my friend's LOs is a growler. They asked their pedi about it, and their pedi said it's normal/fairly common.

ITGurl0626

Yes, I have a little dinosaur living in my household.

aerotigergirl

I'm glad to hear other moms say this! Our DS has been making a weird sound lately that I was having a tough time describing. But it totally is a "growl". Does your LO's growling tend to escalate into crying? Or is it just something they do for fun? DS seems to eventually get to crying if I'm unable to respond to his growling quickly enough (if I'm driving or whatever).

kerrbear72

ITGurl0626:

Yes, I have a little dinosaur living in my household.

This cracked be up. We've been calling him D-Rex (instead of T-rex because his name begins with D)

 

 

clussyK

Yep, same here. Izzy grunts sometimes out of frustration  and sometimes, just because she can. ((shrugs))

MsDragonfly

Yes, mine has done it since he was 4 months and sounds like a little bear cub.

kje120

Yep - Andrew went through a phase where he did that for a week or two, but he hasn't done it since.  It was definitely funny/weird/creepy.

BeetleLinz1125

ITGurl0626:

Yes, I have a little dinosaur living in my household.

Bwahahah so glad I'm not the only one with a dinosaur lol.  DD often sounds like a T-Rex.  Haha.

J9melissa

We're right there as well.

ams8099

LOL yup. My girls too. I'm pretty sure they are just exploring the different sounds they can make.

MiamiMergers

Yep. DD is a growler too. Totally normal I think.

shellpep3

My sweet DD sounds if she is possessed when she growls also!  She is sick and I thought she was trying to clear her throat but she does it all the time! lol